I've always had a problem allowing the full brunt of Holiday Cheer into my heart. It's not that I didn't want to - in fact, I tried harder than anyone I knew - but I think I was going for the wrong points of reference; TV commercial holiday cheer can be nearly offensive if you didn't happen to have the kind of year that saw you making friends with an omni-ethnic fully gorgeous group of friends who like to dance in unison.
Then about this time last year I started getting e-mails from my brother with pictures of cakes he'd been baking. I laughed at first but when he appealed to me without sarcasm that it was undeniably fun and uplifting, I had to try it. Sure enough, baking a cake or two while listening to Christmas (okay, Holiday) music was like a giant dose of premium cheer. I had the happiest holidays in years.
I decided to start a contest on my blog wherein I challenged readers to submit their own baked goods, and the cheer just kept spreading. What I had originally thought was a clever little contest actually turned into a mainline of good feelings for everyone involved.
I'm excited to announce the Second Annual Interfaith Holiday Baking Competition. Spend an afternoon with your family, friends or loved ones and show me (and the internet) what you've got. The submission that moves me the most* will win its creator(s) 4 tickets (with meet and greet) to any show on the upcoming US tour and a Martin OMJM Signature Series acoustic guitar. Second place - as I'm sure I'll be torn between two - will win a Fender JM Stratocaster. The deadline for submissions is December 29, 2009.
*there are no rules as to what I'm looking for. It just has to be baked and make an impression on me.
Here's how you submit entries:
email your photo or photos of your creations to
interfaithcakes@me.com
*please keep each photo to a file size of under 400k and a maximum of 3 pictures in your email. (Last year the server filled up very quickly because of the file sizes and some of you couldn't get e-mails through for a while.)
*no repeating submissions. I'll see your cakes, I promise.
*please keep the server space open by only e-mailing if you've baked a cake. If you have a message you have to get to me, it's going to cost you baking something. :)
*don't bother sending pictures of cakes you pulled from the internet. I've seen them all. Yes, it's a cake that looks like a hamburger. :)
I'll be posting some of my work in the coming weeks.
Start your ovens, turn up the music and have a great holiday season!
John
Then about this time last year I started getting e-mails from my brother with pictures of cakes he'd been baking. I laughed at first but when he appealed to me without sarcasm that it was undeniably fun and uplifting, I had to try it. Sure enough, baking a cake or two while listening to Christmas (okay, Holiday) music was like a giant dose of premium cheer. I had the happiest holidays in years.
I decided to start a contest on my blog wherein I challenged readers to submit their own baked goods, and the cheer just kept spreading. What I had originally thought was a clever little contest actually turned into a mainline of good feelings for everyone involved.
I'm excited to announce the Second Annual Interfaith Holiday Baking Competition. Spend an afternoon with your family, friends or loved ones and show me (and the internet) what you've got. The submission that moves me the most* will win its creator(s) 4 tickets (with meet and greet) to any show on the upcoming US tour and a Martin OMJM Signature Series acoustic guitar. Second place - as I'm sure I'll be torn between two - will win a Fender JM Stratocaster. The deadline for submissions is December 29, 2009.
*there are no rules as to what I'm looking for. It just has to be baked and make an impression on me.
Here's how you submit entries:
email your photo or photos of your creations to
interfaithcakes@me.com
*please keep each photo to a file size of under 400k and a maximum of 3 pictures in your email. (Last year the server filled up very quickly because of the file sizes and some of you couldn't get e-mails through for a while.)
*no repeating submissions. I'll see your cakes, I promise.
*please keep the server space open by only e-mailing if you've baked a cake. If you have a message you have to get to me, it's going to cost you baking something. :)
*don't bother sending pictures of cakes you pulled from the internet. I've seen them all. Yes, it's a cake that looks like a hamburger. :)
I'll be posting some of my work in the coming weeks.
Start your ovens, turn up the music and have a great holiday season!
John
真是符合老大的癖好啊
