For example: During the holidays, a scent trigger like gingerbread might bring tears at the thought of dashed plans to make Christmas cookies with your own kids. But, a year later, the smell of gingerbread is no problem; you’re blind-sided by …

For most of the year, I am happy to serve humble drop or bar cookies to family and friends. But as the holidays approach, I aim to create a selection of beautifully shaped, cut-out and decorated cookies that almost always are crowd-pleasers.

During the holidays, my fiancé and I attend several annual gatherings; visit family all over Georgia, in Mississippi and host friends from out of state; we cook – a lot; and this year, we’re celebrating my brother’s wedding and the births of a few …

During the holidays, gingerbread comes in many forms.

Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino has created something for the holidays nearly as sweet as a Royal Flush. Head chef, Thomas “P.J.” Thomas, of Temecula, has put together a display in the card club’s lobby made almost entirely of gingerbread …

During the holidays, gingerbread comes in many forms. Flat, dense panels of gingerbread are used to build houses.

Taste blog: Check out more recipes at Nicole Marshall Middleton’s Taste blog here. During the holidays, gingerbread comes in many forms.

ARCOLA – There’s no place like home for the holidays, and on Dec.

For many families, the holidays aren’t complete without a trip to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., to view the creations in the annual National Gingerbread House Competition.

Gingerbread Village is an event that captures the “sweetness” of the holidays at Beech Activity Center, 9710 E. Central, and is a major fund raiser for the the Assistance League of Wichita