Galerie des balises

My take on "The Dark Tower". There is some "mämmi" on the base, two kinds of rye bread and salmiac candy on top of it. Spinach pancakes to add some colour, blood pancakes for additional darkness.…

Superfudge: yummy peanut butter fudge with red icing (made May 6, 2012 with BeefnLiv)
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Sheep of Magic, inspired by Robin Hobb's "Ship of Magic". Made with a friend for this competition. We used a spice sponge cake, buttercream, marzipan and chocolate.
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I have built several edible armies for the Hordes of the Things game. The Pasta People and the Nutcracker army are made largely of edible ingredients, but the Bwyd Cymreig army is imitation see…

Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis - "It was an apple; then another one immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He…

A completely edible version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Edible if you can fight off the Kraken that is. This book was made from fondant, sponge cake on the inside and edible paper…

A cross between a suitcase and a homicidal maniac The Luggage from the Discworld. Created with chocolate cake, marzipan and lots of little pink icing feet

Silence of the Lambs: lamb loin chop, butter beans (we couldn't find fava), and a nice chianti (it was a delicious meal May 5, 2012 with BeefnLiv)

Rapunzel: tower of cake, marshmallow head, spaghetti hair, fruit roll up decoration, jelly bean gravel (we had to take the picture quick before it fell over!) made May 6, 2012 with BeefnLiv

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake: rice crispy treat cat, fruit roll up whiskers, jelly bean eyes/nose (Made May 6, 2012 with BeefnLiv)

Q: What is white, Norwegian and has a hole in it? A: "The Snowman" by Jo Nesbø (featuring Harry Hole) Marzipan cake with a real carrot for a nose, of course!

Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup for the Animal Lover's Soul! Enjoy with: "Peace to All Beings," the vegan answer to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series. I adapted this recipe last October for the Vegan…

War and Pizza - based on "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy. This pizza was used to create the poster for the First Annual Edible Books Festival at the University of Miami Libraries in 2010. It features…

Cookie Books

UM Edible Books 2010. Book cake used to advertize the First Annual Edible Books Festival at the University of Miami Libraries in 2010.

Pete's a Pizza - based on the book of the same name by William Steig. One of my entries from the 2010 Edible Books Festival at the University of Miami Libraries.

The Diary of Samuel Peeps - based on "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" by Sanual Pepys. One of my entries from the 2010 Edible Books Festival at the University of Miami Libraries. Samuel Peeps crafted from…

The Onion Field - based on the book of the same name by Joseph Wambaugh. One of my entries in the 2010 Edible Books Festival at the University of Miami Libraries.

Book of Tea - based on "The Book of Tea" by Okakura Kakuzō. One of my entries in the 2010 Edible Books Festival at the University of Miami Libraries. The book is constructed of rice paper wrappers…

Raisin in the Bun - based on the play, "Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansbury. One of my entries in the 2010 Edible Books Festival at the University of Miami Libraries.

Angry hornets

Dragon Tattoo on pink peep

This peep inspired portrayal of the Dragon Tattoo series was a joint effort of teen librarian, Bethany R., & myself and is entered on behalf of Cascades Library. The base & nest covering is…

"Playing the Serpent" Marzipan Ice Cream, inspired by Mary "the serpent" Malone in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. I made this for last year's Vegan Month of Food blog carnival:…

The "edible book" my Teen Advisory Board made for my library's Edible Book Contest.

This year's Gaiman-inspired creation. The finer details explained: Victoria sponge on the Victorian side of the wall; chocolate chip chocolate cake with glitter/stardust icing for the faerie side; a…

A BOOK TRANSFORMATION: Let Us Have Peace. Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction. Brooks D. Simpson, 1997 The University of North Carolina Press.

Title: "Hunger(y) Games" Description: The movie adaptation of "Hunger Games" was getting a lot of press while I was thinking of ideas and I played Hungry, Hungry Hippos as a kid so the mashup seemed…

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer as submitted to a 2010 Edible Book Contest.

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough as entered in a 2009 Edible Book contest.

The Camel Club by David Baldacci as entered in a 2011 Edible Book contest.

This wasn't actually created for this contest; I made this for my graduation party. I'm an English literature major (undergrad) and a Secondary English Literature Education major (masters). These…

This was my first attempt at both a carrot cake and piping melted chocolate. The squares at the bottom were supposed to be books and there are chocolate LT letters on the sides that cannot be seen.…