Kisses from Katie

Ages ago I posted about this Cream Cheese Brownie recipe from my Betty Crocker cookbook.

Today I recreated this recipe for Kari’s Bake Sale. But I left the nuts out just in case someone is allergic.

Tomorrow someone very lucky will win these brownies and will receive them in the mail in 2-3 days.

Let me tell you a little about the cause you’ll be supporting while stuffing your face with baked goodness. Kisses From Katie is a non-profit organization founded by someone very dear to our hearts. Kisses From Katie was started in 2008, following a heartbreaking loss of our co-worker’s baby girl as a result of a birth defect called HLHS. Here’s a little more about Kisses From Katie:

Much of Katie’s short life was spent in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Yale New Haven Hospital. While it is a place that few new parents would like to take their newborn, it was a place of comfort and hope for us. Katie received supreme care from superior medical staff, while we were given endless support from our new friends in the ICU, our old friends all over the world, and our families who were always by our side. Unfortunately, we realized that our experience was not shared by everyone. While the medical staff is always there to support, many other patients and their parents lack sufficient support to cope with their arduous situation.

It is our hope to provide these young patients with a relief from their conditions, offer their parents assistance as they support their children, and support the angels of the PICU (nurses) as they continue to do great work.

My friend Kari is hosting a Bake Sale tomorrow – Sunday, October 30th, from 10am to 8pm. There are a ton of delicious treats up for grabs and all profits will go directly to Kisses From Katie.

I will be participating by donating these delicious Cream Cheese Brownies.