Cartoons Turned Into Food, An Inspirational Food Art Gallery

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"Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever" - Walt Disney ❤️: There have been a lot of things I just cannot understand going on in the world lately, and it makes my heart so very sad. All people are deserving of love, happiness, and the power to live freely. For this week's #luxesundaysmoothies I wanted to create a character who is the epitome of happiness (because you can never have too much happy ?), and to me, that is Mickey Mouse. I started with a Tropical Smoothie recipe (which I created for both the flavor ?, and the perfect peachy shade) by combining 3 cups of frozen papaya, pineapple, and mango with 1 1/2 frozen bananas, 3/4 cup vanilla almond milk, 1 tablespoon truvia, 1 cup Greek yogurt, and a pinch of fresh raspberries (makes 3 servings). Then I topped it off with lots of dark chocolate because chocolate also equals happiness imo ?. The gorgeous ❤️ spoon was part of a set of spoons my sweet (and crazy talented) friend Erin @erinlightfeather custom made for me. I am so obsessed with them, I couldn't wait to get one into a picture to share with you ???. Sending you lots of happiness, love and wishes for a wonderful week ? #mickeymouse #ihavethisthingwithhearts #huffposttaste #yahoofood #choosejoy #smoothiebowl #pursuepretty #postitfortheaesthetic #kawaiifood #foodart #cutefood #darlingmovement #dshappy #thekitchn #sweettoothforever

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You are beary sweet ?? - A new year is a great time to refocus on healthy eating habits, but that doesn't mean you have to give up all the fun stuff. I'm a firm believer in balance, and to me that means eating dessert ? (especially if it involves chocolate). After some trial and error (and a lot of taste testing ?), I am so happy to finally share with you my Chocolate Cherry Cola Cupcakes made with @zevia Cherry Cola! Just like Zevia's soda, this recipe is sugar free (only sweetened with stevia, a bit of dark chocolate and fruit), but I promise you will bear-ly ? even notice because they are packed full of flavor! A combination of rich, almost fruity, raw cacao powder, tart cherries, and the sweetness of the cola, gives these cupcakes a taste similar to a chocolate covered cherry ? (there is even a hidden ? inside of each to make sure that the cake stays fluffy and moist). I topped the whole thing off with a whipped cream cheese frosting and used dark ? chips and natural mini marshmallows to turn them into polar bears. I know many of you are ready for summer to get here, but I'm still holding out for some snow before winter ends ???❄️. You can find the full recipe, with tutorial and more pictures soon @zevia . #zevia #sponsored #thebakefeed #sweettoothforever #everydayIBT #postitfortheaesthetic #dslooking #kawaiifood #foodart #dshappy #inmykitchen #verilymoment #choosejoy #yahoofood #mycupcakeaddiction

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I'm bananas about you ?❤️ - They might not always (or really ever ?) make sense, but I love those silly minions ?! I've been watching the trailer for Despicable Me 3 (if you haven't checked it out the music is so good, and that new villain's wardrobe is ??? ?) , and felt inspired to finally create them for this week's #luxesundaysmoothies . I don't think there is anything the minions love more than bananas, so I came up with a tropical banana smoothie for the base. To make, blend 3/4 cup coconut milk, 1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple and mango (I like to cut them up fresh and freeze the night before so that they still have all the color and taste), 1 1/2 cups frozen banana, 3/4 c coconut based Greek yogurt, and your sweetener of choice to taste (serves 3). Then I topped them off with dark ? for the eyes, hair, mouths, and goggles (the front of the goggles were made by sprinkling raw chia seeds on the chocolate before it set), and yogurt for the teeth and eyes. Have you seen any good movies lately? I've been wanting to see Moana, and I CANNOT wait for Beauty and the Beast ?? (it's my fav Disney movie). #minions #minion #huffposttaste #yahoofood #choosejoy #nicecream #choosejoy #postitfortheaesthetic #dslooking #kawaiifood #smoothietime #foodart #cutefood #darlingmovement #dshappy #surelysimplefood

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Keep your eyes on the pies ?- Happy Monday ? Do you guys want to know a secret?! I only eat cake for the frosting ???, but I'm CRAZY for pie ??????!!! Currently covered in flour testing out a new recipe for Thanksgiving while I daydream about this @pusheen pie I made using my fav pumpkin pie recipe @kingarthurflour ,and the cutest cookie cutter from @pusheenbox . Are you team cake or team pie (or maybe team both ?)? #pusheen #pusheenbox #sweettoothforever #pumpkinpie #prettycreativestyle #foodieflatlays #bandofun #kawaiifood #whiteaddict #sugarandclothloves #RSlove #cratestylesweepstakes #thebakefeed #abmautumn #inmykitchen

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Happy Purr-thday ??: Hope you are all recovered from the sugar high that was Halloween ?????. I pushed my #luxesundaysmoothies back this week so that I could create something special in honor of the birthday of my fav non cat (cat-like) character @hellokitty ???? (it is all very purr-plexing ??). One of the first pieces I ever bought for my collection (many years ago) was a teeny tiny bubblegum dispenser that had apples on it, and to this day, I always think of apples when I think of HK. I thought it would be fun to do something a tad diff (still healthy though), so instead of a smoothie, I made Apple Pie Chia Pudding ?. I found a delicious Chia seed pudding recipe by @giadadelaurentiis @foodnetwork and modified it slightly by adding 1 cup unsweetened applesauce and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Then I topped it off with Hello Kitty's signature red ? made out of colored pie dough (as well as the nose), chocolate eyes and whiskers, and apples for the ears. No matter how old I am, I will forever be a fan of Hello Kitty's. Do you have a special character that you like to collect? #hellokitty #sanrio #chiapudding #sweettoothforever #thebakefeed #prettycreativestyle #foodieflatlays #bandofun #kawaiifood #whiteaddict #sugarandclothloves #RSlove #foodnetwork #everydayIBT #postitfortheaesthetic

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