Cookie Class at Create A Cook with ZANDA PANDA Molds

I had a great time teaching a cookie making class at Create a Cook in Newton, MA. It was on Earth Day, so I thought everyone would enjoy making butterfly cookies.  They loved using the butterfly molds, but I think the stoneware cookie molds were definitely their favorites. Along with the butterflies, they made cats, [...]

Cinco de Mayo Recipe: Mexican Butterfly Pizza

CINCO de MAYO Mexican Butterfly Pizza with a Sculptured Cheese Top* Here’s an idea for an easy dish to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.  This is a fast, fun recipe that’s great to make with kids. 1.  I used whole wheat tortillas, you can also use corn or white flour tortillas.  Place four overlapping tortillas on [...]

New Technique! Marbled Cameo for the Kaleidoscope Butterfly Cake Topper

I’m so proud of myself! I’ve just thought up a ridiculously quick and simple way to make absolutely gorgeous cake toppers using two colors of chocolate. So all I did was take melted Ghirardelli molding chocolate, put it on the surface of a Kaleidoscope Butterfly Mold, pull a flexible silicone spatula across it, let it [...]

Polymer Clay Jewelry

POLYMER CLAY JEWELRY DEMO There’s a new demo up on making Polymer Clay Jewelry.  The demo is on making butterfly and heart-shaped pins from Zanda Panda’s  Kaleidoscope Collection molds.  The same method used in the demo to create polymer clay pins can be used for pendants and appliqués for trinket boxes, hair ornaments, refrigerator magnets, [...]

Zanda Panda Kaleidoscope Cookies!

Kaleidoscope Cookies! Check out our new demo on Kaleidoscope Cookies.  It shows how to make two-toned Heart and Butterfly cookies, which you can also use to make ice cream sandwiches.  Also mini sandwich cookies that are very cute!  There will be a link to an informal video on how to make them soon, but for [...]