It was kind of an impromptu thing... I love to bake stuff for people and they love to eat it. This summer there was a guy from our church that tasted my lemon-drop cookies and said, "Hey, do you sell these?" I said that I didn't, I just love to bake. He asked if I baked anything else tasty, and I rattled off a few of the family favorites that I usually make. A few weeks later, he asked me if I would consider making some samples of some of my best recipes for his coworkers, and I hesitantly agreed. I've only ever sold my baking to Pete's boss (he orders cakes from me quite a lot), and I wasn't sure if getting into the cookie business was really going to benefit me. I mean, sometimes when someone is paying you to do something, whether you love to do it or not, there's a certain amount of added pressure. And there's the worry of whether or not I'll actually make money doing this. I decided to test it out for the time being, and go from there. Well, the second I dropped off those cookies, I got a facebook message from this guy asking for a price list of goodies. Figuring out the prices and sending the list over facebook, he made up the company name "Christy's Savories" for me, typed up a fancy looking menu, and posted it at the office. The response was overwhelming. Christy's Savories was a success! I got pretty darn busy - especially over Christmas.
So now that Christy's Savories has lasted through the season (and actually made a profit, yay!), I'll continue the test and see where it takes me.
www.christyssavories.com
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