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I've always had great success with lemon bars at bake sales -- just don't drown them in powdered sugar, to minimize mess when they're unwrapped.

I agree that "traditional" items sell well, so maybe add a unique spin to an old standby: substitute white chocolate & macadamia nuts in a basic chocolate chip/walnut cookie recipe. Or do big, chewy oatmeal cookies with dried cherries and chocolate instead of just raisins - there's a simple, easily modified recipe on the inside of the Quaker oats canister lid. Saleswise, it always helps to wrap your treats neatly and make a cute label for the display pan/box so people know what's inside.

Oh, and whoopie pies are a great idea, as someone just said. Make 'em mini, because some recipes will give you full-sized whoopies that typically require two to eat! (At least in public, if we are being polite.)

Any combination of dark chocolate and marzipan -- from fancy shapes to the Ritter Sport bars in delis.

White chocolate.
Milk chocolate, except in rare cases.
The ever-divisive coconut.
Walnuts or pecans. (Almonds and cashews are fine, though!)
Pretzels or potato chips.
Too much... stuff. Someone once gave me a cookie that had, like, peanut butter cups AND toffee bars AND M&Ms AND chocolate chips... it was a trainwreck of sugar and goo. Yuck.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? A roast beef sandwich, mixed with cocktail sauce to dip chilled seafood. As wasabi, on sushi... or those wasabi peas from Chinatown.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Farmer's market, small neighborhood market, large grocery store. Depending on the meal, a local ethnic market.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Maybe... I never have, though.

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? About 2 hours each way.

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? Every day, most meals.

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Orange, pink, red, silver

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Only an occasional diet soda. I'm trying to stop entirely, though. I check labels for them now.