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Educator Award Deadline is Near!
The extended deadline for the Educator Award contest is April 30th, 2020. Have you modified your baking lesson programs to accommodate distance learning? We’re particularly interested in what you have to say. But please be sure to look at the guidelines for submission, the subject matter and intended audience and even method of delivery are […]
April Baking Calendar
There is so much happening in April 2020 in the world of baking! Use this handy calendar to keep up to date with all that is going on. National Soft Pretzel Month, celebrated in April, gives soft pretzels the celebration they deserve. For convenience stores, April is the perfect time to explore the endless options and versatility […]
Whole Grain Sampling Day
The Home Baking Association loves to award bakers who share what they know with someone else! Why not make make Whole Grain Sampling Day a part of your creative plans to teach OR share with a group of your favorite baked whole grain product and how you prepared it. Whole grain (WG) flours or meal […]
Bake and Take!
The simplest baked item made and delivered by you is therapy for all these days. In Kansas this practice became “Bake and Take Day” more than 40 years ago, launched as an opportunity to celebrate relationships with friends and family. Now a national promotion and celebrated throughout March, the Kansas Wheat Commission is teaming up with […]
Baking: Farm to Table
It’s March at last! Wild or mild, the weather has us preparing to plant gardens and farms and puts a spotlight on nutrition. Flour’s often an unsung nutrition hero. World-wide, we don’t live well without flour. As Americans focus more on plant-based proteins, wheat flour is a “heavy-lifter” in baked goods. It’s essential gluten […]
Bake for Those We Love
Part of baking’s love connection is the real, not virtual, delivery. Hand made vs. hand texted for example. It’s about heart felt, and in the case of baking, there are double benefits: baking is a stress-reducer that can benefit our heart health! A couple specialties to share include: Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Sugar Cookies Check out […]
February Baking Calendar
There’s so much going on in February with Bake for Family Fun Month, and preparations underway for Bake and Take Month next month. And don’t forget, we’re also nearing the deadline for the Educator Award Contest! Check out our February Baking Calendar here!
Let’s Get Started “Adulting” … before our kids are adults!
Bake for Family Fun month is a fabulous time to launch life skills essential to helping children, ‘tweens and young adults be less food insecure for life! When you’re not sure if it’s worth the time sharing the kitchen, just think how disadvantaged for life you are when you don’t know how to read and […]
“Adulting” Mentors Launch Food Skills
January can be a month to launch some new grooves. It’s Mentoring Month as well as Hobby Month, so why not put the two together in the kitchen helping at least one person gain some “adulting” skills— all masked as a new hobby!? A great place to start might be the second week of January—aka […]
