One of my favorite things about Real Simple magazine is their beautifully bland photos. They're so stark and serene, I absolutely love them. However what I love more are those amazing paper contructions. Artist Matthew Sporzynski really does an amazing job, I mean he makes paper look droolworthy! In fact, I usually have to look twice before comprehending that it's entirely made from paper. I recently learned that Real Simple has beefed up their online content to include galleries of some of their projects including centerpieces, fall scenes, paper construction and more. I've included some of my favorite food constructions below, but be sure to check out the rest of the images when you have a chance.

Source: Decor8

I have a special place in my heart for M&Ms. In my first real job out of college, my officemates would bring them in often. I especially like the peanut ones and really want to try these dark chocolate peanut ones. - Candyblog

Any knowledgeable bartender knows that the best cocktails are made with real, fresh citrus juice. Countless recipes call for just squeezed lemon, lime, orange, or grapefruit juices. I would love to tell you that I have a sleek, efficient, electric juicer, but the truth is I have an old fashioned metal one - like the juicer at right. It's reliable, gets the job done and is only annoying when I want to make lemonade (at which point I enlist elbow grease from the nearest guy). A citrus reamer works well when mixing drinks in a cocktail shaker, but it doesn't protect against seeds falling directly into your drink. If you've got a big bar and do a lot of entertaining, splurge on a chic standing juicer. To check out some different juicers, scroll through below.

I've spent many a wasted minute running around my parties in search of the bottle opener. It always gets lost, carried from one room to another, or absent mindedly pocketed by a guest. To ensure that you don't have to ask two thirds of your guests, have you seen the bottle opener?, hang it near the beer. With a hammer, nail a small nail at eye level above the beer cooler in an easy to spot place. Hang one or two bottle openers for guests to use to open their beer as they drink them.

*Zzzzzz* Oh sorry about that. Last night's Top Chef sorta knocked me out there. Did you guys watch it? What did you think? Although Ted Allen was finally there, and the guest judge - Alfred Portale - had the potential to make it all work, I have to admit, I was utterly bored. Even the challenge - update old school American classics - seemed recycled. I know I'm being a bit hypocritical, first I complain that it's too dramatic and not focused on the food, and now I'm complaining that there's not enough drama. Can't I have my cake and eat it too? Or should that be, have my conch and eat it too? If you're still curious to see what happened, and there is actually one small off-air controversy, read more

Well folks, the votes have been tallied and the people's choice I Heart Candy fave has been decided! Our very own TeamSugar member sweetheart_450 will be receiving a lovely YumSugar apron. Congrats sweetheart, folks really seemed to love your Peanut Butter Buckeyes! However, I must point out that it was a rather close race - in fact it was only one vote that separated you from the next leader! And although it sounds cheesey, you folks are all winners in my book, after all, we're talking about candy here! To see the final results, read more

Speaking of doughnuts, who else wants to try doughnut soup? - Side Order of Ham via Tastespotting

Creamy, buttery polenta, topped with a chunky vegetable sauce and melted mozzarella cheese, makes for a great vegetarian meal. A quick sauce is made by simmering a can of crushed tomatoes with fresh oregano and sautéed onions, peppers, and zucchini. There are a few steps, so multi-task: pulse-chop the veggies in the food processor and bake the polenta while the sauce cooks. Chill some white wine or rose and serve yourself a huge heaping because this is decadently divine. For the recipe to your Thursday night dinner, read more

You may have noticed the ads for Sprays In the City running across the Sugar Network this week. To thank my new friends Spraychel and Spritzy for their sponsorship, I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about the webisodes that they will be starring in this summer and how you can win a $10,000 shopping spree! Spraychel and Spritzy have just moved into a new fridge and each week they will be embarking on a new adventure. A clip of the webisode is below. To see the rest, visit SpraysInTheCity.com, and then vote at the end of the episode on what should happen next. By voting you could win a $10,000 shopping spree in NYC as well as other prizes. Also, visit SpraysintheCity.com to get coupons for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! and Wish-Bone products, as well as recipes featuring a variety of uses for the sprays.