The houses designed by Jeanne Benedict are unique, elegant, and structurally sound. They also taste good. Five years ago, as a struggling actress in Hollywood, she began creating gingerbread houses as inexpensive, artsy holiday gifts for her friends. Now it has become a lucrative sideline.
Kids have fun watching it, but it's really geared for adults.
And for shingles, Andes mints. I encourage people to stand in front of a candy store and let their imaginations go wild. Although the actress admits that thrift was one of her original motivaitons, she was also quick to realize she'd tapped into a relatively undiscovered market. She has capitalized on the novelty. These days, her baking season usually begins in September, as gingerbread fans put in their orders for private decorations and coporate centerpieces.