Gingerbread Ninja tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1610330 2010-11-12T08:12:29-06:00 Gingerbread blog with recipes, contests, award-winning gingerbread creations, and how-to tips from a crafty kitchen warrior TypePad GingerbreadNinjahttp://feedburner.google.com Gingerbread Contest - Prairie Style tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f5cae44e970b 2010-11-12T08:12:29-06:00 2010-11-12T08:16:12-06:00 Spectacular! Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water in gingerbread - Can you believe it? I grabbed this Creative Commons licensed pic from the flickr pool of coleypauline. It's the perfect lead-in to the info below. Background: Do you read The Local... Paula

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Spectacular! Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water in gingerbread - Can you believe it? I grabbed this Creative Commons licensed pic from the flickr pool of coleypauline. It's the perfect lead-in to the info below.

Background: Do you read The Local Tourist, Chicago's neighborhood website? It's packed with things to do and experience in this great city.

Alert: My friend Jim (the super talented singer) pointed out a really exciting item that just popped up in The Local Tourist. Must share! It's a Gingerbread Prarie House Contest right here in Chicago and I do believe I will whip up an entry. Over the years, I've toured many of Frank Lloyd Wright's structures and had a great time wandering around Taliesin East with its schoolhouse (built for FLW's mother), theater, working architectural design studio and home. Wright and his family are buried in unmarked spots in the open space behind the buildings. I like that tradition.

For inspiration, you'll find all sorts of mod and prairie-style gingerbread on the web. There's another Falling Water - click here to view it, courtesy of Serious Eats.

 

 

 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2010/11/gingerbread-contest-prairie-style.html This holiday season, bake some ninjabread men tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7982338833013487ad97ae970c 2010-09-24T08:11:32-05:00 2010-09-24T08:11:32-05:00 see more Epic Win FTW Paula

awesome photos - Now Your Cooking With Ninjas!
see more Epic Win FTW

 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2010/09/this-holiday-season-bake-some-ninjabread-men.html Gingerbread Ninjas Get Down: Watch Out! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133ed8c59fa970b 2010-05-13T17:05:20-05:00 2010-05-13T17:05:20-05:00 Here are some gingerbread ninjas for my brother, Mike. Paula

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Here are some gingerbread ninjas for my brother, Mike.  
 

 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2010/05/gingerbread-ninjas-get-down-watch-out.html You Must See this Spectacular, Handmade Home for Hobbits tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330134809fc1d7970c 2010-05-09T11:23:46-05:00 2010-05-09T11:24:42-05:00 This isn't gingerbread, but it's one of the coolest things I've ever seen, a handmade hobbit hole. Incredible detail, right down to the cabbage leaves in the garden. Read all about how Maddie constructed it. (via BoingBoing and Geekology) Paula

This isn't gingerbread, but it's one of the coolest things I've ever seen, a handmade hobbit hole. Incredible detail, right down to the cabbage leaves in the garden. Read all about how Maddie constructed it. (via BoingBoing and Geekology)

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 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2010/05/you-must-see-this-spectacular-handmade-home-for-hobbits-.html Peeps do the darndest things tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f798233883301310f238368970c 2010-02-20T19:31:00-06:00 2010-02-20T19:37:31-06:00 It's been a long, hard winter for those of us in the midwest (and elsewhere) so why not celebrate with some peeptastic fun? If you've seen pics from any of the peep diorama contests in recent years, you'll know that... Paula

It's been a long, hard winter for those of us in the midwest (and elsewhere) so why not celebrate with some peeptastic fun? If you've seen pics from any of the peep diorama contests in recent years, you'll know that these colorful characters have some wild and crazy fun. Take note: The most elaborate entries are not necessarily the ones that win. Clever and witty dioramas, often featuring a play on words, usually rake in the prizes. 

The EPL Peeps displays, in the clip above, offer some great ideas. And the heroic Capt. Sullenberger diorama ... well, what can I say? It's amazing.

You'll also find great slideshows alongside details of the 4th Annual Washington Post Peeps Contest, where clever dioramas compete for all sorts of Washington swag. Be sure to read those rules carefully.

 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2010/02/4th-annual-washington-post-peeps-contest-3.html You know what time it is? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330120a8086ecc970b 2010-01-24T20:45:39-06:00 2010-01-24T20:47:21-06:00 Time to start thinking about those Peeps contests that are just around the corner. Paula

Time to start thinking about those Peeps contests that are just around the corner.


 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2010/01/you-know-what-time-it-is.html Biltmore House in gingerbread now on display at Grove Park tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330128767b3c01970c 2009-12-23T21:02:58-06:00 2009-12-23T21:02:35-06:00 If you are lucky enough to be anywhere near the Grove Park Inn's National Gingerbread Competition in Asheville, NC, you will certainly be impressed with this gingerbread masterpiece from a first-time competitor, Shelley. She visualized the Biltmore House perched atop... Paula

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If you are lucky enough to be anywhere near the Grove Park Inn's National Gingerbread Competition in Asheville, NC, you will certainly be impressed with this gingerbread masterpiece from a first-time competitor, Shelley. She visualized the Biltmore House perched atop a pop-up book sitting on a table, with an old pair of spectacles lying in front. It's all gingerbread, folks ... the book, the table and the spectacles. Very intricate and detailed, and it's only 9 1/2 inches tall! See the Biltmore estate here.

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 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2009/12/if-you-are-lucky-enough-to-be-anywhere-near-the-grove-park-inns-national-gingerbread-competition.html Rita's Gingerbread Casitas tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330120a772d23d970b 2009-12-22T13:16:09-06:00 2009-12-22T13:16:09-06:00 Many thanks to Rita for sharing her festive gingerbread houses. I'm always interested in new ideas and the pink park benches on both sides of the walkway caught my eye. If I'm not mistaken, they're made from those wafer-type cookies... Paula

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Many thanks to Rita for sharing her festive gingerbread houses. I'm always interested in new ideas and the pink park benches on both sides of the walkway caught my eye. If I'm not mistaken, they're made from those wafer-type cookies with little marshmallows as legs. 

Below, curved candy canes are decked out with yellow gumdrops to make them resemble outdoor lamp posts. Very nice, Rita!

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 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2009/12/ritas-gingerbread-casitas.html Starting to look a little more like Christmas tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330120a735ea12970b 2009-12-09T08:06:18-06:00 2009-12-09T08:06:18-06:00 The big blizzard didn't arrive in our western Chicago 'burb last night, but it was pretty, just the same. We'll be gingerbreading this weekend along with the rest of you! Paula

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The big blizzard didn't arrive in our western Chicago 'burb last night, but it was pretty, just the same. We'll be gingerbreading this weekend along with the rest of you!


 
 http://www.gingerbreadninja.com/2009/12/starting-to-look-a-little-more-like-christmas.html Cincinnati Enquirer | Cincinnati Photo Gallery | Cincinnati.Com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330128761b45fe970c 2009-12-05T10:59:00-06:00 2009-12-05T11:04:26-06:00 Cincinnati Enquirer | Cincinnati Photo Gallery | Cincinnati.Com Posted using ShareThis I was in Cincinnati for Thanksgiving and on one of our excursions, we drove past Findlay Market. Now, here it is in gingerbread! Take a look at these award... Paula
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I was in Cincinnati for Thanksgiving and on one of our excursions, we drove past Findlay Market. Now, here it is in gingerbread! Take a look at these award winners from the House of Hope gingerbread competition for some colorful, well-executed ideas.

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