I could hardly believe my luck when I found out that some parents from our school were scheduling a music performance around the same time that I was holding one of my Great American Bake Sales. John, the dad I spoke to, suggested we join forces and create a wonderful community event. Nothing [...]
Last August, I was on ABC’s View From the Bay talking about sustainability and community service in the kitchen. We finally have the video clip - and thought you might like to take a peek.
Yesterday was the first of our 3 bake sales for our Great American Bake Sale to raise money for Share Our Strength - all of the money we raised goes to help fight childhood hunger in America. Students were involved from the start to the finish - they made signs…,
helped to make treats…
and [...]
Our Great American Bake Sale is coming up, and I’m doing several cooking classes with kids ahead of time to make some tasty treats to sell. I had chocolate on the brain and was contemplating all of the ways that my students could melt it safely. A friend of mine (who is in the chocolate [...]
I was nearly brought to tears by the enthusiasm of our friends, family and classmates when I told them about the Great American Bake Sale. What began as an attempt at getting a few families to help hungry children by baking together has turned into a series of three separate Bake Sale events…one of [...]
Sometimes pictures (and movies) speak a thousand words.
Here are some interesting and inspiring videos on You-Tube about Share Our Strength, The Great American Bake Sale and Childhood Hunger.
Share Our Strength Promotional Video
The Great American Bake Sale
5th Annual Great American Bake Sale - short and sweet
The What’s Cooking Bake Sale team is setting dates for our [...]
After my last blog post, I was contacted by someone at Share Our Strength, who is helping to publicize The Great American Bake Sale. She shared with me some fantastic tips on how to make your event be as successful as possible. I had to share - I want us to work together [...]
