No Kid Hungry Bake Sales Arizona
This past week I have been blogging about my adventures while I bake for our charity. This week I turning my focus from our international mission for Micah 6:8 Sudan to one a little closer to home. In case you have not heard No Kid Hungry Bake Sales 2013 have begun! Bloggers and baking enthusiasts across America are joining together to raise money for hungry kids by hosting bake sales. Every dollar raised goes towards the No Kid Hungry program. To find a bake sale in your area,...
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Baking for Charity Part II Welcome back! I know you must be dying to know how the value of land, the red headed mzungu, a Cottage Law, and a venture into crazy cookies all ties together, right? Many times I feel like we are putting together a 2500 piece puzzle. When you first start a puzzle the pieces look confusing. You have no idea of how it will come together. They just look like random shapes. Then you start connecting them and slowly but surely they begin to form a picture. When I...
Read MoreBaking for Charity Part 1
Baking for Charity Part 1 When most people think of baked goods, I believe they think of expanding waist lines. I like to think about cookies and cakes just a tad differently. Three years ago I began baking for charity by selling lots of brownies and cupcakes. What started as a simple bake sale to raise money for Permina and my husband, Dann’s, first mission trip to Southern Sudan slowly morphed into something else. It is hard for me to believe that I have been baking for our charity...
Read MoreBirthday Cookies for Girls
Birthday Cookies For Girls Creating birthday cookies that fit party themes are becoming my favorite projects. There are so many cute party ideas on the internet. I have to say I am so impressed with all the time and energy that mother’s devote to create these amazing parties for their beautiful young ladies. Some of the latest party trends for birthday cookies are ballerina parties, lemonade parties, sweet shop parties and Parisian themes. The great thing about decorated...
Read MorePeeps Centerpiece Cookies
Peeps Centerpiece Cookies Today is the perfect day to hop around the web for fabulous Peeps recipes, crafts, creative ideas & even a Peeps giveaway. Christi from Love from the Oven and Michelle over at Sugar Swings! Serve Some, organized an amazing group of women to help you get creative with your favorite set of Peeps. I can not wait to share with you these easy, yummy, and fun Peeps centerpiece cookies. Here are a few items that you will need to get started to make your Peeps...
Read MoreCookies Are My Lucky Charm
Cookies Are My Lucky Charm What’s your lucky charm? Do you even believe in lucky charms? Some people wear their socks inside out because they think they will play better and some people wear the same shoes on a certain day because they believe it will give them good luck. There are athletes who listen to music and do a routine in a certain order believing that it is the magic to their game. Then there is me. The fun sucker. You know the one who believes the closest thing I have...
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About Me
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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