Bake Sales

Are You a Rachael or a Martha?

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Home Cooking, Chicken, Whole Foods, Martha Stewart, Recipes, Cooking, Motherhood, Muffins, Bake Sales, The Food Network, The Cooking Channel, Rachael Ray, Cooking With Kids, Food News
Natalie Thomas

"I'm a better baker than cook." That was my go-to party line while dating when asked about my kitchen prowess. I imagined myself a Martha: all cakes and confections. Talk about delusions of grandeur!

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Massachusetts Backs Off School Bake Sale Ban

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

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BOSTON -- Cupcakes, brownies and other baked goodies will be spared the chopping block at Massachusetts schools after Gov. Deval Patrick backed down f...

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Will New Laws Kill Off A Beloved School Tradition?

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Video, Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, School Meals, Agriculture Department School Lunch, School Lunches, School Bake Sales, Student Health, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bake Sales, Usda, Student Nutrition, Childhood Obesity, Education News

Is the tradition of school bake sales nearing an end? At a time when school communities are forced to increase fundraising efforts amid tighter...

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Pentagon Encouraging School Bake Sales to Help Pay for Wars

Mark C. Miller | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Pentagon, Bake Sales, Pentagon Budget, Pentagon Spending, Pentagon Papers, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

In an attempt to raise funds for the military budget, the Pentagon is encouraging schools to hold bake sales and donate the profits to the armed forces.

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Food Court: The Week's Winners & Losers In Food News

Food52 | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Food Recalls, The Chew, Mark Bittman, food52, Ruth Bourdain, Hurricane Irene, Food Policy, Food Safety, Bake Sales, Listeria, Peanut Butter, News, Peanuts, Food News
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In which Shelly Peppel and Fran Brennan, the editors of Food52 News, pass judgement on last week's top food news. • Winner: Risk takers&nb...

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Kick Your A!: A Primer

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Type a Personality, The Balanced Life, Nike, Humor, Parentingadvice, Work-Life Balance, Bake Sales, Parenting, Boardroom, Life, Stress, Phd, Multitasking, Corporate America, Overachievers, Corner Office, Corporate Ladder, Spirituality, Comedy, Comedy News
Sarah O'Leary

The following is an excerpt from Sarah O'Leary's book, "Kick A! How to Ditch Your Type A Personality and live a life you might actually ENJOY!" Stu...

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12 Great Cookies

Food52 | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Baking, Slidepollajax, Cookies, Chocolate, Kids, Recipes, Cooking, food52, Birthday Parties, Bake Sales, Food News
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12 of our favorite cookie recipes -- everything from indulgent Oaxacan Cinnamon Chocolate Macaroons to wholesome Zucchini-Lemon Cookies. Get your bake...

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Arthur Delaney

Why Don't Millionaires Who Want Higher Taxes Just Donate Money To The Government?

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Deficit, Patriotic Millionaires, Public Debt, Income Inequality, Tax Policy Center, Budget Deficit, Bake Sales, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The self-described Patriotic Millionaires who want the government to close its budget gaps with higher taxes on the rich think it's ridi...

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A Piece Of Startup Advice: Talk To As Many People As You Can

Emily Dubner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baking for Good, Startups, Bake Sales, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Website Development, Business News
Emily Dubner

When I first began developing the idea for Baking for Good, I figured the path to building my startup was simple. I'd quit my job, wrap myself in a li...

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School Bake Sale Wars Continue

nytimes.com | SARAH KERSHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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The battle over bake sales, a tenacious civic tradition, has struck a deep chord with home cooks and food historians. Whether in the chaos of New York...

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Cupcakes That Change the World

Tammy Tibbetts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marketing, Bake Sales, Cupcakes, Fundraising, Cancer, Impact News
Tammy Tibbetts

When it comes to marketing good causes to mainstream audiences, cupcakes do the trick every time.

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Boulder Valley School Board Election: Okay, Let Them Eat Cake

Anne Z. Boxer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boulder County, Mayor Bloomberg, Bake-Sale-Ban, School Lunches, Jim Pollicita, The Renegade Lunch Lady, Tom Miers, Bake Sales, School Board Election, Boulder Vally School District, Lesley Smith, Jennie Belval, Louise Benson, Berkeley, Ann Cooper, John Kettling, Denver News
Anne Z. Boxer

In search of controversy, Boulder Valley School Board candidates weigh in on cupcakes in class and a host of other education issues.

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Bake Sales Banned In New York Schools

nytimes.com | JENNIFER MEDINA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City Schools, Cupcakes Banned in School, New York Schools, Bad-School-Food, Health, New York City Regulations, School Food, Bake Sales, New York News, Diet, New York News

There shall be no cupcakes. No chocolate cake and no carrot cake. According to New York City's latest regulations, not even zucchini bread makes the c...

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