Behold its gingerbread counterpart! Yes, My Rare One did bend the "everything must be edible" rule a wee bit by using a wooden model for the torii gate but who cares? We're not perfectionistic hard-asses about such things.
And of course, the Japanese original didn't have a Christmas wreath and red ribbons on it but again, artistic licence. The front door is a chocolate bar and the warmly glowing window panes are lemon gumdrops. I think My Rare One did a particularly wonderful job of the thatched roof, which she replicated using Sun Chips and heavy icing for the snow.
And I must point out that she bricked the chimney with genuine dry-roasted edamame (soy) beans -- you can't get much more Japanese than that!
A final shot of this year's creation! Well done, my love!
[All photos by Debra She Who Seeks]
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great job! how cute!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet! Yum yum.
ReplyDeleteWell done, indeed! I love it, very creative.
ReplyDeletehope HRH didn't eat the chimney....
ReplyDeleteI meant to make one for xmas but never got around to it.
ReplyDeleteOMG...that is wonderful!!! love it...
ReplyDeleteYum! Great job!
ReplyDeleteArchitect and builder extraordinaire!!
ReplyDeletethis is so wonderful. how talented you rare one is. Oma Linda
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Very clever use of endame and sun chips! Like the torii gate - it would look good in a fairy garden....
ReplyDeleteexcellent, I love how she used the roasted beans for the chimney!!
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Fantastic work by your rare one!
ReplyDeleteI love it! If your rare one is in the mood to come to So. Cal to visit me and make an early gingerbread house, I'll pay for the ticket for both of you and of course HRH.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to make a Gingerbread House, but visiting one would be extra special.
ReplyDeleteMary
Wonderful! and super artistic. I love it
ReplyDeleteUtsukushii!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Chocolate bar, lemon gumdrops, Sun chips and dry roasted soy beans! You can get any more perfect than this!!! Truly, very creative!
ReplyDeletesweeeet!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! I wonder how long it took before you started to eat it. That chocolate bar door wouldn't have lasted long in this home. I've been meaning to make a gingerbread house for...oh...my whole life...LOL... Perhaps one day.
ReplyDeleteOh so adorable!! She did a wonderful job on it :) I'm with Martha - that chocolate door would have been the first thing to go!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow, Debra, that is just to cool! Artistically speaking I love the chimney and the roof the best but if you left alone in a room with it, it wouldn't have a ront door!
ReplyDeleteSo well done! I wouldn't eat it anyway - it's a masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteCharming!
ReplyDeleteThat is one fantastic and delicious looking gingerbread house! Next time you are in or near The Peg, let me know!
ReplyDeleteOh your Rare One has great talent! I love the roof,so clever and it looks so cozy. May I move right in?
ReplyDeleteI wonder how it tasted.
ReplyDeleteIt is perfect! I love the chimney. I bet it tasted delicious. And if you leave me alone with it, I might forget I'm not supposed to eat the gate ;-)
ReplyDeleteyaaayyyyy!
ReplyDelete[anyone else see a bear sitting atop
the shrine in the first shot?]
Wow, what patience she has. We attempted making one. After 5 minutes we decided to eat the candy and say screw this noise.
ReplyDeletewow, how great is that? perfect.
ReplyDeleteThat is cool. Your dear one did a wonderful job.
ReplyDeleteThat bear ad was super good. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteIt is fantastic! Not sure if I like the recipe though (Sun chips, icing, and dry beans) so I would recommend just looking at it. ;-)
ReplyDeletewhat a hoot, very creative Debra!! lol
ReplyDeleteIs it crazy that now I'm craving sun chips and icing?!
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