GOOD TASTES
WHEN YOU GIVE A KID A COOKIE… CHANCES ARE, THEY’LL ASK YOU FOR A GLASS OF MILK TO GO WITH IT!
WRITTEN BY GINA REARDON / PHOTO BY MELANIE MCDOWELL
My stepmom was a talented cook and a solid baker. My dad remarried when I was nine years old, after losing my mother to cancer. My stepmom baked cookies, pies, cakes, cinnamon rolls, and more, so it was not unusual to return home after school and be greeted with those wonderful aromas wafting from the kitchen, wrapping around me like a warm scented hug. Finding comfort in the kitchen while cooking for others is a passion and a gift to share. As a young mother myself, I baked as much as time allowed. My firstborn rarely had store-bought bread, and other than an occasional Oreo, only homemade cookies. At the next Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry, one can expect to discover a vast assortment of cookies of all shapes and sizes, including these Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Peanut Butter M&Ms and Amish Sugar Cookies. Funds raised by No Kid Hungry help food-insecure kids connect to more school breakfast, after-school and summer meals. Our local chapter of No Kid Hungry is making a difference, one cookie at a time. I hope to see you there!
KC Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry WHEN: Sat., May 7, 9am-2pm WHERE: Under the big white tent along the Meyer Boulevard greenspace next to Commerce Bank in Brookside, 6336 Brookside Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
bakesale.nokidhungry.org
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SIMPLYkc MAGAZINE
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APRIL 2022
