The Gingerbread Guru
13 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
When Roger Pelcher isn’t working as the director of food and beverage at Harrah’s Entertainment, he is busy being the “Gingerbread Guru.”
Pelcher is best known for setting a Guinness world record for building a 67 -foot gingerbread house in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.
Pelcher’s grandfather and father were both inspired him to build gingerbread houses; they were executive chefs.
Pelcher has held four Guinness world records for largest gingerbread house 15 ft, 32ft, 52ft ,and the largest, 67ft tall.
The gingerbread houses started out as fun projects but later became charity fundraisers.
Pelcher said the bigger the house the more expensive and the more complicated.
The 67 -foot gingerbread house took nine days to build and consisted of 14,250 pounds of gingerbread, 4,750 pounds of icing and more than one ton of candy embellishments.
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The gingerbread house was so enormous that a sprinkler system had to be put in.
Pelcher said that while completing the gingerbread house at the Mall of America ,he and his buddy, Richard Riles, who is afraid of heights, were up in a lift 60-feet in the air when they realized it was closing time at the mall and they had not notified to the mall officials that they were still there. All the light in the mall went out.
Pelcher will be at Starry Nights Mistletoe Village through Dec. 18 to help children decorate their own gingerbread men.
Gingerbread Wonderland
12 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
From the baker’s oven to fresh on your plate, bringing a gingerbread man to life with decorations of sprinkles and candy made Christmas appear closer to children on Sunday.
The gingerbread men were brought to life with frosting and candy through the children at Shelby Farm’s Starry Night Mistletoe Village.
For many of the children, like 4-year-old Sofie Carrillo, it was their first time decorating a gingerbread man.
Sofie wanted her gingerbread man to be decorated like a ballerina.
“I want to make it sparkle,” Sofie said as she sprinkled Wonka® Pixy Stix® on to her gingerbread man, who she later named “Gingy”.
Roger Pelcher, the gingerbread guru, was there to help the children decorate.
Pelcher was eager to help the children put icing on the gingerbread men to make them come alive.
Braxton Sweat, a 7th grader at Kate Bond Middle School, started making the cookies with his grandparents at the age of five.
Brynlee Sweat, a 4th grader at Kate Bond Elementary School said, “The part I like most about decorating ginger bread men is the part where I eat the candy.”
Brianna Sweat, a 5th grader at Kate Bond Elementary, also took pleasure in decorating a gingerbread man.
Decorating the gingerbread men let the children express their creative side and display their holiday spirit.
The children were given their own gingerbread men icing and candy to decorate their ginger bread person; the kit was $3 and it included a gingerbread man frosting and candy.
All of the decorations and gingerbread persons were supplied by Harrah’s entertainment.
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Grandma Flo’s Food Remedies
11 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
These are suggested food products that can be taken for illnesses. These foods have not been proven by the Food and Drug Administration to treat any symptoms. Try at your own risk. These suggested food remedies can be used as an alternative for medicine. Please consult your primary physician before using these products.
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A spoon full of mustard is good when you have heartburn or gas
Crisco is good if you are trying to get ride of bags under your eyes
Vinegar can lower blood pressure
Honey helps asthma.
Peppermint products soothes a cough
Ginger help with a cold
Corn starch clears up diaper rashes
Eczema can be cleared up by drinking tomato juice daily
A spoon full of peanut butter relieves your hiccups (do not attempt if allergic to nuts)
Onion juice or garlic juice is good for treating boils (put on the boil do not consume)
Do Not put butter or any oils on a burn because it can cause the burn to become worse.
Blography
08 Dec 2011 5 Comments
This is an interview of me about my blog by my fellow classmate Tracey Harlow.
Sweet Potato Casserole
08 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
This recipe was sent courtesy of Gwen Robinson, one of my followers if you have any recipes that you would like for me to post please send them in.
Sweet Potato Casserole
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Ingredients:
3 large or 4 medium sweet potatoes
1 stick butter
1 teaspoon vanilla flavor
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup plain flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup melted butter
Microwave or bake potatoes until soft. Blend potatoes and 1 stick butter in mixing bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla flavor, and 1/2 cup milk to potato mixture. Blend 2 eggs in separate bowl, then add to mixture.
(lightly butter casserole dish and warm in oven)
Continue to blend mixture until smooth. Pour mixture into casserole dish and bake at 350 for 20 minutes (casserole will brown around edges when ready)
Topping:
Combine light brown sugar, flour, and melted butter in mixing bowl and mix with hands. Add pecans to mixture and continue to mix with hands. Remove casserole from oven when ready and spread topping evenly over casserole. Return to oven and continue cooking on 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
What’s for Dinner??–Spaghetti
18 Nov 2011 2 Comments
Lillian and Mekhi Brown, a brother and sister enjoying their dinner
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Deep Fried Kool -Aid
11 Nov 2011 1 Comment
This is the original ABC News report (http://tinyurl.com/6l8gszx) showing Charlie Boghosian at the 2011 San Diego County Fair making his now-(in)famous deep-fried Kool Aid balls.
Fried Kool-Aid Recipe:
Ingredients:
- Vegetable oil (for frying)
- 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup Kool-Aid
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 of sugar (Want it sweeter? Add more)
- 1/2 tsp. of salt
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 cups milk
- 3 2/3 cups of flour
Optional (variations that are equally mouthwatering)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. dark chocolate (melted)
- 1 tsp. honey
Make the batter by beating the eggs and sugar together. Gradually add the milk and dry ingredients, including the optional ones. Cook in hot vegetable oil until golden brown (a few minutes, depending on heat). Cool in tray for a few minutes, then dig in.
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