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Fall also means football season (go GA Tech Yellow Jackets!), and of course, tailgating!! One of my favorite things about football (okay, maybe my #1 favorite thing!) is tailgating with friends and all the yummy food that goes along with it! Cookies always seem to make it to our tailgates - they're the perfect sweet snack to go along with all the great stuff from the grill and everything else!

Another great fall treat is cobbler. Of course it's delicious all summer, but it also reminds me of Thanksgiving! If you're local and you love Kudzu Cobblers, send me an email (info@kudzucookies.com) if you want to order a Thanksgiving cobbler this year. I'm not at the market this year, but I'm still baking!

Hope y'all are enjoying the beautiful crisp weather and all the treats that go along with fall! We certainly are!]]> General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=52 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:04:26 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=50 General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=50 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:15:06 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=48 Watoto Orphanage! We are really excited to be a part of this trip - Watoto is an awesome organization for children in Uganda who have lost their parents to war or disease. Not only are the children cared for and their physical needs are met, but they live in a home in a family setting with a house mother and 7 other children so they learn how to respect their families and women. Watoto is dedicated to meeting the children's needs, showing them God's love, and teaching them to respect one another so that they may grow up to be effective, strong leaders who will make good decisions. Have you seen The Last King of Scotland? Watoto's goal is to prevent dictatorships like that from happening by raising compassionate, educated leaders in Uganda - pretty cool!

So what does this have to do with Kudzu Cookies?! Kudzu Cookies is sponsoring a fundraiser for the team! As you can imagine, the building materials for the school aren't free - in fact, they'll run about $17,000. From now until Father's Day, Kudzu Cookies will donate 100% of our profits towards the building materials for the orphange. What could be better than remembering Dad with a delicious cookie gift while supporting such a great cause? In addition, we are giving you the opportunity to help us too - with every cookie order, you have the option to donate an additional amount of money towards in the trip - just select the amount you want to give in the shopping cart. We really appreciate your help, but the children of Uganda will appreciate it even more!

To make sure your dad gets his cookies before Father's Day, please place your online order by Friday, June 12. We may be able to process Father's Day orders received after this date, but we can't make any promises. Thank you for your cookie orders and for your support for our trip!! ]]> General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=48 Sun, 31 May 2009 17:50:35 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=46 Grape and Bean! G&B is carrying Kudzu's triple chocolate and oatmeal raisin cookies--the perfect compliment to a gourmet cup of coffee! Stop by today to get your cookie fix (and to try all of the other great goodies they have!!)]]> General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=46 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:31:26 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=43
We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones. Christmas is always a special time for me as it's my family's all-time favorite time of year! I have many warm memories of Christmas as a child and still enjoy the traditions we started so long ago. Christmas is also a special time for Kudzu Cookies since many of my best holiday memories are of times with my mom in the kitchen, often baking or decorating cookies. This year my gingerbread house even won the family contest (sorry, Nick, the UF house took 2nd!). I hope you enjoyed your family's holiday traditions this year too or maybe started a new one!

From our home to yours, wishing you all a very happy new year (hopefully one blessed with lots of cookies!)! ]]> General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=43 Fri, 2 Jan 2009 17:48:39 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=41 General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=41 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:12:16 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=39 visitdelray.com. It's so fun to be a part of the friendly community where I sell my products--I love meeting all of you Del Ray residents at the market and then seeing you around the neighborhood too. Hope to see you this weekend! ]]> General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=39 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 18:07:13 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=37 General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=37 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:56:28 -0700 http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=35
Recently in class we did an exercise where we used the Zack framework to analyze a knowledge problem using a personal example. I used the problem of determining how many cookies of each variety to bake in order to maximize profits. This is more complicated than it sounds because there are many factors that affect weekly sales at the market. Weather, competing events (think Old Town River Festival, Del Ray music festival, etc), holidays (for example, many people travel on 4th of July), and the economy all play a role. Unfortunately these events are outside of my control. What I can control is the quality of my products and the number that I bring of each kind. Using the Zack framework, I analyzed what I must know (how many cookies to prepare each week), what I must do (bake the appropriate number of each product), what I can do (diligently record each week's sales along with external circumstances such as weather etc, ensure quality products are delivered each week, survey customers for what they like, listen to customers' comments, etc), and what I already know (what are typically my best sellers). Using this framework, I've realized that even though it's not possible to accurately predict--with certainty--what will sell each week, there is a lot more that I can do, although it may be time consuming. I wonder what helpful things I'll learn from project management and negotiations in the fall! ]]> General http://www.kudzucookies.com/blog/index.php?itemid=35 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:17:50 -0700