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Deceptive Desserts
Deceptive Desserts: A Lady's Guide to Baking Bad! | Christine McConnell
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Internet star Christine McConnell bakes, decorates, sews, and styles it all . . . with a twistnow she shows you how to do it on a shoestring budget. Photographer and stylist Christine McConnell transforms the ordinary into the extraordinaryfrom everyday dinners, to desserts for all occasions, to the walls of your kitchen, and even some over-the-top creations just for fun. Taking inspiration from the likes of Tim Burton, Alfred Hitchcock, and Vincent Price and mixing in a dash of Stepford Wife, McConnells baking and home DIY projects are a league above and beyond anything you've seen before. In Deceptive Desserts each dessert is a work of artsome a little twisted, others magicalbut every recipe inspires readers to create their own rules without spending a fortune. Why cant crab cakes be a delicious pink-frosted dessert? And if youre stuck hosting a bridal shower, why not create an actual Bridezilla cake to match the brides ego? Nothing is sacrosanct in the wonderfully weird world of Christine McConnell and nothing it what it appears to beeven a classic dinner can be transformed into something decadent, with doughnuts that look like chicken drumsticks, green beans made of candy, and ice cream mashed potatoes. A master of illusions in baking, McConnell shows readers how to create their own secret hidden gems in the kitchen. In her follow-up book McConnell will go outside the kitchen to show readers how to incorporate magic and fantasy into their home decor and personal style without breaking the bank. Using the renovations of her own house as a guide, McConnell walks readers through easy DIY projects such as hand-painted wallpaper, refinishing wood and tile floors, and adding storage space, along with inexpensive decorating tips. A dazzling collection of photographs, stories revealing her one-of-a-kind character, and helpful tricks for doing it all yourself, McConnells book will inspire readers to be more playful, and just a little bit wicked, with the food they create and the space they inhabit.
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LadyCait84
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Book Scavenger Hunt: Baked Treat ✔️

#HauntedShelf
Team #DeadSerious

OriginalCyn620 Fun cover! 1mo
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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I was gifted this through one of the swaps on here and it‘s probably one of my most favorite things I‘ve ever received. I am SO looking forward to when The Wyrmling is old enough for me to put crazy effort into his birthday cakes! 😈

#MidWinterSolace #Naturalitsy

TheBookHippie Ooooo! Fun. 11mo
AllDebooks Hahaha, they are hilarious 😂 11mo
Chrissyreadit omg!!! but she is incredibly talented! 11mo
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Bookworm54
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I have been watching The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell on Netflix, so naturally thought of these for #Spider

They are made from nuts and caramel. Not sure I would go near one though 🤣

#ScarathlonPhotoChallenge #Scarathlon #MagicalMonsters

LeahBergen They looks so realistic! 😮 13mo
Laughterhp Wow. I would not be eating one of those. 13mo
AnnR Wow, they do look real. It would be tempting to eat one (the nut and caramel variety!) just out of curiousity. 13mo
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kspenmoll I agree with everyone. They do look so real but as long as they‘re not squirming, I would eat one! 13mo
AmyG They look real. Freaky. 13mo
Tamra Awesome! 13mo
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wanderinglynn
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Browsing Netflix, I found The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, which is part baking, part haunted/unusual/creepy Martha Stewart, part Addams Family-esque show. In this first episode, she making a cake of her house with some extras. Anyone hosting a Halloween party may want to check it out for inspiration.

And I‘m going to have to check out her book.

BeansPage She's incredible! My idol ❤️😍❤️ 5y
wanderinglynn @TheReadingMermaid I had never heard of her. But her creations are amazing! 5y
BeansPage Her book is pretty incredible also. Although some of the recipes call for a little imagination in order to create what she is creating, it's very good and most of the recipes are very doable. Definitely not for the amateur baker however. But the pictures are lovely. 5y
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wanderinglynn @TheReadingMermaid Yeah, just watching her show it‘s clear that it‘s not for beginners. 5y
alanacristin That show is so weird! Super fun! Reminds me of peewee's playhouse for the nighttime crowd. I'll have to check out the book 🔪 5y
wanderinglynn @alanacristin Yes, weird in an awesome way. 👍🏻 5y
emz711 I watch this show over and over! Miss it so much 4y
wanderinglynn @emz711 thank goodness for Netflix! 4y
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I swear this woman is my idol! I love her so much
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Such a great book too!

