Girl’s class at school had a bake sale today to raise money for Dollars for Darfur (please read up and consider contributing). Well, saying the words “bake sale” to me is like saying….well….let’s just put it this way, Internet….what’s your favorite thing to do when you have free time on your hands? Maybe you’re a football fiend? Maybe you love reading or jogging? You always look so well-accessorized, Internet, so maybe your love is shopping? Well, for me, it’s cooking and baking, so…..an excuse to do it for charity? That’s just letting loose the floodgates!
Bake Sale Booty (homemade baked goods and also some little Halloween candy containers that I had leftover from last year – filled with fresh candy, of course!):
A batch of my grandmother’s fudge:
A double batch of Pumpkin-Pecan muffins
(Krusteaz Pumpkin Bread mix from Costco, made into muffins, add about 1/2 cup chopped pecans per batch of mix, plus a sprinkle of cinnamon and cloves and a dash of McCormick’s Vanilla Butter & Nut extract and sprinkle coarse sanding sugar on top of the batter before baking):
A batch of my “Texas Trash” snack mix (I’ll post the recipe soon):
and a triple batch of Swedish Spice Cookies:
Boy and Girl were very helpful, with making the Swedish Spice cookies and packaging and labeling everything else. Ironically, Girl had a Dr’s appt today, so she couldn’t be there for the sale (Hubby dropped the food off at school for her), but I hope that it was a great success!
I am so impressed! As the coordinator for Dollars for Darfur, I am always amazed at what students, teachers, and parents come up with. As for bake sales, this is unbelievable. For anyone else wanting to get involved, check out Dollars for Darfur under the Campaigns page on the link above.
Thanks again for your participation and keep it up!
Ashley Morris
Student Outreach Coordinator
Save Darfur Coalition