It's the LAST day of our month-long Bake it Happen campaign for breast cancer research. My sister and I are completely overwhelmed from the mass participation this year. It's so meaningful for us to have received pictures of Bake it Happens from complete strangers from all over the country. From cheer leading squads to play dates, Starbuck's Baristas to high schoolteachers, everyone has enjoyed baking one of mom's famed baked goods, all in the name of breast cancer research. There's still one day left, to Bake it Happen. … [Read more...]
Last 11 Days to #Bake it Happen™
October 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Photos have been coming in from all over the country. From Texas to Maine, California to Florida, we've been loving the pictures of Mom's baked goods. We hope you'll join the Bake it Happen™ campaign to raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer research. It's so easy. All YOU have to do is bake one of Mom's recipes. Then, every time a picture of your Bake it Happen baked good or Bake it Happen experience is uploaded, WE WILL DONATE $$ to the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation for breast cancer research. It's … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday- Let’s Bake it Happen
October 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Happy birthday MOM. Six years ago this month, my mom Judy passed away from Metastatic Breast Cancer. How ironic that not only is October her birthday month and the month she died but, it's also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While Judy is no longer physically here with us, she's been filling our kitchen's and our hearts with her cherished recipes. Together, let's try to give back using some of her most celebrated recipes. I'm sure you've been hit over the head with PINK-washing. Everyone's wearing pink--even football players … [Read more...]
Wake Up Call: Life is for the Living
December 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
This week I had to travel to my hometown unexpectedly to help my father recover from some complex back surgery. I cherish the feeling of being needed and being able to help. I am the baby of the family and I was always babied growing up. However, at this point in my life, the tables have turned; my roles seem to have morphed into taking care of my children as well as my parent(s) whenever I can. Selfishly, I do not enjoy going home and staying in my old house without Mom being there - it's merely a hollow shell of a home that was … [Read more...]
