Gingerbread Men and Women and Houses too
I know it’s July but can you believe Christmas will be here in just a few months and you’ll want to make sure you are ready and have al your Gingerbread goodies. Check out these super cute measuring spoons in the form of little Gingerbread boys. These are so darn cute!! Imagine baking those Gingerbread Houses with these cute kitchen spoons to help measure the ingredients. Details Here.
So, you want to make a gingerbread house this Christmas but you find that you simply do not have time to bake, re-bake and bake some more. Also, perhaps baking isn’t your speciality and you much rather decorate as it’s the decorating of the gingerbread house what really interests you. Now, there is a no bake, pre-made, re-useable gingerbread house that you can decorate apparently year after year after year and continue re-using. Interested? Read More Here about The Candy Cottage and their Re-Useable Gingerbread Houses.
Called the Earthship Lollipop, this delightful home by Khai Foo & Elise Young of Solus Decor and Eastside Design has a rammed-icing English Mint wall with high Cocoa-mass qualities to mitigate sweet-loss. Even cooler? The design was submitted to a competition to raise funds for Architecture for Humanity. Details Here.
Searching for that perfect Father’s Day gift? We have FOUND the ideal gift for the Gingerbread loving “father” and it is Gingerbread cologne by Demeter. Now dad too can alwasy be sweet and spicy!! Details Here.
Here’s a packed list of instructions for making your own cookie cutters as well as a few different projects and ideas you can use them for (they can be utilized for much more than just baking cookies! Visit here.
With this week’s upcoming Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton we are loving all the Royal Wedding themed Gingerbread creations you are all making!! There are so many creative folks out there making William and Kate Gingerbread Cookies, Royal Wedding Gingerbread Cookies, Prince and Princes themed Gingerbread and so much more! Please send us more of your Royal Wedding Gingerbread creations!! We are waiting to see who can make a Gingerbread House Westminster Abbey church – Cheerio.
If you love Gingerbread and Cheesecake and are watching your weight, you are in for a REAL treat with this low-carb Gingerbread New York Cheesecake recipe from Livin La Vida Low Carb. Ingredients like, Almond flour, Oat flour, Splenda, and DaVinci Gingerbread Syrup sound delicious. Let us know what you think!! (Picture from Marthastewart.com)
Low-Carb Gingerbread NY Cheesecake
Total carbohydrates: 97.3g
At 20 servings: 4.8g carbs per slice
At 24 servings: 4g carbs per slice
How are your Easter/Spring Gingerbread Houses coming along? Maybe you are still looking for ideas or not sure how to make Gingerbread House creating a reality. Well, here we have some neat ideas for you! You can make Easter/Spring themed goodies out of Gingerbread and can transform the typical winter themed Gingerbread House into a “Carrot” Gingerbread House or a “Easter Bunny” Gingerbread House and while at it why not make some Gingerbread cookies using cookie cutters that are bunny shaped or egg shaped etc.. Williams Sonoma currently has a bunch of tool and kits to help you out! Please send us your creation!!
Spring is in the air! Easter is just around the corner and we are loving all the Gingerbread Spring/Easter goodies that we can make! There are so many pre-made Gingerbread House kits on the market today and it really makes it convenient to celebrate most occasions with a particular theme. Wilton makes pre-made Gingerbread House kits in bunny rabbit themes – Bunny Hutch and they are super cute. You can find kits that are pre-baked and pre-assembled and all you have to do is decorate! I think it would be amazing to decorate a giant Easter Egg Gingerbread House!! Visit here for details.
Bring a bit of cheer and Luck O’ The Irish to your friends and family this St. Patrick’s Day with a batch of delicious Irish themed Gingerbread Cupcakes or Gingerbread Cookies. Easy and simple decorations would be mixing up a batch buttercream frosting and adding green food coloring, use green jelly beans, green gummy clovers, and any type of green candy. Might be a little easier to decorate your gingerbread cookies with some tinted green royal icing and giving your gingerbread boys and girls some green pants or skirts and matching tops! Send us your St, Patrick’s Day Gingerbread creations!!! Recipes Here.