Thursday, December 9, 2010

You've Got to Love the Perfect Man --- The Gingerbread Man!


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A merry greeting to all my Red Couch Recipe readers.  Gingerbread and candy just seem to go with Christmas, don't you think?  Have you ever seen a version of the "The Perfect Man?"  You can chew his ear off or bite his head off to get some relief -- indeed, he is the Perfect Man!  My daughter's church leader made each of the girls, and the lucky boys, a gingerbread boy last week at church and included this poem.  I think they were talking about dating and marriage -- she has a pretty good sense of humor.  She is the author of this poem; she borrowed some phrases from similar poems and added some phrases of her own.  We love you Danielle!  Thanks for being so good with my children!


I also wanted to give a shout out to Gnee at Singing With Birds and her recipe for Colorful Cranberry Barbecued Chicken.  It was the perfect meal for a busy day and only had five ingredients.  I made it on Monday and we all loved it, especially my husband and son!  Just perfect for a busy night.   

I had a lot of fun making this with the Wilton gingerbread cookie pan and Ju Ju Candies and M and M's.  I am holding a mother-daughter party for the young girls at my church where each of the mothers and daughters will make one of these together. 


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24 comments:

GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...

SO CUTE!

Julie Harward said...

Looks like we are thinking along the same lines, I just did a post on gingerbread men! This one is a keeper for sure ;D

La said...

I've been searching for the perfect man for years. ;o}

Jacqueline said...

Where did you get this massive man? I love the mold. I may have to use the fun poem for YW!

I changed my mind. I am now entering your contests. I want to winnnnnn!

Lynn said...

Cute, and I know they will all have a lot of fun decorating him! I've seen these pans and thought they were neat-enjoy:@)

Sue said...

Cute version of the "perfect man"! :) Your gingerbread man is "dressed" up to look so cute! What a great idea to use the candy.

Renée said...

He is adorable Joni and I love the cute poem! We are lucky to have wonderful, caring youth leaders. Thanks for the shout-out on my chicken. It is easy...thank heavens!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I've a hankering for gingerbread in cookie or pan form now....
What a fun poem, and so important to teach girls about relationships. Beautiful pictures!

Bonnie said...

What a fun project for the girls and their moms. He is so cute.

Moore Minutes said...

lol, that is such a CUTE poem! It made me smile and laugh. But I especially love how you put M&Ms on your gingerbread men! That is adorable.

Sugar Swings said...

he is perfect! great job, saw you on tidy mom!

Judy said...

Too cute, love the poem!

SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...

Adorable post, Joni! I love how your man dresses ;)

Marigene said...

What a cute post, Joni!

GardenOfDaisies said...

Your little gingerbread man is so cute!!!! I love those shaped cookie pans! I have them in heart shapes and should go look for a gingerbread one! So much easier than cutting out cookies.

Anita Diaz said...

That is just the cutest thing! Looks pretty tasty too!!

Alison Agnew said...

Now that's what I call the perfect man! I love the m&ms and the sweet poem. Thanks for linking up to my Christmas Cookie Exchange!

Blessings,

Alison
Stuff and Nonsense

a quiet life said...

your cake is adorable!

Anonymous said...

this is so cute and i love the saying! stop by for a cookbook giveaway!

anne
www.anniebakes.net

Katie @ This Chick Cooks said...

What a clever idea! This is adorable!

Kelly Massman said...

So sweet and cute!!!! :-)

Humble Bee said...

Mercy! A-dor-able! I will have to keep my eye out for this Wilton Cookie thingy. We will have to look for giant cocoa mugs to go with this gingy man.
~Becki

megan @ homemade ginger said...

what a cute little man! Love it!

I have a giveaway going on right now that you might be interested in!

That Crazy Ajumma said...

Indeed!
I love it!

Engageya