Cooking Always Starts A Conversation



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When you find a store that has it all – charm, variety and uniqueness, with a kind and doting proprietor and assistants, you have to spread the word. Such is the case with Kaye’s Gifts at 8605 S. Western, just south of I-240 in Oklahoma City. Pam, Sharon and Joan will treat you as family and make suggestions that will get your creative juices flowing.

The store is stocked full of Made-in-Oklahoma products as well as all kinds of delicious confections from all over the country. Top these off with absolutely beautiful porcelain, knick-knacks and various other collectible items and you have the makings of a gift basket deluxe. And of course, they carry the Oklahoma Pastry Cloth™ as the single package or in our various gift bags.

Friday and Saturday was Kaye’s Gifts annual Christmas open house and anyone who attended received a lovely Christmas ornament with any purchase. I joined in with a demonstration “In My Own Little Corner on My Own Little Chair” (thanks to Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella) where I met many fun and interesting people and got to talk about my favorite subject: cooking! Since the store is packed with tasting stations throughout, for the festive weekend, I introduced my recipe for blueberry cobbler made with Shawnee Mills Blueberry Muffin mix. It was a hit. The men, especially, seemed to gravitate to the cobbler. Ladies, it really is true – “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” There are a lot of men out there who cook, I discovered, but they will head toward a home-cooked treat everytime!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, who purchased the Oklahoma Pastry Cloth™ and gift sets or who just took the time to chat. It was a great weekend. And “thank you” to the three lovely ladies who make Kaye’s such a special place to shop.

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The sun shone brightly on Kaye’s Gifts at 8605 S. Western in OKC

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A nostalgic Santa Clause and inviting place to sit


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Joan mans the juice and soup tasting.
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Sharon is the Cookie Expert.
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Pam (the owner), Joan and Sharon


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A countertop full of Oklahoma Pastry Cloth™ gift sets
~~Introducing the Child’s pastry cloth cooking set~~


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It was a pretty tight squeeze, but just enough room to dish out cobbler, bread sticks and chit-chat

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5 Responses to “Cooking Always Starts A Conversation”

  1. Hawkeye says:

    Sounds like you had fun. It looks like a great place with nice people. What more could you ask for?

    (:D) Best regards…

  2. Mary Beth says:

    Thanks Hawkeye. There are so many goodies in there that it’ll make your head swim.

    Heh, I’m starting to get a little bit of the hang of HTML! Can you tell? A little primitive but better than before. Maybe you CAN teach old dogs new tricks!!

  3. JoAnn says:

    Sounds like a neat place. The cooking set for children is adorable. Makes me want to be little again! 🙂

  4. Beth says:

    I enjoyed looking at the shop from afar! Your display is very attractive. Something about red looks so right when it concerns kitchens and cooking. I like your child’s set. I have two granddaughters and thankfully have two Oklahoma Pastry Cloths. One would not do! We’ve made cookies a number of times and can vouch for how well the pastry cloths work in eliminating the frustration that can take the fun out of rolling out dough. I still remember making tiny pies along side my grandmother when she made big ones and also rolling out the dough scraps, sprinkling them with cinnamon and sugar, and baking them for a treat.

  5. Feather Carter says:

    Looks like a lot of fun, wish I would’ve been there to try some of that cobbler!