Gingerbred - My symbol of Christmas

Christmas time is one of the moments that everyone love. Family at one table, presents, gifts and lots of food!! When I was a kid I remember that I was waiting for christmas not becouse of the presents but I waited for the  smell of goodies coming out of my grandmother's kitchen. The smell of fried carp, dumplings with dried mushrooms, poppy seed cakes, cheesecakes, and of course sweet gingerbread - I love it.  I gathered with my mother, grandmother and sister in the kitchen to cook all the delicious food, to chat and laugh while working together. 

Of course the biggest fun was while decorating the gingerbreds. We always wanted cover them with lots of chocolate, frosting and colorful toppings. Of course some of them disappeared very quickly from the plate and my grandmother had to hide some for the christmas eve.

Now, I try to finde some free time before christmas and prepare some gingerbreds. I use an old Polish recipe for gingerbread therefore, I began to prepare the cake a month before Christmas.

During maturation the cake gets a deep aroma and distinc taste. The final result You can see in the pictures.

And what are Christmas for You? Is it a time when you just get some time off ?? or a time that You want to celebrate with your loved ones?