In an unobtrusive Spring Branch building several parking lots back from the road, Christmas is heralded by the thudding, repetitive whoosh of a hydraulic press. For days on end, employees lever the ...

Candy canes were being crushed by the legs of an AT-AT just like the Rebels in “Star Wars,” only this wasn’t in the movies, it was in Santa Ana – and the AT-AT was made of gingerbread. Rachel Klemek ...

Peter Arizzi has been building gingerbread houses for almost four decades and knows the task has challenges and rewards. “The smell is outstanding, it’s the best smell in the universe,” Arizzi said.

Gartman Model Bakery in Painesville is holding three gingerbread-related contests for visitors this holiday season, including one featuring Lee Gartman Smead’s multi-tiered Gingerbread Mountain.

Cook's notes: A standing mixer is best here. Mix dry ingredients: On low speed in the bowl of a standing mixer, whisk together flour with soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt and ground ginger. Switch to ...

GINGERBREAD. FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. WHAT’S THAT SMELL? COULD IT BE THE SCENT OF CHRISTMAS MAGIC? LA LA LA LA. AT GINGER BETTY’S. THE HOLIDAYS AREN’T JUST A SEASON. THEY’RE A WAY OF LIFE. PEOPLE ...