When a Gingerbread House is More like a Home

You may remember my sister and her culinary artistry from her crab cake, or her last gingerbread house. 

This time, in a blast from Christmases past, her most recent work of holiday magic:

But what makes this gingerbread house truly impressive is its uncanny resemblance to our parents' home in Stonington, CT.   From the garland and wreath, to the detail on the rooflines, they're identical in almost all ways but color! 

My Sister the Cake (and Sandwich) Artist

I bought my little sister a small fondant set for her birthday.  She does great clay sculptures, bakes amazing treats, and decorates beautiful cakes.  We're all big fans of cake shows like Cake Boss, Ace of Cakes, and Ultimate Cake Off.  I seriously believe she could work in one of those shops.  Without any training she created this amazing seaside cake with Nilla wafer sand and a sculpted fondant blue crab. 

She also happens to be a Subway "sandwich artist."  It seems like even this ubiquitous chain knows my sister is an artist with food.  Her masterpiece: the tuna melt on flatbread.