tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post1363731746992958106..comments2023-10-30T08:05:05.312-05:00Comments on The (ex)Expatriate's Kitchen: Helpful Hints from the Holiday Masochist's Notebook: Gingerbread HousesExpatChefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04925824005829442967noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post-60124706341575877312008-12-13T11:52:00.000-06:002008-12-13T11:52:00.000-06:00We have a a bakery nearby that sells gingerbread h...We have a a bakery nearby that sells gingerbread houses, already constructed and glued together with that nasty white icing. Nobody eats the walls anyway, right? So we skip all the swearing as mom tries to get the %$#@ wall to stand up, and the kids move onto the best part. They even sell containers of the icing/glue. I love it!Pamela Huxtablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152370976713061066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post-82407392483845551822008-12-11T20:56:00.000-06:002008-12-11T20:56:00.000-06:00Spectacular, and made even more so by the hilariou...Spectacular, and made even more so by the hilarious description! :)<BR/><BR/>We will probably cheat big-time and do the graham-cracker kind. Pathetic, I know, but it works.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590077183728861237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post-91478726005274359482008-12-08T23:00:00.000-06:002008-12-08T23:00:00.000-06:00IKEA flatpack gingerbread house!? What will those ...IKEA flatpack gingerbread house!? What will those Swedes think of next. I might have to truck over to there now...<BR/><BR/>You're a braver woman than I, Gunga Din. I'm sticking with cookies, like Miranda. Thanks to Ken-the-Chef for his vegan/egg-free cookie recipes.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04608792962711801112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post-35882278740599454172008-12-08T13:54:00.000-06:002008-12-08T13:54:00.000-06:00Cool, I'm planning to visit the Grove Park Inn in ...Cool, I'm planning to visit the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC to see the finalists from the national gingerbread competition. It's very humbling, to say the least.<BR/><BR/>Also, this is for the next Carnival of Recipes:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.elizabethchandlerdesigns.com/2008/12/orange-peel-candy.html" REL="nofollow">Orange Peel Candy</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post-86312026182464324902008-12-08T09:18:00.000-06:002008-12-08T09:18:00.000-06:00Thank you! Thank you! Now I know to (a) wait two ...Thank you! Thank you! Now I know to (a) wait two years and (b) buy a pre-made set. We'll just decorate sugar cookies this year, I think. Merry Christmas!Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202466014896704111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post-44618992009097919942008-12-08T07:10:00.000-06:002008-12-08T07:10:00.000-06:00We do a gingerbread house every year. From IKEA. T...We do a gingerbread house every year. From IKEA. That's right...they do a flat pack gingerbread house. You just take the big cookie pieces, stick them together with frosting, and load it up with candy. No one ever eats the walls anyway. :)Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07761923706880008436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510795.post-91946248577398489872008-12-08T01:07:00.000-06:002008-12-08T01:07:00.000-06:00These are cute! And your account is very funny. I ...These are cute! And your account is very funny. I am trying to get out of the fog of christmas past and make things more fun too! thanks.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678995152526618877noreply@blogger.com