6pts for #TeamStoker
#Scarathlon

jb72 I love her book and her YouTube channel. Netflix needs to bring her show back! 5y
emz711 @jb72 agreed! I watch it all the time 😻☠️🍴🐱🎃🐈 4y
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BeansPage
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I've seen that a lot of you are hitting the library pretty hard so I decided to hit my own personal library hard and pulled out these wonderful gems. Ladies and gentlemen we're breaking out the Batman comics!!!
UH OH!!! SHIT JUST GOT REAL!!! 😂😂😂😂

1pt for #TeamStoker
#Scarathlon

BeansPage @GrilledCheeseSamurai got some Batman comics coming at you man!!! 🖤🖤🖤 5y
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Kimberlone
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Started this show last night and finishing the last episode today. This is such a great, campy Halloween show! Recommend for fans of Tim Burton and Helena from Great British Bake Off. I am really bummed there isn‘t a second season. #scarathlon #teamstoker

Kimberlone @TheReadingMermaid just want to make sure this one is counted! 5y
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BeansPage
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Doesn't count for a film, but my son and I absolutely love this show! (The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell)

1pt for #TeamStoker
#Scarathlon

SW-T Love it too! Planning to watch it again. Wish there was another season. 5y
bookful My daughter and I love this show too!! She was sad that there was no more episodes to watch on Netflix that was cancel her favorite character was rose! @TheReadingMermaid 5y
Kimberlone I have been wanting to watch this! Looks funny and entertaining 5y
jb72 That show is fantastic! She has a new YouTube channel. 5y
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Deception is the name of the game in this, Christine McConnell's Deceptive Desserts!
Five stars across the board, highly recommend!!!
👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍

Please read my full review here:
https://tamarathereadingmermaid.weebly.com/book-reviews/deceptive-desserts-a-lad...

BooknerdsLife Oh she‘s a genius!! Love her works! 😍😍 Her desserts are works of art! (edited) 5y
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BeansPage
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I finally have it you guys!!! I finally have my very own copy!!!
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

SW-T 😊😊😊 5y
tammysue How cool.. that‘s one I haven‘t seen before! 👍🏻😊 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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I couldn't resist this weird baking book.
#bookmail

tpixie That‘s hilarious! 5y
JaneyWaneyB Christine McConnel's Instagram account is crazy but amazing, definitely worth a look. Some of her cakes are brilliant 🦇🕷🕸👻💀😈 5y
jb72 I watched her show on Netflix. It is so cute! 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon @jb72 I didn't know she had a show. I'll check it out. Thanks. 5y
jb72 @MaleficentBookDragon I‘ve watched it twice. Sadly I believe it is just a single season. Netflix did not renew it. 😤 5y
OrangeMooseReads Her show on Netflix was fantastic! Super cute and a little weird. I need to look for her books 5y
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BeansPage
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🎄Hell House, Deceptive Desserts & NOS4A2
🎄Marshmallows and milk chocolate!
🎄Not yet, on my To Do List 😉
🎄The Night Before Christmas. I read it with my son every year.
🎄Ok so you all know that I'm the Spider Queen, but we have a family tradition where we hide an ornamental spider in our tree. The 1 who finds the spider on Christmas morning gets a special gift underneath the tree. It's an old German tradition.
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Your tradition is so cool!!! 🕷 Thanks for playing!! 😘😘 6y
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Jee_HookedOnBookz Love reading about the tradition! May I know what's the background story? Also, how do I fit the whole tagged picture into the post? I can only seem to fit a square cut-out of the pic 😭 6y
BeansPage @Jee_HookedOnBookz hey sweetie, Litsy will only allow a small portion of the screenshot that you take. That's just the programming on the app. if you want to add more to it I suggest using an app like pic collage in order to fit more pictures in or to fit the whole picture in a smaller size. 6y
BeansPage @Jee_HookedOnBookz also the tradition comes from Germany I believe we're an old woman was busy cleaning her house one day for her Christmas guests to come over. By the time she got done cleaning she was so tired she took a nap. And when she woke up her Christmas tree was covered in spider webs (tinsel). Her guests were arriving so she just went with it and never found the culprit spider hiding in her tree that made her tree so beautiful & sparkly. 6y
BeansPage @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @TheReadingMermaid wow! What an interesting story! I love it! And it's a fun tradition too :) tq so much for sharing, Tamara! 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @TheReadingMermaid ohhh! OK I'll try pic collage then! Tq! 😘 6y
BeansPage @Jee_HookedOnBookz you are most welcome sweetheart! Thank you for asking. It's a fun story to tell. 🎄🕷️🎄 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jee_HookedOnBookz also you can use the app InstaSize!! It‘s awesome!! 6y
BethM We hide a pickle. 6y
BeansPage @BethM yassss!!! We have a pickle ornament as well but we do not hide it. I love all our weird family traditions lol 🎄🥒🎄 6y
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rather_be_reading
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Christine McConnel's Cookbook on my beautiful Pioneer Woman cookbook stand.

