Fruit Carving, Vegetable Carving, Garnishes and Edible Arrangements

Tomato Rose Garnish Adds Simple Elegance to Plate

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:42:00 +0000

Add a special touch to any dish with a simple garnish like a tomato rose bud in this picture of a Caprese salad below. One of my fans made this after watching one of my how to videos on fruit carving and vegetable garnishing. Watch the video here: Tomato Rose Bud Garnish

Apple Turtle Fruit Carving Garnish

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Wed, 13 May 2015 21:40:00 +0000

Found this cute apple fruit garnish on YouTube and thought I would share, very easy to follow although there are no words.

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noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:16:00 +0000

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Tinkerbell Fruit Carving

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:53:00 +0000

Haven't had much time to do many fruit carving recently but my niece always requests a fruit bowl for her birthday party with a carving to match her theme so of course I made sure I found time to make her this Tinkerbell fruit bowl with edible flowers cutouts and strawberry roses.

Small Decorative Pumpkin Idea

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:46:00 +0000

I found this simple pumpkin idea floating around on Tumbler and thought it was a cute project for a small decorative pumpkin without a lot of work or supplies.

3D Pumpkin Carving Practice

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:58:00 +0000

My 3D pumpkin carving skills got a little rusty from last year so I popped in my Ray Villafane Pumpkin Carving DVD for some practice!

Ray Villafane Pumpkin Carving Tattoo

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:41:00 +0000

I was surprised to see pumpkins at my local Wal-Mart on my last trip, the farmers market can not even give me a date that they will have them but yet here sits pallets of pumpkins ready to carve! I bought one not even having a plan as when I would have time to carve the pumpkin or what design I would attempt on it but for $4 I would figure something out.

When I got home, I dug through my carving supplies until I found my pumpkin carving tools and designs that had been put away for months. I also found this Ray Villafane carving tattoo that I bought last year and forgot about, has anyone tried one of these yet? I might just try this pumpkin carving tattoo and do a video review of it to see if it truly is easy … what do you guys think?

If you haven't already, check out Ray Villafane's Pumpkin Carving ... it's quite awesome!

Vote For My Fruit Bowl Carving

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:19:00 +0000

I entered my Monster High themed fruit bowl from my last post into an online watermelon carving contest & would love if you guys would go vote for me! Follow the link below and the voting is on the right side and they labeled my entry a simple "Watermelon Bowl", Thank you everyone!

http://www.whataboutwatermelon.com/index.php/watermelon-carving-contest/

Monster High Fruit Carving

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:10:00 +0000

Monster High theme fruit bowl carving I did for my niece's birthday party two weeks ago.

Fruit Carving - Miami Heat Watermelon Carving

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Linny) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:03:00 +0000

This is a Miami Heat watermelon carving I did as a custom birthday fruit bowl.

Bridal Shower Custom Fruit Carving

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:45:00 +0000

Custom fruit carving for a bridal shower with two doves and a heart with a 'Da Mask' design which is their wedding theme.

Ariel and Flounder Watermelon Carving

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Linny) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:47:00 +0000

This is a photo of a watermelon fruit carving I did last weekend of Ariel and Flounder in a underwater seen with the number 4 for the birthday girl.

Watermelon Carving Video Lesson - How To Make A Baby Carriage Fruit Bowl

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Linny) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:29:00 +0000

Watermelon fruit bowl baby carriage, not only is it a great baby shower food idea but doubles as a table decoration too! Please subscribe to me on YouTube and share my videos to your friends.

Here is what the project looks like finished:

Valentine's Day Ideas - Romantic Garnishes

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Linny) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:46:00 +0000

I put together a play list of my romantic fruit and vegetable garnish YouTube videos to share with everyone. These four videos are full of fruit carving and vegetable carving ideas that would be perfect for a Valentine's Day dinner. The fruit carving video lessons show you how to make roses out of strawberries (and then chocolate dip them), roses out of tomatoes and other romantic garnishes like hearts and flowers.

Valentine's Day Romantic Garnishes Playlist

Fruit Carving Questions Answered

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:36:00 +0000

I have noticed that I seem to get basicly the same questions over and over again about fruit carving and vegetable arrangements, so I have decided to collect some questions and answer them. I figure if one person asks a question, there are more people wondering the same thing but will not ask. Please add your question to the comment section below and I will be answering all your questions soon!

Step By Step Vegetable Carving Video and Instructions

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Linny) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:34:00 +0000

I am re-sharing links to two of my most popular vegetable how-to posts around the holidays, click the pictures below to go to the step by step how-to instructrutions for each project.

The first is a vegetable arrangement made to look like a christmas tree:

This is a video on how to add some flair to any basic veggetable platter:

Holiday Fruit Carving Ideas - Snowman Fruit Bowl

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:30:00 +0000

It is the time of year we all start thinking about getting a little more creative and for most people the holidays are about food and family. So in that spirit I will be posting fruit carving and food art inspired projects for holiday gatherings all month!

So here is my first holiday fruit carving idea which is a simple snowman fruit bowl made out of 3 mini watermelons of varying sizes. Watermelon balls for the eyes, melon wedge for the nose and blueberries for the mouth. Decorate your fruit bowl snowman with the normal snowman accessories like a top hat, a scarf and twig arms!

Pumpkin Carving Stencil - Pumpkin Tattoo

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:21:00 +0000

I thought this was pretty cool, pumpkin carving tattoo stencils! Instead of using paper patterns you actually stick the tattoo on the pumpkin and carve it that way. The set pictured here is from the artist Ray Villafane, who creates awesome 3D pumpkin carvings ... now he has made even the most basic pumpkin carving even easier! Click the photo to see more pumpkin tattoo patterns.

Carving 3D Faces Into Pumpkins

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:22:00 +0000

My first pumpkin of the year, I am practicing my 3D face carving skills!

Cat In The Hat Fruit Carving

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:26:00 +0000

This is a Cat In The Hat watermelon carving I did recently for a birthday party.

Also, thank you to everyone who voted for my Hello Kitty watermelon carving last month, I am happy to say I received 3rd place!

Watermelon Carving Contest - Vote For Me

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:08:00 +0000

My "Hello Kitty" watermelon carving is one of the finalists in the Watermelon.org carving contest! In a couple days they will be revealing 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in each category but now they are taking votes on the fan favorite with a grand prize of $500! I would appreciate it if you took a moment of your time and voted for my "Hello Kitty" carving here: http://www.whataboutwatermelon.com/index.php/watermelon-carving-contest/

Thanks everyone!

Fruit Carving - Hello Kitty Watermelon Carving

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Linny) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Did this Hello Kitty watermelon carving over the weekend for my niece's 6th birthday party:

Learn To Carve Fruit Videos

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:56:00 +0000

If you want to learn to carve fruit, check out my YouTube videos for some easy beginner projects:

Learn To Carve Fruit Videos

The pictures below are a couple examples of the fruit carving video lessons you will find there.

Fruit Carving Video Lesson - Apple Leaf Plate Garnish

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:29:00 +0000

Just posted a video on Youtube on how to make these apple leaf plate garnishes, watch the Fruit Carving Apple Leaf Lesson. While you are there, don't forget to subscribe to my channel!

Mothers Day Fruit Carving

noreply@blogger.com (mel4576) — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:04:00 +0000

I hope everyone had a Happy Mothers Day!