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Playing With Your FoodFiled Under: Desserts, Let Us Entertain You

For some strange reason, the holiday season gives everyone an open chance to play with their food. Whether it’s a ginger bread house, or a candy landscape, or a cookie Christmas tree, it’s okay to get in and get sticky.

Every year I promise myself that my kids and I will make a ginger bread house. I have visions of ginger bread mansions dancing in my head. But we already make our Christmas cards AND we already make goodie plates for everyone in the family and in the neighborhood. It just seems that time always runs out.

Traditions are important, especially when it comes to holidays. I think it’s amazing that families take the time to share the food adventure that comes with building some of these great, sweet masterpieces. I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s not just about playing with your food that makes these buildings so great.

This year doesn’t look like it will be our year for Christmas, but who knows what the other holidays will bring. We may just make a gingerbread turkey or a ginger bread Easter basket. There is no reason one holiday should get all of the food playing fun over all those other great holiday seasons.