Book 55 of 2018

IndyHannaJones Have you seen her Netflix show? 6y
LibrarianRyan The Netflix show is awesome!! 6y
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Think I first heard of The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell on #Netflix from @rather_be_reading OMG! So good. Even my hubby enjoyed it! Definitely need to follow her on #Instagram.

rather_be_reading glad u watchd it! 6y
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BeansPage
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Okay not book-related but Halloween related here... Have you guys checked this show out on Netflix yet? I swear she is my new idol in life! It's a cooking show and she makes things like what I've pictured here. She is a total cross between a Grimm fairytale and Martha Stewart. I love her so much!!! If you haven't checked this out already, please do! It is on Netflix streaming right now 😍😍😍😍

jb72 Actually I saw the ad for it a few days ago. I can‘t wait to sit down and watch it. Looks good. 6y
BeansPage @jb72 the show is hilarious. And it's awesome because it's dark but not so dark that you can't watch it with your kids. Plus there's puppets so it is definitely kid friendly with adult twists here and there. 6y
Andrew65 Almost at 100,000 tonight could be the night. 🤞💓 6y
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BeansPage 🤞🏻😄🤞🏻 6y
kristincatastrophic My son made me add to my list last. He says we have to watch it all Saturday night, lol. 6y
MeganAnn I‘ll have to look for this one!! My son and I loved watching some of the other cooking shows on Netflix together 6y
BeansPage @kristincatastrophic dude you'll like it I promise! It is like the perfect show LOL 😋 6y
BeansPage @MeganAnn it's totally worth a look. It is a great show! 6y
kamoorephoto Omg I must watch this! 6y
Craftylikefox You should see her instagram 🖤 I am loving the show and I want Edgar to live with me 6y
BeansPage @Craftylikefox Yes! And I love that damn cat too 6y
Craftylikefox Rankle! He has the best lines 😂 6y
jb72 @TheReadingMermaid Ok I started watching yesterday and I absolutely love it! The creations are very cool, and the hairless cat is hilarious! 6y
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Oct. 12! Im so excited! Ive been waiting for this! I love her work.

SteviBee Me too, I can‘t wait! 6y
Joy0201 I need to check this out! 6y
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JPeterson
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I'm not going to attempt the gorgeous fondant decorating, but trying out a new cake recipe.

tpixie Yum! I'll be over soon! 8y
JPeterson @tpixie Doesn't look pretty at all, but tastes amazing! 😄 8y
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LuLeeBelle
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More of my Lent Prep "hedonism." If Mardi Gras exists so that everyone can induldge in their vices as much as they can before the Lenten season, then this is how I party.

crc Your Beauty Mark is amazing! I also might be a bit biased because I love Dita & think she's amazing! Haha I hope you enjoy it!! 8y
LuLeeBelle @crc I love her so much too! I'm surprised it took me so long 8y
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JPeterson
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I can see a lot of baking in 2017. Nothing as gorgeous or with jaw-dropping effects, but tasty, nonetheless.

🎄🎄

kyraleseberg I LOVE her!!! Her photos are amazing! I'll have to try out some recipes now :) 8y
JPeterson @kyraleseberg We just discovered her a few months ago, so my boyfriend surprised me with this! I love all the photos in it! 😻 8y
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