She also tells home bakers to build gingerbread houses the way builders construct ... uncooked spaghetti as balloon strings and pretzel rods as tree trunks. Think outside the candy aisle.

The event will be December 6, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Sid Cutter Pavilion at Balloon Fiesta Park ... The event will include the gingerbread house contest, auction cookie decorating and a ...