32 colorful balls Recipes

cake , premade (9 or 10 inch), chocolate icing, chocolate rolled wafer cookie (such as pepperidge farm pirouette cookies), milk chocolate wafer cookie (sticks, waffeletten cookies), colored paper, wooden skewers (10 inch each), malted milk balls, rolo chocolates, root beer , barrels

ceiling fan blades, an old wooden table leg or something similar, black paint for the eyes, your choice of colors for the body and wings, but only if you want to paint them, screws, tennis ball (optional)

chocolate-coated malted milk balls, chocolate-covered mint-filled candies, chocolate sprinkles, blue gourmet jelly beans, blue food coloring gel, mint-filled chocolate squares, ribbon, rolled vanilla cookie

shortening, boiling water, dark brown sugar, dark molasses, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sugar, divided, meringue powder, divided, cream of tartar, divided, warm water, divided, red spice gumdrops, candy canes (6 inches), divided, multicolored nonpareils, red-hot candy, leaf-shaped spearmint gumdrops, divided, multicolored spice gumdrops, halved vertically, edible glitter, ice cream sugar cones, green paste food coloring, chocolate rock candies, candy corn in christmas colors or green gumdrops, candy canes (about 2-1/4 inches), green spice gumdrops, green rock candy suckers, cotton ball, pastry tips-star tips #16 and #20, round tips #3 and #7, and leaf tip #67, pastry bags, foam core board (20 inches x 16 inches x 1/2 inch), propping

globe eggplant, trimmed , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds, olive oil (for grilling ), plum tomato (about 4 oz), chopped fresh basil plus sprigs for garnish, white wine vinegar, olive oil, balls fresh or buffalo mozzarella cheese, drained, thinly sliced, heirloom tomatoes (preferably assorted colors), thinly sliced

mixed colors cherry and grape tomatoes halved, fresh mozzarella balls drained, fresh basil leaves roughly chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, garlic minced, kosher salt and pepper

part-skim ricotta cheese, plain nonfat yogurt, sugar, vanilla extract, fresh fruit puree (two colors -- 1/4 cup each of mango or papaya and raspberry are the most colorful), assorted seasonal fresh fruit , sliced in different shapes (melon balls, wedges of citrus, slivers of peach, whole grapes)

creme de menthe, honey, sour cream (or i have used 1/2 and 1/2 lite cool whip), drops green food coloring, if you wish, fresh mint leaves, for garnish, fresh fruit, cut into bite-size pieces (strawberries, grapes, pineapple, melon balls, etc.)

yellow seedless watermelon, peeled and diced, yellow pepper, seeded and chopped, cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped, jalapeno pepper (or more if you like ), sherry wine vinegar, salt, fresh white pepper , to taste, fresh dungeness crabs, lemon zest, finely grated, extra virgin olive oil, red watermelon balls, made with a melon baller, diced cucumbers, diced bell peppers, mixed colors, cilantro leaves, extra virgin olive oil

garlic, tomatoes (preferably mixed colors ), red wine vinegar, fresh basil, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, kosher salt, campanelle or fusilli pasta (about 4 cups), zucchini, halved cherry tomatoes, halved bocconcini (small mozzarella balls), pine nuts or slivered almonds, toasted, fresh basil, thinly sliced, freshly ground pepper