Here's a gingerbread house I made with my grandkids in October 2008. We started with a pre-fab house, bought at Target, and added lots of our own candy (and a green coconut lawn) to make it extra spooky and festive!My helpers joined me: Spooky: All done!
One of my favorite things to do is bake with my grandkids. Here I am with my son Ethan's little girls, Chloe and Jamila, at their Wisconsin home, making Halloween Sugar Cookies:And Chloe likes to bake (and lick the bowl) when she visits me too. Here she's helping out with some Easter Sugar Cookies:
In 2007 my husband Rick and I moved from suburban Chicago to Marshall, Minnesota. My transition from city girl to country girl has been eased by lots and lots of culinary therapy. I love nothing better than lavishly covering a homemade cake with creamy frosting, baking cookies with my grandkids, or making delicious dinners for my family and friends.