Holidays

How to Make an Edible Mirror

Do you remember my gingerbread gym? Here are a couple pictures of it if you forgot: The front The back Well, I finally said farewell to it this week and escorted it to the big dumpster in the sky…I mean […]

Melted Snowman Cookies

I had to share the adorable cookies I made yesterday for our church’s annual cookie exchange. I wish I could take credit for the idea but it was one that I have seen floating around on the internet lately. One […]

The Polar Express: Gingerbread Style

NOTE: Today my guest blogger is my 13-year-old daughter, Faith. She will be telling you about her gingerbread creation based on the movie/book The Polar Express. Her beautiful entry won second place in the teen division of our local gingerbread […]

Doctor Who: Gingerbread Edition

Note: From the time my girls were able to start holding a spoon, I have been placing decorating bags in their hands. Now that they are teenagers I am amazed to see how their talent and creativity has developed. Today […]

Gingerbread Gym

The start of the holiday season always means one thing in my household, gingerbread houses. Every year our local downtown association holds a Christmas Stroll on the first Saturday of December, with one of the features being a gingerbread contest. […]

Candy Corn Cake

If there is one candy that most symbolizes the fall holidays I would have to say it is candy corn. I am not crazy for them myself, but I have a lot of friends who anxiously await this time of […]

Pumpkin Caramel Apples

Walk into any grocery store this time of the year and it is likely that you’ll be greeted by a large stand of granny smith apples next to a bin full of bagged caramels. Yep, it’s caramel apple season. My […]