Feel like baking things you know you can't have (or can't eat) but worried about fattening up your friends and family with your goodies? Donate them to your local homeless shelter...they'll love you for it.

A couple of years ago I had this wild idea to bake a number of loaves of challah and take it down to the homeless shelter. It felt so good that a week later I took down some homemade dinner rolls. After finding out how warmly these homebaked goodies were to the shelter's clients, it became somewhat of a tradition to do this through the winter months with no danger of fattening these people up. Some are painfully thin.

Today I baked 6 gingerbread cakes (in bundt pans) and my son and I will take them down in the morning. It's a double blessing. I get the joy of baking (my house smells marvelous!) and the joy of giving...and all without the temptation sitting on the counter for a week.

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Edited February 6, 201016 yr by ElfiePoo
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THAT is a really great idea!! I love baking and my family and I sure dont need it!!! Thanks for the awsome idea!

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awww. this warms my heart..i love to cook..i will keep this in mind..it might however make my kids mad when i do it...lol but i will thanks for the suggestion!

awww. this warms my heart..i love to cook..i will keep this in mind..it might however make my kids mad when i do it...lol but i will thanks for the suggestion!

Take them with you and let them carry it in. I guarantee they'll be begging to do it again the next week.