The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012: Clove Crisps
The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012: Clove Crisps I am so excited to be apart of The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012. It took me a couple of weeks to figure out what recipe I was going to make. I finally narrowed it down to three different cookies, but one cold evening the cookie I choose spoke to me. Yup, that’s right my cookies speak to me! What is better on a cold winter night than a spicy cookie with hot coffee or tea? A few weeks ago social media sites were buzzing about...
Read MoreMother Goose Day Cookie Swap
Mother Goose Day 2012 Happy Mother Goose Day! Until a couple of weeks ago I had no idea there was even a day set aside for Mother Goose. But I guess if there is national peanut butter day, of course there would be a Mother Goose Day. Mother Goose Day was founded in 1987 by Gloria T. Delamare when she published her book, “Mother Goose; From Nursery to Literature”(McFarland Pub). Mother Goose rhymes have been around since the late 17th Century. That is quite the tradition that has...
Read MoreCookie Swap with Flour-De-Lis
Cookie Swap I have always been a believer in the motto, “it is better to give than to receive.” But I must confess I loved being on the receiving end of my first cookie swap with Samantha at Flour-De-Lis. I have always wanted to do a cookie swap, so when Samantha wrote a blog post about her adventures in chocolate, I chimed in. She tried every chocolate powder underneath the sun, except for the kind I use. She uses, Saco Premium Dutch Cocoa and I use Barry Callebaut Extra...
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Let me introduce myself, my name is Melissa Barbakoff and I have a passion for baking, nutrition and creating beautiful, edible gifts. I have loved to bake since I was a little girl but it wasn't until recently that it became a full time pursuit. The Baked Equation was born as a way to raise funds for our charity, Micah 6:8 Sudan. Our dream is to help train pastors and to build a sustainable farming community in Southern Sudan. So it all started with a "Bake Sale" and the sale has never quite ended. Sponsors
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