Bake sale

The place where I work is funded by the United Way. I think UW is a great organization and they help pay my mortgage but, somethings about them annoy me. One thing is, when a business receives funding from the UW, they are required to have an inner-office fund raiser. I'm not opposed to fund raisers and I like to make donations to organizations I believe in. However, it does bother me that I am repeatedly ask to essentially take a pay cut from the people giving me my pay. It just doesn't seem right. It's no surprise that people in public interest areas are poorly paid, so why add insult to injury.

But, I always feel guilty not doing anything. So, each year I make something for the fund raising bake sale. That way I feel like I'm doing some good, I get to bake, and I don't feel as bad about not donating money. This year I decided to make mini-pumpkin tarts. They were surprisingly easy. Basically, take puff pastry and cut it out in the shape of a pumpkin. Brush with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Then spoon over any pumpkin pie filling you like and bake a 350 for 25-30 minutes. I don't really like any pumpkin pie except the one made by my brother but Victor said it's tasty. So I'll bring them in tomorrow and see how they sell.