Monday, October 24, 2011

Bidding For Good - Wish Upon A Wedding Auction

This wonderful organization Wish Upon A Wedding is one of the greatest charities I have seen thus far.  They offer free of charge weddings to couples in need and that are facing terminal illness. Just reading some of the stories had me crying and smiling at the same time.

 They celebrate the courage, determination and spirit of couples in love during their most challenging times. Officially launched in January of 2010, Wish Upon a Wedding will have 30 chapters spanning across the United States by the end of 2012.

I am participating in the auction to help raise funds for the organization by auctioning off 75 custom made Wedding Cake shaped sugar cookies.


Ending October 31 2011, Wish Upon a Wedding hosts the largest nationwide online charity auction of its kind, offering hundreds of luxury products and services in the realms of weddings, travel, fashion and cuisine.
Items are carefully selected to help couples create the perfect wedding or event. Proceeds from these items will help make Wedding Wishes come true throughout the United States.

So,  head on over there and check it out. There are so many categories to choose from and bid on. Christmas is coming and you might find a great gift there and you will be helping such a worthy cause.

Thanks!

Halloween Cookies! Booooo!

It's that time of year already when the baking really begins and it kicks off with Halloween! I love making Halloween cookies. There are so many talented cookie decorators out there that use many different methods like royal icing or fondant. I prefer fondant and I like to use the royal icing to add accents to my fondant. Royal icing dries really hard but as far as taste goes I prefer the taste of fondant.

Hope you enjoy them! I especially like the skeleton face. Scary isn't it? Kinda reminds me of that all too famous mask from the movie  "I Know What You Did Last Summer" ....Creepy.




Happy Halloween everyone and let the Holiday eating baking begin!!!



Saturday, October 15, 2011

Frosting For The Cause

Recently I came across a website that caught my attention. It was a blog that was posting stories from people who know women that have been affected by breast cancer. The idea was to invite cookie and cupcake makers and decorators to share their stories about that person and also share a recipe. This is a 365 day project, so every day a new submission is posted. Mine is today, October 15th.


I delivered this basket to Dr. Bonni Guerin and her staff at Medical Diagnostic Associates, P.A. in Summit, NJ. She and her Nurse Assistant Catherine were thrilled to receive the basket of treats. A special thank you to them for all of their hard work and dedication.

I can not tell you how honored I am to participate in this wonderful project. It was a great experience and it makes me feel good and also motivated to do something for such a worthy cause. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I salute all of the women who are fighting their battle and wish them the utmost courage and hope. You inspire me and I am grateful for the opportunity to be sharing and giving in support of the fight against breast cancer. I will be making a donation to the Susan G. Komen Fund and I hope you will too.

You can check out my blog post on the Frosting For The cause website at www.FrostingForTheCause.com.