With Easter just around the corner...

[LeftofObama]

Pastel Deviled Eggs:



Gilded Glitter Sugar Cookies (More for Christmas):



Pastel Meringue Bird Nests:





These are just a few of the 33 things you can do with food coloring. I just thought they were too cool not to share. There are instructions on how to make them too.

Here's the link for the rest...http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/pretty-food-coloring-food-projects

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. I used to love to cook for friends' children and one of the biggest hits with them...

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... were mashed potatoes dyed blue with vegetable food coloring.
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Another big hit was glazed carrots (simply brown sugar and butter).
She was glad that they now loved carrots, but pissed because they
had to be "MiddleFingerMom carrots".
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[LeftofObama]

2. Oh! Now there's something I never would have thought of.

I babysit every now and then for a couple of my nieces and nephews and when it comes dinner time I try to think of fun things to make to eat. Chicken nuggets and french fries are just not very healthy, but I'll bet they would eat some blue mashed potatoes! Maybe we could make healthy food fun by just adding some color to it! Thanks for that.

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. One other big thing that I found were frozen french fries in the shapes of letters.

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You can spell out their names or initials on their plate and usually get away with
serving LESS French fries than they would normally expect/demand.
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[LeftofObama]

6. I've never seen those, but I'll keep an eye out for them.

[annabanana]

7. Little "Bartholomew" and "Clytemnestra" might get

MORE...

[MiddleFingerMom]

8. Just shorten them to "Bart" and "Cl..."... um... um... um... nevermind.

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[LiberalEsto]

3. My mom used to dye our oatmeal blue or green

and put half a maraschino cherry on top.

[LeftofObama]

4. That's a great idea too!

I guess I never gave all that much thought to food coloring.