MAN'S BEST FRIEND National Dog Day was this week, so I chose to donate to the staff and volunteers that work in our local animal shelter, Mission Viejo Animal Services. During COVID, we heard the shelters were empty as people were taking home all of these animals which [...]
LET'S FIESTA Our church was asking for donations for their 80’s and 90’s throwback fiesta that they were throwing for our community, so of course donating cookies to sell at their bake sale and in their silent auction was a must! I made roller skates, watermelon slices with [...]
ONE YEAR AGO! I cannot believe I started this cookie journey one year ago. I started trying out recipes and trying to get the royal icing right, just for fun around the 4th of July last year. And what was a fun hobby has turned into a little [...]
Here Comes The Class of 2021 For June, I had to make cookies for the Class of 2021, as my donation. Whether it have been a Kindergarten graduation or a high school graduation, these kids have been through so much this past year and a half and made [...]
SPREADING SWEET JOY IN MAY This month I wanted to donate to the children at Orangewood Children and Family Center. It is a temporary shelter for children and teens between the ages of 2 days to 18 years. Currently they have 30 children at the shelter and were [...]
APRIL'S SWEET JOY DONATION I really wanted to donate to our church for Easter, but we left for spring break on Easter day, so that was going to be too much on my plate. In thinking of other ways to give, our church is involved with a local [...]
HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL Easter is always an enjoyable holiday. We usually have my family over for brunch, have an egg hunt, the kids get their Easter baskets and go to church. It’s low stress and a usually a great day. I love the pastel colors and egg [...]
LUCK OF THE IRISH My family has roots in Ireland and thus we love St. Patrick’s Day! The Leprechaun’s come for my kids and do silly things around our house: turn the milk green, toilet water green, turn furniture upside down, and bring little green goodies. It’s always [...]
Shamrock Wishes & Leprechaun Kisses For March, I wanted to send the luck of the Irish to all the children at CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County). I donated Paint Your Own Leprechaun Cookies to the children for St. Patrick’s Day. The cookies were something to brighten their [...]
VALENTINES DAY Do you have any traditions on Valentine’s Day? I usually put together a scavenger hunt around my house for my kids to find their little bag of goodies at the end. They are starting to get to big to do them, but they play along none-the-less [...]
