Want to do some baking for a friend these holidays? CBC Saskatoon Morning has the recipes
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CBC's annual Food Bank of Saskatchewan fundraiser is in full swing. CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning is dedicating its entire Dec. 10 show to this year's theme "Make the Season Kind."
What better way to share kindness than with treats for someone who deserves it?
Show host Leisha Grebinski has reached out to all corners of Saskatoon and spoken with five different bakers. Below, are recipes they've shared in an effort to spark inspiration for others to whip something up in the kitchen and share it with others.
Listen live to CBC Saskatoon Morning between 6 - 8:40 a.m. CST on Friday for the Make the Season Kind radio show, available on 94.1FM, or listen live here.
Desola Fadeyi says you don't need to be a professional to make her snack-a-lot-buns. Pastries like this transport her to childhood where her mother always had something fresh-made for her to snack on.
"Who doesn't love a fresh-baked pastry?" Fadeyi asks.
Fadeyi spends a lot of time in the kitchen with her mother and loves to watch how she gets things done.
Fadeyi bakes custom cakes and pastries that are indigenous to her home country of Nigeria and sells them through her business Snack A Lot Foods in Saskatoon. Fadeyi says Snack A Lot fills a need for immigrants to experience home, while away from home and brings Canadians a taste of Nigerian culture through cuisine.
Doha Kharsa says these pastries have a magical ability to start conversations about her home country of Syria.
"This is my way to spread love," she says. "I like to share some of my culture and traditions, and food is a very important part of my culture."
She cooks for her six children everyday. On weekends, she makes and delivers food as a side hustle called Middle Eastern Delights.
Enter the kitchen of home baker Micaela David, where she whips up treats that introduce people to her Filipino culture. Personally, baking gives her a method of self-expression and spreading joy. She started Delice Baked Goods three years ago. These cookies are one of her favourite desserts of all time.
Her obsession when giving baked goods to others? The first bite.
"My aim is for your first bite to be, like, the happiest moment ... So,I think it's one way of definitely spreading kindness, joy, cheer anytime of the year," she said.
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