Okay, this should be pretty yummy fun! Sorry in advance; there's going to be a lot of progress pictures. I saw pictures for some of the carved flowers but most of it I just guessed at what to do. A lot of trial and error happening.

Got the supplies~

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Attempt at a carrot flower.

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Red onion flower!

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What I have so far~

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Napa Cabbage flower! *in progress*

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Start of a Zucchini rose!

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Leek flower progress~

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Radish Mushrooms! Sooo much fun to do!

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Hummingbird green apple progress! Used lemon juice to keep it from turning while I worked. The seeds will be his little eyes.

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White Chocolate flower supplies!

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Making the white chocolate flower petals!

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That's a lot of petals! Really fun to make the petals, though.

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Can't use toothpicks cuz they're not edible! Using spaghetti and angel hair pasta instead. Worried about the longevity and structural integrity of them due to all the water content in the veggies.

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Ugh, assembling is SO difficult! I know why people use toothpicks instead of pasta: too fragile!

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The End Result:




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Afterword: So initially, I was going to do pulled sugar, because I've seen it on Food Network lots of times and it looks easy enough. I started watching a youtube video about how to go about it... When the video got to the part where he said: "You need to have a bowl of ice water handy because if any of the melted sugar gets on your skin, it will fuse to it and if you try to pull the sugar off, it will rip your skin off with it," I stopped watching.

So! Chocolate it was!

I attempted to do as many different techniques as I could. I used different vegetables, fruits, and the white chocolate to make a forest of edible flora and fauna. I'm really slow at all my projects so it was about 7-8 hours spread over 3 days. Having never carved vegetables and fruits (or used melted chocolate, for that matter), it took me some time. My grandmother joked that I could work on a cruise ship, but soon added that I'd probably be fired quickly for taking so long.

Also, those white chocolate flowers are so ridiculously fragile. I got nervous working with them, which made my hands hot, which made them melt instantly when I was trying to arrange them, which made me increasingly nervous and anxious. Then all the pasta to hold everything instead of toothpicks started breaking and becoming too soggy... Very time sensitive stuff.

Ingredients and where they went:
Hummingbird -- Green apple, Spaghetti for the beak, apple seed for the eyes.
Mushrooms -- Radishes!
Greenery -- Lettuce and Kale for the grounds, Leek leaves for the dark accents.
Flowers -- Napa Cabbage, Carrots, Zucchini, Leek, Red onions, White chocolate.


Extra Shots:
Close-up of Hummingbird, zucchini flower, and radish mushrooms.
Close-up of White Chocolate flowers.
Side View
Alternate View 1
Alternate View 2


Thank you for reading!

**All scraps and leftover food was donated to our groundhog family and their wildlife neighbors. Nothing went to waste.**

Hello, and welcome to Boundin's Cooking Show!
Today we will be making Apple Pie Roses! To make these scrumptious treats we will need these ingredients:

The tube is packaged pastry dough because I'm lazy.

Here we have the honey butter made and the dough cut into strips (that were supposed to be even)


To make a rose, first spread the honey butter on, then add thin apple slices along the top edge and roll it up.


Here are the roses, ready to go in the oven!


I left them in a bit too long, so they got slightly burned :/
The prettiest of the results:



We fed the rest to some guests we had over that night. They were really good :-9

Step 1: Getting the tzatziki sauce and pita bread


Step 2: Making flower shape out of the pita bread


Step 3: Arranging the flower to make it aesthetically pleasing c: everything is better when its aesthetically pleasing. I added an olive for the center, and cucumbers with feta cheese as the leaves.


And the ending. I wish I could of added the shish kabobs and waraq inab and pilafe but so little time lol

My flower wound up being a lot simpler than I'd planned, but also cuter I think.





Honeydew melon stem and leaf, sunflower seed soil, strawberry petals, and a blueberry centre!

I did also make this because I felt like it once I'd gotten started:


The sprinkles were uncooperative.

Also, I realise it says may, which is when I made these I just didn't upload until now.

Thought I'd try my hand at making something.


Most of the ingredients


Bread machine instructions: liquids first!


Dry ingredients on top


Wasn't able to take a pic of dough after proofing twice so here's the dough already cut and being filled


After final proofing, ready for baking!


Fresh from the oven! Didn't realize photo with name turned out dark so here's a brighter photo but without paper:


Made a loaf of plain white bread the next day in case toddler didn't want the buns. So the day after baking the buns, I took a slice of the bread, slathered matcha (green tea) spread on it to make it leaf-y.


Ta-dah! Flower buns and matcha bread leaves.

Ok guys. Don't laugh at my sad little flower here. She didn't ask to be made so ugly xD

Step 1: boil noodles. (no nephini harmed in the making of this pasta.)


Step 2: pick out the best noodles and leave the rest to suffer alone in a giant colander


Step 3: coax the noodles into the vague shape of a flower. When they fail to cooperate, eat them.


Step 4: color in the lines with tomato blood and dollar store pesto that tastes like dog breath. Parmesan cheese in the center to add to the unsuccessful illusion.


Step 5: regret not having more artistic motivation and wait for your chance at a participation prize. (=w=)b

I decided I wanted to do a Japanese Chrysanthemum for my entry, but I realized some people may not know what those look like, so I am including a couple pictures of the real flowers before my entry. XD

Japanese Chrysanthemums come in many, many shapes, colors, petal types, and sizes.



Okay, now that everyone knows what a kiku is. XD

My supply pic contains a lot of stuff I didn't end up using. I put absolutely everything in there because I wasn't entirely sure what I would end up using as some stuff was there as a plan B in case something else didn't work.


Boiling udon noodles.


A cream cheese base helps to hold everything in place.


Different types of noodles needed different amounts of cooking for the desired effect. Egg noodles were brought to just al dente, Udon was fully cooked, and veggie noodles were left just lightly al dente to help the stem retain shape. A sorting tray with wax paper


The veggie circle represents the center of the kiku. It isn't going to be visible in the end, but placing it sorta helped me visualize as I built my flower up noodle by noodle.


A flower is starting to take shape! A few egg noodles need trimming, and the stem is starting to form.


The final step is to add the color (spices) and leaves. :D


(Flower will be eaten with other noodles and sauce later tonight. :) )

So, guess who found out their drawing tablet has a wicked good camera? I did~ So, using some scraps, I made a (very bland) flower!


First step- gather materials! I just used some lettuce, an English muffin, and some dried wheat cereal.


Got all the stuff out, and cooked the muffin! (I've already munched on the muffin.)


Annnd it's done! I used the wheat for petals, the lettuce for grass, the muffin for the middle and stem, and then some carrot slices for the feeler things some flowers have(and some color).

Now I'ma sit down with some chocolate milk and enjoy my very bland flower xD