{"id":621,"date":"2014-09-10T13:44:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suburbandiva.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2014-09-12T14:52:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T14:52:40","slug":"treat-yourself-and-kids-with-custom-confections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.suburbandiva.com\/2014\/09\/10\/treat-yourself-and-kids-with-custom-confections\/","title":{"rendered":"Treat yourself and kids with Custom Confections"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Custom<\/a>
Custom Confections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Available September 1st from Capstone Young Readers,<\/a> this book is perfect for budding young pastry chefs or families that just want to have some fun in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for some sweet treats to make up with your kids this holiday season and beyond, don\u2019t miss Custom Confections, by Jen Besel. <\/p>\n

While it\u2019s targeted for readers ages 9-13, I\u2019ve found more than a few of the techniques outlined in this book helpful and easily applicable to other recipes and projects for my adult sensibilities as well. In fact, many of the recipes call for playing and adapting and inspiring some delicious spin-offs. (Don\u2019t miss the checkerboard cake and the marshmallow fondant recipes.)<\/p>\n

\"Sugared<\/a>
Sugared flower cupcakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So grab the kids, apron-up, and prepare for some sweet fun. <\/p>\n

<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Available September 1st from Capstone Young Readers, this book is perfect for budding young pastry chefs or families that just want to have some fun in the kitchen. If you’re looking for some sweet treats to make up with your kids this holiday season and beyond, don\u2019t miss Custom Confections, by Jen Besel. While it\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[28,42,81],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3NIOM-a1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":309,"url":"http:\/\/www.suburbandiva.com\/2013\/11\/29\/treme-stories-and-recipes-from-the-heart-of-new-orleans\/","url_meta":{"origin":621,"position":0},"title":"Treme: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans","date":"November 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cSo here, in such context, we have an assemblage of classic and nouveau New Orleans cuisine.\u00a0Some might innocently call it a cookbook. 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