Bake Sale Time!I've heard lots of great ideas for fundraising, from garage sales to surfing contests. But, as I have no garage and am terrified of sharks, I figured I would stick with my passions and bake like a fiend for two days. Starting with a trip to the grocery store Monday night and ending with a last batch of scones at 6am this morning, I completed what must be the century ride equivalent of baking. Every spare minute has been filled with making doughs, rolling pastry, prepping ingredients, washing dishes and making sure everything made it out of the oven on time.
My friends also generously donated delicious baked goods, from my roommate who made scones at 7:20am, and Chris and Alicia who making some muffins, and Logan who making amazing cinnamon rolls (which required staying up late to proof) and making the RH kitchen smell amazing, something I'm sure was greatly alluring to people walking by, and Ryan, the non baker who brought tasty baked goods anyway.
We had a wonderful spread, including Cinnamon rolls, Blueberry Oat Bars, Cranberry Orange Scones, Maple Oat Pecan Scones, Homemade Nutella and Strawberry Pop Tarts, mini Quiche-Ham and cheese, spinach and feta and apple and sharp cheddar, Banana Muffins, mini apple turnovers, yogurt parfaits...What's really amazing about this, besides how generous my friends and co workers can be, is that I spent about $50 at the grocery, received a $25 gift card from the Santa Monica Co-Op, and used some pantry staples I already had, and turned it into over
$600 in donations. Everything turned out spectacularly, and the response from everyone at work was awesome. I was left with a few mini quiches, some pop tarts and a few yogurt parfaits, everything else was purchased and enjoyed. I am absolutely thrilled that all of this effort has turned out so well!
And though the bake sale is technically TNT related, it has sort of taken up all of my workout time the past couple of days, but I will be back in the gym tomorrow!
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