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Okay, we didn’t actually see James Taylor but it was quite enjoyable all the same. 

My daughters guitar teacher put on a concert of all James Taylor songs with proceeds benefiting a local music scholarship fund.  Normally I probably wouldn’t have attended, but he had asked me and another student’s mom to make some deserts that would be served at intermission.  Again, not something I would normally do, but I do feel it’s important to give where I can so I agreed. 

I had planned on making chocolate tarts and some tea type cookies.  Unfortunately I have been sick all week and when I dragged myself to Kroger to get my supplies I was unable to find premade tart crusts.  I knew I wasn’t going to have the energy to make 30 individual crusts, so, while standing in the grocery aisle, I had to make a new plan.  I opted to make a chocolate bar cookie, lemon squares and the originally planned tea cookies instead. 

Friday I spent the day mixing and baking.  We had been told to bake for an expected 60 guests, so I made double on the chocolate bars and lemon squares.  The tea cookies were similar to a sugar cookie, not as sweet, made from rolled dough and cut out.  I made them small and my daughter hand dipped them in chocolate when she got home from school.

The concert was that evening in a small building in the newly renovated historical district.  The expected count of 60 quickly turned into closer to 80 or 90 and the room was packed!  The other mom had made 30 lemon tarts and cookies to go with, so thankfully there was plenty to be had.  In fact, there was a few of everything left over at the end of the evening.

There were two guitarists (one being my daughters teacher) and a drummer/bongo player.  It was a small setting, but I really liked it that way, very intimate.  They played for about 45 minutes and then took an intermission.  Everyone seemed to enjoy the variety of deserts and there was coffee and water to go along with the treats.  Afterwards they played for another 45 minutes, and it was all very enjoyable.  Even my husband had a nice time and he never wants to do that sort of thing!  I am anxious to see her teacher on Tuesday and hear his thoughts, I could tell he was overwhelmed by the turnout.   I’m sure it was a succesful evening and the scholarship fund benefitted from it.

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