Here are a few baking and cooking ideas for your Communion party in Brooklyn and New York City (NYC).

For a casual Communion party on Long Island, your might consider some Jordan almonds, mints or personalized chocolate bars.

For a more formal party, you will want to choose elegant First Communion favors such as chocolate crosses or even rosary bead favors for guests.

There are also imported chocolate favors incorporated with a magnet or other keepsakes.

Think about whether you want a generic keepsake or one that is specifically for a boy or a girl. Something like a delicious chocolate-covered oreo cookie in pink or blue, or a candle with a blue cross or a pink cross, or a bookmark with a pink cross or a blue cross, or almonds in a pink organza bag or a blue organza bag would be appropriate if you wanted to have Communion boy or Communion girl favors.

With the religious favors that are available, it should not be difficult to find what you are looking for. Votive candles can be personalized, chocolate crosses can have a custom tag attached, tea and coffee favors can be imprinted with the child's name and the date. Edibles range from chocolate bars to fancy imported almonds to wrapped chocolate squares to mint tins to Oreos. Chocolate crosses in milk or white chocolate will surely make an impression on your guests. An elegant frame can be taken home as a keepsake and also serve as a place card holder.

And for all party decorations, don't forget to visit our locations in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. Enjoy your party!

Cookies and desserts are the perfect ending to any St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Irish cuisine is most often associated with corn beef and cabbage, but it also offers a variety of mouth-watering desserts. Here are a few authentic St. Patty’s Day desserts that will complete your party menu and impress your guests.

Irish Soda Bread Cookies: These cookies are as easy to eat as they are to make, which is why this Irish cookie the perfect dessert to serve at any St. Patrick’s Day party. Other desserts, suitable baking includes treacle tart, green doughnuts and tie-dyed cake for the kids. Add a pot of gold to the top of the cake!

Celebrate this great Irish day with traditional St. Patrick’s Day recipes. Serve your guests a menu mixed with classic dishes and a few surprises. Irish Pub foods are always a big hit, and another great idea is to make some of the dishes green. 

Head to our stores in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island for baking supplies, cooking and baking molds.

We know that baking and cooking for Valentine's Day is a very popular activity.

This is why we feature a large selection of baking molds in our party supply stores in New York, Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island.

Our staff also prepared a list of cooking and baking ideas for your Valentine's Day 2016 party.

Here are a few ideas to look into: 

Foods that can be prepared in advance and served at room temperature work best for Valentine’s Day party.

Be sure to plan a menu that accommodates any dietary restrictions or allergies.

Don’t forget the tableware, cups and utensils!

Here are food ideas for your party:

Cookies are always a favorite.

Using icing, decorate them with hearts, or use shaped cookie cutters to make the treats look like hearts, cupid, and other themed imagery.

We recommend these linzer cookies. Candy and popcorn are also good special occasion snacks.

Bring a strawberry chocolate chip cake. Dunk pretzels in icing and before it solidifies, cover the salty-sweet snack in colored sprinkles.

Gift each attendee their own bag of conversation hearts.

Combine cereal, chocolate melts, and a few other treats to make red velvet puppy chow.

For a healthier snack, cover strawberries in frozen yogurt. 

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