Here's a recap of my first "cookie swap": fun girls and an apparent failure to meet expectations

OK! I'm off to get my popcorn popped and round up a cold drink.

I can't wait to read the escapades that are about to follow!!! We KNOW it's gonna be a fun read!

 
I betcha that picture is the real thing! classic, and beautiful. thanks for sharing. I think

pizzelles mail well;)

 
Geesh, this is the kind of thing that happens to me. I .wish I could write about it so cleverly. I

love the picture Marilyn, thanks for sharing.

 
January 21st is National Soup Swap Day. I'm going to host one for the first time...

didn't really think about who to invite, but based on this tale I think I'll go with friends who like to/are good at cooking.

Marilyn, next year go for a wine swapping party. smileys/smile.gif

http://soupswap.com/

 
Weird...I read it too. Maybe one of the "hate to bakers" is on the forum. As Rick Perry said,"oops"

 
I have no clue either. Odds are I noticed a typo afterward and opened it

to correct. Then got carried away with something else and just closed it, deleting it all.

BUMMER!

Okay, I'm not even going to try to rewrite it, because that stuff just comes off the top of my head. Here's a mini-recap of the recap.

Rules with the invitation were that we were supposed to bake a family holiday favorite and tell a story why.

Me: I had decided on linzer cookies because I thought they would taste great and look festive. Then I thought about pistachio cheesecake squares, and then, because my brain just won't shut up, I thought maybe those almond ginger biscotti??? But finally I changed course and decided to make pizzelles because I'm culinarily scarred from being loaned out to neighbors as a child to make HUNDREDS of pizzelles one-by-one over a gas stove with a hand-held iron. There are a bunch of kids in my family and so the neighbors always had free slave labor.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g166/Finer_Kitchens/Marilyn_CakeBalls/011.jpg

I settled on Mrs. Santarelli's Forced Child Labor Pizzelles.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g166/Finer_Kitchens/Marilyn_CakeBalls/013.jpg

Hostess:
She was audibly disappointed when I showed up with pizzelles instead of some fancy dessert because:
1. she loves my desserts
2. she had already talked up my skills to her other guests
3. SHE had baked pizzelles herself.
3a. She opened her cookie description by saying pizzelles are so easy you don't have to think about them, plus they don't take any effort. (so much for my lead-in).
4. She told EVERYONE as they walked into the house that MARILYN had also made pizzelles.

Other Guests:
There were 10 of us. SEVEN specifically stated that they DO NOT LIKE TO BAKE, which means 70% of the cookies were made under duress. The cookie booty somewhat reflected that.

However, everyone was very friendly and we laught A LOT and so, while it was a bust for scoring good cookies, it was still a very good afternoon.

 
Ahh Man! What did she want you to do? Make a GBH for each one? : ) I am sure they were well

rec'd. I do not think I have ever had a pizzelle... Looks a bit more complicated than what the hostess described.

LEARNING: Next time go w/ the cookie and make up the story... : )

Glad you had fun and had lots of laughs.

P.S>>> LOVE your story about growing up and making them for everyone. What fun memories!

 
I think the hostess needs some etiquette lessons, first, don't humiliate the guests as they arrive..

Second, if you want celebrity chefs you have to pay for them. Or at least let them arrive empty-handed and have the kitchen and assistants ready.

But I'm sure she meant well in her way and was just overly nervous. I'm glad you all had fun.

I'd take an authentic pizzelle over a cheesecake square any day!

 
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