Inspired by the old Cal Young Yolk Farm house
The Cal Young Gingerbread House is inspired by the real house located at 1610 Cal Young Street, in Eugene, Oregon. While I liked the size and style of the house, I didn’t like the front porch. So I didn’t include it in the template.
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Fun Halloween Gingerbread house!
I created this Haunted Gingerbread House for the 2002 Oregon State Fair, where I took first place!
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The Best Gingerbread Contest List!
Gingerbread-By-Design now has a list of current Gingerbread Contests!
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Storing construction grade gingerbread dough
Rolling and storing gingerbread dough in a zip-lock bag is a great way to prepare and store several batches of gingerbread dough, allowing for plenty of gingerbread dough when cutting out pieces.
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Remove the frustration from a Cap/Hip roof!
Follow these simple steps to easily assemble a Cap/Hip Roof! The same method can be used to assemble a gazebo roof or other Hip roof styles on larger gingerbread houses.
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Combine too many ripe bananas and the love of chocolate…..
Combine too many ripe bananas and the love of chocolate and achieve some very tasty muffins!
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Get the color you want!
Sometimes the exact color shade is needed for a cake, cookie, or gingerbread house! This is the best color chart I’ve found for how to obtain a desired frosting color.
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When life goes bananas… make yeast banana bread!
What can I say. My hubby and I prefer our bananas a little on the green side. So once the bananas become too ripe for our preference, the bananas are saved for banana bread! I was tired of the same ol’ same ol’ banana bread or banana muffins, so I found this delightful recipe which is a sure fire hit!
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Challah Bread… exactly what life ordered!
When the game of life becomes overwhelming, turn to baking bread. AmIRight? This Challah bread was exactly what I needed to give my brain a break from life!
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There is something wonderful to be said about decorating a gingerbread house for Halloween!
While I love, love, LOVE the splendor of a white Christmas, and all that goes with it… Santa, reindeer, red and green everything, and WHITE snow that just warms my heart… there is something wonderful to be said about decorating a gingerbread house for Halloween.
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