Recipe Weekend: Easy Gingerbread Houses by Lisa Anderson

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book  free of charge,from Gibbs-Smith Publishing, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it, all opinions are my own.


christmas reindeer scary

Yup- it's COMING.....

And this new book will not only get your Halloween party rockin,
but can give you some cute Thanksgiving ideas too,
BEFORE
you tackle the amazingly EASY Christmas houses!

easy gingerbread houses cover

Synopsis:

Fast and fun no-bake gingerbread houses that are easy to create!

Building a fabulous gingerbread house is quick and easy using the patterns and ideas found in Easy Gingerbread Houses. There’s no need for the messy and time-consuming tasks of mixing dough, rolling it out, baking it, and waiting for it to harden.

All of the houses in this book are made using graham crackers, cookies, cereal, ice cream cones, frostings, and candy treats. For a fun family activity, create a Sweetheart Cottage, a Cozy Cabin, a Big Red Barn, a Blue Dollhouse, a Mermaid Palace, Santa’s Castle, or even a Tiki Hut. 


lollipop houses

Review:

This book can SERIOUSLY get you through ALL the holidays in a whole year, building the most adorable houses, for your table decor and eating! If your kids/grandkids love making gingerbread houses, they will ADORE this book, and how they can use every day pantry items like cereal (!!) for roofing and the great ideas, that Lisa offers them. YOU will love how EASY the cottages and houses are, with just a little bit of prep! And you both will love how you can use an inexpensive pantry staple to sub for gingerbread and get JUST as adorable houses, with a LOT less hassle! And she has great ideas for stabilization, both on bases and walls, that can change how you make houses like these! This inexpensive book will quickly become YOUR go-to holiday book, as it has in our house!



haunted house


Recipe:


Isn't this haunted house just TOO cute? Who would have though GUM could be so decorative??? the KEY to construction is REALLY good royal icing, and I'm thrilled to see my standby recipe in the book- it works EVERY time and HOLDS extremely well! Check it out below and this weekend, have your kids use THEIR imaginations and see what Haunted houses THEY can come up with!
royal icing recipe

About the Author:

"I'm a mom, editor, writer, crafter, and baker, among many other things! I have always loved making things in the kitchen and I've always loved dollhouses and miniatures. Gingerbread houses are a perfect combination of those things! I also knit, scrapbook, ski, hike, bike, and read tons and tons of books. I live in Salt Lake City with my wonderful hubby and my cute little boy. You can get more inspiration from Lisa from her blog at 
lisaturneranderson.wordpress.com."

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