{"id":627,"date":"2014-12-23T19:50:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T03:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2014-12-23T19:50:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T03:50:18","slug":"sweets-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/sweets-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweets of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s prompt was around desserts<\/a>! I usually do make a variety of sweets, but for some reason, I haven’t taken many pictures of them.<\/p>\n

For the first time this year, we also went to see the gingerbread “house” competition in downtown Seattle. I will note that this is a fundraiser for an organization working around juvenile diabetes. Yeah, the irony was not lost on any of us.<\/p>\n

I had two “houses” in particular that I really loved. One was Hawai’ian (I know, you are all SHOCKED), and the other was a love letter to Seattle.<\/p>\n

Hawai’i<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surfin’ Santa<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Surfin'<\/a><\/p>\n

Santapus<\/i><\/p>\n

\"octopus<\/a><\/p>\n

Seattle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skyline<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n

Bertha – Seattle’s BIG DIG<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Bertha\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You can see the rest of the pics here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In case you were looking for a temptation you could eat, I offer up this:<\/p>\n

I did try out a chocolate mint thins with candy cane crunch<\/a> from the NY Times, and it’s been a huge hit in our house. One word of caution – do try to crush the candy canes as much as you can. Chomping into a big chunk does put a damper on the enjoyment.<\/p>\n

\"Candy<\/a><\/p>\n

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