Send me good baking joo-joo today and tomorrow (and if you have any cool recipe ideas too). This Saturday, my son and his pal are going to hold their 10th annual Food Stand to benefit the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. The kids plan, set-up, serve and help with baking. The boys are the hosts and the baking manual labor comes from my family. At some point, Barbara, Kienan’s mom, had a baking breakthrough and bakes too now, but since her kitchen has allergens in it, we separate her offerings and let those who eat butter enjoy themselves openly and free (no nut allowed though)! Therefore, on today’s baking schedule is egg free, milk free and nut free: Chocolate chip cookies, Peppermint Candy Cane cookies, Pumpkin cookies and then I’m making mixes for the muffins! Oops, I almost forgot: Chocolate Sunbutter cookies too (this is a new recipe attempt)!
We are talking Charlie Brown style, down home food stand complete with cheesy Christmas music, a fire pit and holiday cheer! Starbucks donates the java and we have hot tea too. This year we’ll have snow on the ground.
It only took me eight years to figure this one out: mix all the dry ingredients ahead of time, jot down the liquid ingredients needed on a card and on Friday add the wet ingredients and bake! Speaking of muffins, I’m going with egg free, dairy free and nut free banana muffins with special toppings AND some will be jam filled in addition to chocolate applesauce muffins, butternut squash muffins and what ever else strikes my fancy. Of course, we’ll need some gluten-free brownies and rice crispy treats using Erewon cereals. I truly enjoy watching my littlest food allergic friends come by and choose pretty much everything (except for Barbara’s stuff).
One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
I admit I was scanning when I read but where’s it at? I’d love to bring my kiddos.
We are in Reno, NV send me an email if you are local and I’ll give you directions
If it’s not too late – the GF sunbutter cookie recipe Luann put on FB yesterday. We are excited for Saturday!
Kelly, I’ll call her. I missed it! I am doing rice krispie treats with Attune Foods cocoa rice krispies..have you tried them yet? To die for! Then I have Betty Crocker brownies and I just bought Glutino-mix and am calling to see if those are safe.
I do GF baking last, after I clean my kitchen.