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Fun Idea: Homemade Octopus Cake

lauren — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:19:52 -0800

My neighbor recently made her son an adorable birthday cake! He wanted an ocean themed party and an octopus cake! So with one round cake and one square cake and some very creative cutting she created this great cake! He frosted and decorated the finished cake. The suction gummi circles were a really nice touch!

Feast on These Savory Sights

YumSugar — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:50:05 -0700

Have you checked out the Savory Sights group in the YumSugar Community yet? It's your place to find the most enticing food photos. You can browse readers' images for inspiration or show off your own culinary expertise by uploading images of your favorite recipes.

Not too long ago, sabs got together with friends to make takoyaki, or Japanese dumplings stuffed with octopus. She didn't have the fancy machine required to make them - but luckily, she knew someone who did!

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Takoyaki

sabs — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:49:00 -0800

My friend Julie has the fancy machine, and so a gang of us got together to make octoballs (real name: takoyaki) and drink wine. It was super delicious!

No Octopus' Garden in Pittsburgh!

maisiegirl — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:22:29 -0700

You can buy an octopus next week at Wholey's Fish Market in Pittsburgh -- unless you're wearing Detroit Red Wings gear or otherwise let slip that you're visiting from Michigan for the game.

AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

Red Wings fans take their octopus-throwing tradition seriously, as Joe Louis Arena building operations manager Al Sobotka shows during this year's Stanley Cup playoffs.

Red Wings fans, known for their traditional octopus toss during the Stanley Cup playoffs, are welcome to buy any fish in the store, Dan Wholey, who owns the market, told the Detroit Free Press. But he won't sell them an octopus.

You see, Wholey does not want to see the Red Wings fans' tradition of flinging the eight-legged sea creatures carried out at Mellon Arena when the Pittsburgh Penguins host Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday and May 30.

The Stanley Cup finals begin Saturday in Detroit, with Game 2 on Monday.

"I have the utmost respect for all the people of Detroit," Wholey said, according to the report. "They are great citizens and great hockey fans, just like I am. But I'm a Penguins fan first and foremost and I want to see the Penguins win, period."

If that means checking ID and listening for customers with Midwestern accents, that's what he's willing to do.

"Anyone who comes in here with a Red Wings jersey, they're allowed to buy anything in the store, just not the octopus," he said.

The Detroit octopus-throwing tradition started in the 1950s, to symbolize the eight wins needed at the time to win the Stanley Cup.

Drying Octopus.....savory sight?

Community Manager — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:09:06 -0700

I found this picture a couple of days ago in my iPhoto and thought I should post to it to Savory Sights. I was in Greece two years ago and came across a fishing boat with tons of octopus hung out like clothes. They dry the octopus and then eat it. It was pretty good but still an odd sight to see.

Harness boots again!

bellakoko — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:00:14 -0800

Here I am passing by our building's podium before going for sushi! I love these boots.

I wear:
- Topshop sweater
- Sam Edelman boots
- Dear Bearcat octopus necklace
- Aldo studded bracelet
- Rock n Rose vintage owl ring

Body suit

bellakoko — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:51:03 -0800

Another Cotton On purchase! I got three body suits a couple months back. 1 navy & white striped, 1 black (the one I'm wearing in this photo) and 1 grey with a tiger design on it. Such a fan of that store.

I wear:
- Cotton On body suit, lace crop top and flats
- Topshop bandage skirt
- Dear Bearcat octopus necklace
- Aldo sutdded bracelet

Sparkly black

bellakoko — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:41:55 -0800

I find that lately I've been wearing more and more black. Here's a pair of amazing sequined black shorts I purchased from Mango about a month ago. I love them!

I wear:
- Cotton On lace cropped top and ballet flats
- Mango sequin shorts and black cami
- Dear Bearcat handmade peacock feather headband and octopus necklace

Laced & Bandaged (Full)

bellakoko — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:34:54 -0800

Here's a better view though taken with my mobile phone camera. Same out fit, different accessories.

I wear:
- Cotton On lace camisole and ballet flats
- H&M bandage dress and leggings
- Mango cardigan
- Dear Bearcat octopus necklace
- Nine West studded purse

Chained

bellakoko — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:57:13 -0800

A beautiful day in the city. Loving my new ankle chains and nude heels!

I wear:
- PedderRed nude heels
- Dear Bearcat ankle chains and octopus necklace
- CottonOn striped tee
- Topshop teal bandage skirt
- Mango knit cardi