Gingerbread Houses

Dec 11

Gingerbread Houses

I have always wanted to bake gingerbread houses from scratch, with our own patterns and let the kids decorate them. Unfortunately, it’s just never happened. But with older kids, Allison being home during the day, and Grandparents visiting, we decided it was the year to do it. Allison and I designed our houses with poster board, then used the pieces as a...

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Better than Rhodes

Nov 16

Better than Rhodes

I used to buy Rhodes rolls all the time and they are pretty yummy. But a couple of years ago I got a lot more involved in making my own bread and realized how easy it really is! I think I’d been intimidated by my mom hand-kneading four loaves of whole wheat bread at a time. And rolls were reserved only for Thanksgiving at my house. But with small batches and a...

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