Have you ever created something out of food?

when my kids were little I also used to make faces with their food as a way to make them eat it. We also use to make our own playdough and create things and cook them in the oven. This kept them busy for hours.

I study cookery as part of the course I'm doing at the moment, and a few weeks ago we had to do finger food for a graduation ceremony. I learnt how to make flowers from peppers by cutting out shapes from red and green ones and using the green part of a leek for the stems. Tomatos were cut into beautiful shapes, lemons were scored down the sides and then sliced to give attractive rounds. Little balls of watermelon and cucumber were used to create bunches of grapes with bay leaves at the top. I also had the opportunity to get some ideas from a fab book that my tutor lent to me. I can't remember the name, but this post has reminded me to search for it so that i can buy a copy.

I have done radish flowers,those little stamps you do on toast.I do make molded candy and paint with different colored chocolate for various holidays.

Most times I just create a mess, but when my grandchildren were living with me, I used to make faces on the potatoes by using peas for the eyes and mouth, and carrots for the nose and ears. Sometimes I would also try a bit of cabbage for the hair or make a beard with it. It was a great way to get them to eat their veggies.

My body has magically turned food into poop before. It's pretty amazing.

There was only one time that I remember being creative with foods; I probably did a few more but it's been so long. I remember using a round loaf of bread and shaping vegetables into flowers, putting them on long sticks and creating a bouquet as you mentioned. We had a buffet for the theater group I was in at one time. It looked so good that people didn't think they were suppose to eat it until I told them, and then they chowed down...lol

At Christmas I make my cheeseballs into Christmas shapes. At Thanksgiving I make them into a cornacopia.

I used to make special birthday cakes for my kids. They weren't just decorated with pictures. I made one cake that looked like Barney Dinosaur, right down to the purple and green frosting. I did another that looked like a car. It was a sedan style car, two layer cake. It had licorice whips for windshield wipers. I have made cats and mice and rabbits. I also made a giraffe and an elephant. These were NOT shaped pans. I actually cut and put together pieces of cake. The shape has to be glazed with a sugar/water glaze after it's put together. Then you have to freeze it before frosting it. This catches all the loose crumbs to make the frosting easier. I have made shaped pancakes too, that looked like teddy bears, and of course jello moulds. I had a young start on this. When I was three or four I had a baby sitter who used to give me gum drops and toothpicks to play with. It's a great way to occupy your kids and something different than playdoh. I have also seen recipes to shape bread dough like animals for special occasions.

Yes I do carve a lot out of vegetables its is quite amazing that you can do so much with just a handful of vegetables and fruits.I can make a rose out of a tomato peel and carve roses from butter too.