April 20th, 2011 - "Baked in Vancouver" participated in an event to raise money for Doctor's Without Border's in Japan. We came, we baked, we snacked - all in the name of charity. As much as I would love to write a story about the daunting task that this turned out to be, I decided to share the highlights of the event via photo blog. The preparation, the execution (of the table, not myself) and the end result. Here is a look at how it all came together to be one of the most amazing events I've had the honour to be a part of.
Without further adieu, I give you: Bake for the Quake.
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| cherry blossom decor - strawberry rhubarb pie. aka work of art. |
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| made by bf. that's right ladies, he likes pies. (I had to go there....sorry) |
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| pies baked and ready. The hardest part was not eating them all. |
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| the love pie. LOVE IT. |
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| Night #2 of baking, and I had to gather a small army... |
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Kira and her cutest nail polish & writing ever, wrote out 10 million of these.
Give or take.. |
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| decorating the goods |
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pretty sure this chuckle was brought to you by how sexual it is to decribe
working with fondant. "Make balls!" |
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Vanessa (@v_marshall) the glueing MANIAC!
Stupid London Drugs and their cheap glue. |
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Carly (@carlz8) knew who the players were, so that worked out very well.
"What do you mean there's no 84?...62?...11?" |
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| THE BIG DAY HAS ARRIVED |
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The people started coming right away, and pointing out our cupcakes -
THIS WAS A GOOD SIGN!! |
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My table buddy, Melissa (@mhchipmunk) and her delicious looking marshmellow and rum ball treats!
Thank you for letting us use your table cloth!! |
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Cherry Blossom Cookies!! So amazing! Not sure who they were made by, but
of it's you - LET ME KNOW and I will credit you for them! |
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These were my personal fav. Such an amazing idea!! Tiramisumo Cookies,
courtesy of Elain Evans (@Elain_Evans) She saved me one and I still have it.
It's too cute to eat!! |
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| My little humble half table, with price lists and goodies, all ready to go!! |
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I have since learned, that this little guy, is Kesler. YUM. Kesler is yummy.
Get it? Get it? I know you get it..... |
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| SO MANY PEOPLE!! AMAZING!! |
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Kira (@kixy__stabbs), Derek (@hurrrdurrr) and myself - selling our little hearts out.
"if you buy these cupcakes, the Canucks will win tomorrow" - genius. |
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These wonderful people waited in line, some in the rain, to come and buy the goodies!
So incredible! Thank YOU ALL!! |
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No big deal, Bif Naked bought a Canucks cupcake from me, and signed her name
on our "Thank You" list!!! AMAZING! She is so nice!! |
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We passed the $420 mark and just kept going...almost hitting $500!!
SO incredible. Made me want to cry.
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I want to thank Joy (
@Gourmeted) and Melody (
@GourmetFury) for hosting this event, and for all of the helpers on my team - there's honestly no way I could have done it without you. It all turned out even better then I could have imagined, and I owe it all to you guys. OH - and BIG props to bf. He not only is an amazing pie maker, but he also was my photographer, driver and mental support throughout the journey.
So I have one question - When's the next one?!?
Thanks, Vancouver, for making this evening such a great and memorable one!!
3 comments:
dude - i think the laughing shot was possibly for "SLAVERY FAIL" ..but also awesome were the ball jokes. hahaha YAY! was sooo much fun! stressful, but fun!!
Apparently I like to laugh...so many funny moments!!!!
I'd share my tablecloth with you any time Candice! It was a fun event. Great photos - your cherry blossom pie is beautiful. I couldn't see how intricate your pastry work was when it was all wrapped up!
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