Right Before My Very Eyes

Last Thursday after Dragon Dance practice, a few of us gathered in the parking lot to have a chat like we usually do, but this time it was very different for me. Aside from the frivolity and good humor there was very much a message that was directed specially for me and even though I wasn't sure I wanted to tune in, I was tuning in a bit and reminded even louder on Friday "thanks" to Sihing Lowery. After our conversation the message was "bothering" me more and more.

I love to play in the kitchen, love making good (and good for you) treats and playing with recipes. Believe me, Dennis is well-fed and his lunches are not boring. The suggestion was that I  consider selling my gluten-free/dairy-free goodies as there are people out there who 1) don't know how 2) don't want to know how or want to 3) don't have the time 4) don't have the ingredients (they can be costly in small quantities) but given the chance would gladly purchase quality from someone who does. This got me thinking about the possibility of making my kitchen results skills available, but to do this it would be on my terms as I see far too many business owners who spend way too many hours of the day being a slave to their business. No thanks, I have 5 facets to my life and all must be included and very active for me to be in harmony with myself.

For starters, I would start small such as among friends. The "menu" would be spontaneous and fun for both me and the customer. One week could be brownies, the next cupcakes, the next "ice cream", the next chocolates, next pizza crusts, who knows, but the variety must be there to maintain my sanity and also make it a "what's on tap this week" for the customer. The batches would be small to preserve the quality of homemade as well as preventing overload of any one type of goodie.

Would the idea of selling gluten-free/diary-free goodies work? I don't know. Maybe there would be no interest, but maybe there would. The worst that would happen is that I would have to get another freezer to house the goodies until chowdown time. For now it's something to play around with and a serious thought to consider.
Sherri Donohue