Gingerbread house ideas can be as varied as the homes in our neighborhoods or favorite destinations. With a little effort, a basic A-frame gingerbread house kit becomes this snowy ski lodge.

Decorating gingerbread houses at Trinity Church in Princeton Borough on Monday, December 3, 2012 for the for the church's Dec. 9th St. Nicholas Bazaar.

For inspiration with your holiday gingerbread creations — and more than a few good ideas to steal, err... borrow — it's a good idea this month to visit the Franklin Park Conservatory.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my pal Walter Wallace gave to me a great tip on an Ensley Church that just had the most amazing gingerbread house competition that he had ever seen. "They were ...

Several members of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Weston crafted a massive replica of the cathedral out of gingerbread, and it's nearly all edible. Lisa Stiffler said she's no gingerbread ...

And then there are gingerbread cathedrals. Holy Trinity Catholic Church, about 30 miles northwest of Kansas City, has created a detailed replica of Notre Dame with 450 pounds of ingredients.

And then there are gingerbread cathedrals. Holy Trinity Catholic Church, about 30 miles northwest of Kansas City, has created a detailed replica of Notre Dame with 450 pounds of ingredients.