Daniel sent an e-mail home yesterday detailing a base bake-off that is taking place this weekend. He's been after me to enter my cookies in a fair, or some sort of judged event for a long time. And I have always sidestepped. It makes me nervous! I love making my cookies for others - I love seeing people enjoy the food I make, but allowing my cookies to be thoroughly critiqued and picked apart. Well, it makes me feel vulnerable.
I am sure there are some deep psychological issues coming to the surface here...
The deal is this: I make four dozen cookies - two for the bake-off and two get sent to our deployed members. How can I say no to that? Yet, I want to because I am afraid! Oh, the guilt...
Indecisiveness currently reigns. But guilt will win, I'm sure.
21 Comments:
Well I have eaten your cookies and they are winning material...we loved them. You need to do this and I cant wait to hear about it.
I would feel the exact same way. Who wants to know what people really think? But Ive made your cookies and they ROCK. So I say go for it. And think of the poor chocolate-less troops, they need your cookies Andrea, they need them.
you're a shoe-in! bake 'em andrea, bake 'em! and think of how happy you're gonna make the troops with that chocolate-y goodness!
Good Luck - just from the photo they look like winners!
Enter them Andrea! Everything you make always looks delicious and I'm sure it tastes even better than it looks.
Good luck!
You have to do it Andrea!
Go For It Girl!! Who cares what they think. Your husband thinks they're a winner and that's really the only person that matters! Right? Besides, the troops need your cookies! Do it for your country! (insert patriotic music here)
"Bake-offs" are usually less intense than the judging at like a fair or something - usually it's more about what people DO like than what they DON'T like about the entries. Let's hope, right? Totally do it - your cookies are great!
Well, I made your recipe and the first dozen were gone before the last batch was out of the oven. I was also able to bribe my oldest to get all his school work done in record time by setting one of them in front of him on the table. I say go for it!
I say go for it! You may even win.
I say go for it, but if it was me, I would be hesitating too LOL You and I are a lot alike, it's actually scary LOL
How about you have a contest and send some to one of US? :) I want the recipe! What's your secret? I would be TOTALLY stressed about this, too. but do it! I bet you win!
Those cookies look super yummy! You should definitely do the contest!
I am sure the troops would love anything they can get there hands on and homemade, well enough said. There is nothing like homemade!
go for it!
Oh, yum. They look delicious! I would be the same way, though. I think it's great 2 dozen will go to deployed members--you KNOW they will love them (homemade cookies when I was in Iraq were the BEST!!) and they will appreciate them regardless. I say do it and you'll be a winner in the deployers eyes :) Let us know what you decide!
I would feel that way too, but you should go for it! My new motto is never let fear hold you back. I have let fear control my life for far too long!
Although I haven't personally had your cookies- I say life's too short. . . Go for it!
And on that note, I think you should host some more bloggy giveaways with cookies as the main prize so some of us can personally experience what those in the know are saying about your cookies ( :
Good Luck and hope you win.
Do it!! What's the worst that can happen?? Even if you don't win, there are some troops over there who would LOOOVVVEE homemade cookies!
Yes, I think it's a must and I can tell from the picture that they would do very well in a bake-off, for sure!!! Mmmmmmm, I'm drooling right here, all over my keyboard :-)
I agree, these cookies are very yummy. I've made them 3 times already. My husband and boys love them.
oooh do it do it! its your patriotic duty. : )
I think you should do it...you'd win first prize for sure! If they tast HALF has good as the way they look in that photo, the judges will be asking you if you take orders for your baking! :)
BUT, if you decide you don't want to, you could always just bake some and send them to deployed troops on your own...
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