For many of us, gingerbread houses are as much a part of Christmas as decorated trees and candy canes. Whereas some people vary the traditional ski chalet or wood cabin by turning their gingerbread ...

I've become familiar with the myriad failures that are possible when it comes to baking from scratch. I've (purposely) messed up dozens of batches of chocolate-chip cookies, banana bread, brownies, ...

How do you keep your gingerbread house from falling apart? Winners from 2023 and 2025 of the National Gingerbread House Competition at Omni Grove Park Inn share their secrets. The advice jointly comes ...

I like the concept of gingerbread houses – sure, let’s make a house of yummy gingerbread, icing and, I don’t know, gumdrops!? – but have you ever tried to eat one? Not a good idea unless you’ve got ...

Jayda Davis, 8, the daughter of Chef Allison Davis, with a gingerbread house at Wild Thyme Cooking School on Chinoe Road in Lexington. Allison Davis teaches classes on making gingerbread houses.