Chef Morgan, who has worked in the pastry arts for nearly 20 years, takes you through the basics of baking a gingerbread house from scratch. Close-up color photographs will make you feel as if he is standing by your side in the kitchen, helping you with each step. Try your hand at 17 charming, delectable houses that can be easily made by a beginner but won't look like it. Book jacket.

Margaret Harper, a well-educated, artistic young woman from a highly academic, yet dysfunctional family, seeks freedom by marrying the rebellious, brilliant physicist Chris. Margaret yearns for a normal family life and Chris offers her stability, but Margaret is haunted by her childhood, and struggles to be happy. When Chris is offered the chance of a new life for them, they swap the stifling home counties for vibrant Rio de Janeiro. Despite Margaret’s determination to survive, the toll proves too much and she finally admits defeat. Chris agrees to abandon the possibilities that Rio held for him, but arriving home only brings the realisation that escaping Brazil was only the beginning of their problems Chris’s life lies within the complex world of physics that mirrors the complexity of the inner challenges Margaret must face if she is to finally break free of her past.

What's One Part Baking, One Part Building, and All Parts Holiday Fun? Making gingerbread houses, of course! This book is all you need -- whether you're a beginner or an expert. Professional gingerbread maker Aaron Morgan walks you step-by-step through the process of building a basic gingerbread house, using how-to photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Then you'll feast your eyes on more than 40 award-winning creations, with recipes, techniques, and templates to get you ready for gingerbread building and decorating. Book jacket.

The perfect cosy and uplifting romance to curl up with this winter! In Mistletoe Gardens a legend exists: anyone who kisses underneath the mistletoe will be guaranteed another year of love... When local baker Essie Browne discovers that Mistletoe Gardens is to be demolished in January, she’s determined to save the place she loves so much. So Essie proposes building a life size gingerbread house to bring in the crowds...just how hard can it be? Well, quite hard actually. Essie can bake gingerbread blindfolded, but she hasn’t got a clue how to build an actual house with it! She needs help - and fast! Enter local builder, Joss Hallissey. Essie is convinced that with Joss’s help they can pull this off. There’s just one tiny problem: Joss hates Christmas, gingerbread, and... well, just about everything else too. Joss the Grinch makes it clear that her idea is ludicrous and pointless, but he reluctantly agrees to help with her plan. Will the gingerbread house be enough to save Mistletoe Gardens? Or will Essie's chance for a magical kiss under the mistletoe be lost forever? Perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Kat French and Caroline Roberts! Readers LOVE Jaimie Admans! ‘This book really captured my heart and filled it with so much joy, I just couldn't put the book down. I can't wait to get stuck in to more of Jaimie's books.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Highly recommend this as a perfect escapist read, once I had started I couldn’t stop and read it in almost one sitting.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thank you Jaimie for another amazing book.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Oh wow Jaimie Admans has done it again. I laughed, I cried whilst trying to work out the mysteries within the story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this book! Clear your diary for an afternoon or two in the garden and get reading...’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Jaimie Admans books always manage to grab you from the first page, and this wonderful book is no exception. I was drawn in by the magical, otherworldly atmosphere of the story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Gingerbread houses are the architectural wonder of the baking world, and every year around the holidays, constructions of all shapes and sizes spring up everywhere. Some have Tootsie Roll mailboxes, shredded-wheat roofs, and gumdrop bells, while others are covered with snow and icicles and have balconies, garlands, and brightly glowing candy glass. But no matter how elaborate a house is, one doesn't have to be an expert baker (or architect) to build one.Gingerbread Houses: A Complete Guide To Baking And Decoratingis for ginger-bread bakers who want to build their first or their fiftieth house. With easy-to-follow instructions, it shows beginners all the basic techniques, including how to assemble the walls and roof without breaking the gingerbread. But it also shows more advanced bakers how to illuminate their house, use a glue gun, and even give last year's house a face-lift. The whimsical, two-color drawings and patterns are a wealth of new ideas for doors, windows, wreaths, bells, mailboxes, lampposts, fences, and trees. And for those who feel the entrepreneurial urge, there's even a section on marketing, packaging, pricing, and selling gingerbread houses. With wit and humor, Christa Currie, champion gingerbread baker, makes building gingerbread houses fun for the entire family.Gingerbread Housesis the perfect stocking stuffer for the baker or architect on your Christmas list.

Families around the globe have long been making gingerbread houses together for holiday celebrations--now your can too! Whether you are a first-time builder or a serious gingerbread architect, you will turn to this complete resource guide over and over for recipes, building tips, and decorating ideas. You and your family can transform ordinary food items like pretzels, coconut, and bullion cubes into fences, snow, and chimneys--and learn how to enter a contest, throw a gingerbread party, or teach a class.