Exterior design tips from Brucemore gardener Deb Engmark
Designers offer a plan before starting and flexible building ideas. They advise expanding beyond kit parts and stocking extra candy for broken materials. Take breaks to avoid decorator's block and consider consulting a few kids for professional advice.
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Graham -Renker
Brucemore
Deb Engmark
Designers shape edible prefab gingerbread homes in themed display
Five participants use Wilton gingerbread kits to craft distinct edible houses. Laurie Bergren, a Cedar Rapids lawyer by day, extends the kit with detailed architectural elements and decorative candy.
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Michaels
Torybook House
Laurie Bergren
Cedar Rapids
Arrol Gellner
Douglas Keister
Bergren
Christmas Morning Tarragon Cheese Souffle Tradition
A narrator recalls a yearly Christmas morning ritual centered on a tarragon cheese souffle from Craig Claiborne's Kitchen Primer. The family opens stockings, drinks coffee, and outfits a photo moment as the souffle rises, then falls and is shared with pride before lingering plans to bring the tradition to a boyfriend's family.
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Craig Claiborne
Dad
Tarragon Cheese Souffle Recipe Summary
A kitchen item lists ingredients for a tarragon cheese soufflé including butter Parmesan flour milk cornstarch water Swiss Gruyere or Cheddar cheese and seasonings. It notes tarragon optional herbs and serves as a column recipe snippet from TABLE TALK.
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