Friday, December 6, 2013

Gingerbread season

The finished product
Madaba, Jordan
Friday, December 6, 2013

After last year's initial success at making our own gingerbread house, A and I decided we'd try again this year. I managed to make a structural error in planning the basic pieces of the house, but it wasn't anything that some foil covered cardboard, a rabbit cookie, and lots of frosting (with cream of tartar for thickener) couldn't solve. Particularly popular this year, were the animal-shaped windows--which were then added to the yard for further decoration.

Step 1: Get the walls right...