tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post3736149364366935940..comments2023-10-31T07:07:01.282-05:00Comments on Cooking is Medicine: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00454178191447024827noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-66004566068219929302006-12-22T13:45:00.000-06:002006-12-22T13:45:00.000-06:00That's toooo adorable! LOVE the gingerbread house!...That's toooo adorable! LOVE the gingerbread house! When can I move into it? ;) j/k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-29793290592320071912006-12-20T10:12:00.000-06:002006-12-20T10:12:00.000-06:00Alisha - I've never tried to make my own...I think...Alisha - I've never tried to make my own...I think I wouldn't be patient enough to do all the measuring. Then I would get frustrated because they didn't cook right, or something! :-)<br /><br />Kate - The kits are pretty easy, especially the one I got this year. It had premade icing (usually they provide a mix and you have to make it and put it in a bad yourself). Just heat it for 10 sec, snip a tiny big from the end of the bag and pipe away! It was great! I LOVE the person fallng in the snow...made me laugh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454178191447024827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-53345212911711561512006-12-20T08:49:00.000-06:002006-12-20T08:49:00.000-06:00My son did a graham cracker house one year, comple...My son did a graham cracker house one year, complete with a gummy person falling face first in the 'snow'. It was hilarious!<br /><br />Yours looks delicious. I have seen those kits and been tempted, but never caved. Was it as easy as it looks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-59647543642535035492006-12-19T23:35:00.000-06:002006-12-19T23:35:00.000-06:00Cute, cute! We're doing our gingerbread houses th...Cute, cute! We're doing our gingerbread houses this week. I have done them from scratch and they take lots of work -- maybe one of these days I'll find the time to do it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-37275673562129224512006-12-19T16:22:00.000-06:002006-12-19T16:22:00.000-06:00Brilyn - I THOUGHT about it...only briefly. Then ...Brilyn - I THOUGHT about it...only briefly. Then when I remembered that that would mean measuring and cutting very precisely, I decided against it!<br /><br />Sarah - I've never actually used fresh cranberries, although I was tempted to this Thanksgiving (and may actually do it at Christmas). However, you could use them in bread or muffins. You can do a quick search for "recipes with fresh cranberries" and find lots of links. OR if you like fruit type salsas, here is a link to a recommended recipe that I'm thinking about trying:<br />http://www.hambones.org/blogs/gail/?p=271#more-271<br /><br />Peabody - Thanks! It's lots of fun...you should try it! Somehow, though, I think you'd probably go further than I did and make the whole thing yourself! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454178191447024827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-9974508472661705242006-12-19T16:17:00.000-06:002006-12-19T16:17:00.000-06:00So very cute!
I always say I am going to make a gi...So very cute!<br />I always say I am going to make a gingerbread house but never do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-23157537561232425182006-12-19T15:51:00.000-06:002006-12-19T15:51:00.000-06:00I need help! I went to the store hungry a while ag...I need help! I went to the store hungry a while ago and came home with a bag of fresh cranberries. Don't ask. Anyway, of course they're very bitter and I don't want to waste them and don't know what to do with them. Any suggestions for someone who is a non-gourmet cook?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-51011840396552941112006-12-19T10:28:00.000-06:002006-12-19T10:28:00.000-06:00I've decorated a gingerbread house for the past fe...I've decorated a gingerbread house for the past few years. This year I thought I'd be ambitious and make the dough myself. BIG mistake! I'm still considering going out and buying some...Brilynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14417842674245229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-87223010515177574812006-12-19T10:19:00.000-06:002006-12-19T10:19:00.000-06:00Jennifer - Thanks! I'm glad to have a little time...Jennifer - Thanks! I'm glad to have a little time off and it has definitely been relaxing thus far.<br /><br />Gail - We never did graham craker/gingerbread houses when I was little. The first time I did one was when I was a senior in college! :-)<br /><br />Erika - The tray I thought was helpful. Some I my pieces didn't fit great, but it worked better than having to hold the house togther, needing about 8 hands and only having 2!!!<br /><br />Stacy - It is fun! Some of it tastes okay, I mean it is real gingerbread. But I don't know how many people would want to eat it after letting it sit out for 2 weeks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454178191447024827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-81360083734611786072006-12-19T09:53:00.000-06:002006-12-19T09:53:00.000-06:00That is soo cute Claire! You know, I've never don...That is soo cute Claire! You know, I've never done a gingerbread house, box kit or otherwise. It looks fun though! Does it taste good too?! :)<br /><br />Hope you enjoy your week and have a very Merry Christmas. Be safe traveling!Stacy at Exceedingly Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193142015462051142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-16986164965957083632006-12-19T09:11:00.000-06:002006-12-19T09:11:00.000-06:00Oh, I should have gotten the house. I bought the...Oh, I should have gotten the house. I bought the train one, and while the kids enjoyed putting it together, the pieces didn't fit so well into the tray, and the engine kept falling in on itself.<br /><br />One of these years I want to get adventurous and make the gingerbread...Erika W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16817539364974864595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-73005067286442437662006-12-19T08:18:00.000-06:002006-12-19T08:18:00.000-06:00That is so cute! When I had all 4 kids at home we ...That is so cute! When I had all 4 kids at home we made/decorated gingerbread houses a few years. I wish there had been a kit then....we only used graham crackers for the house but then did the icing and candy to decorate them. I think the kits make them so cute and probably easier!gail@more than a songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244576462390646213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450859.post-34497518389434052282006-12-18T23:55:00.000-06:002006-12-18T23:55:00.000-06:00So cute, Claire! Congratulations on being done for...So cute, Claire! Congratulations on being done for the semester. Happy traveling; I hope you have a relaxing, fun holiday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com