December: Holiday Treats Bake Sale Event

by Tracy Cook on 10/29/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!

It’s time to make the holidays a little sweeter! Tapestry’s annual Holiday Treats Bake Sale Event is back, and we’re looking forward to filling the tables with delicious homemade goodies and sharing some holiday cheer with our community.

A big thank-you to Allan Perkins for reserving the VFW Post for us! We’ll be there on Saturday, December 5, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and we need your help to make this year’s event a sweet success.

Here’s how you can join the fun!

🍪The Treat Makers

Cookies, cakes, breads, candies, and other holiday goodies—oh, my! If you enjoy baking or creating other treats, we would love to have your contributions. You can deliver your goodies to Tracy Cook on Friday or bring them to the VFW Post on Saturday morning.

Want to bake but need a little help covering the cost of ingredients? No problem! Let Tracy know by November 15, and we’ll work something out.

Whether you’re bringing one batch or a whole assortment, please sign up using the QR code below so we know what delicious treats to expect.

🎁 The Helping Hands Crew

Not a baker? You can still be part of the magic! We need volunteers to help set up, welcome customers, package purchases, run the register, and clean up. Choose the shift that works best for you:

• Shift 1: Set-Up Crew (8:00–10:00 AM)
  Help us get the tables ready and the goodies displayed.
• Shift 2: Holiday Helpers (10:00 AM–12:00 PM)
  Welcome shoppers, package their purchases, lend a hand wherever needed, or run the register.
• Shift 3: The Final Push (12:00–3:00 PM)
  Help our customers, keep things running smoothly, and pitch in with cleanup so we can leave the space ready for its next event.

Every contribution matters, whether you’re baking, greeting a neighbor, wrapping up a box of treats, or helping us tidy up at the end.

Let’s share our gifts, spread some holiday cheer, and make this year’s bake sale a wonderful success for Tapestry and our community! We hope you’ll join us!

QR Code for Sign-Up Genius

Address for the VFW Post is:
21902 Northwest Fwy
Cypress, TX 77429

November: TRIPLE Events This Month!

by Tracy Cook on 10/6/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!

This is a busy time of year for a lot of us, and Tapestry is no exception. We have three events coming up next month!

1. Tamalada on Saturday, November 7 at Tracy’s house starting at 3:00 PM. We will go late on this day, guaranteed! But there will be lots of laughter, too. Many hands make light work.

• If you wish, bring a tamale filling already prepared, enough to fill an 8X8 baking dish. That gives you enough to have some of your own and also share with others.
• Make sure your filling is not too wet, or your tamales will never firm up.
• If you just want some tamales, you can have some, but you have to do the work! For your efforts, you will get a dozen tamales. You can mix and match, if you’d like that option.
• I am making: Sweet Potato Mole (vegan); King Ranch Casserole; and Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake

2. Bread Communion

• This event will be held in the Fellowship Hall after services on Sunday, November 15. Please bring bread, or a dish whose main component is bread. Homemade or store bought is fine! Alternately, you can bring something to put on the bread - butter, jellies, cheeses, etc.

3. Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 26

• We had so much fun at Meyer Park last year! I have reserved the same pavilion as last year - I can’t tell you where it is because I am directionally challenged, ha! But it is through the archway, and in the same section as the dog park. There is a sign-up sheet (coming soon). But you can also just show up and eat some food. Last year I had enough leftovers to last several days without cooking! Isn’t that great!
• I will be there at 8:30-ish in the morning. I say ‘-ish’ because this is vacation and Before Coffee. George will start the grill for reheating, and it will be ready to receive items around noon. We can start nibbling on snacks and appetizers at any point, but the Main Meal will begin at 3:00.
• Please feel free to stop by even if you are having your own festivities at home! Say hello to people, maybe get a piece of pie…
• And remember your to-go containers!!!

October: Spooky Foods! Potluck-Style

by Tracy Cook on 8/26/2026

It’s Fall, Y’all!

Football season starts, the sun is rising a little later and setting a little earlier each day, and soon the weather will be crisp and cool(er). I’ve already started serving myself Pumpkin Spice coffee - iced, but that still counts!

Next month, we will have our Annual Tradition Spooky Foods Event, held up at Tapestry because it has waaaaaaaaay more table space for our treats. Saturday, October 3, starting at 3:00 PM

What can you bring? Anything that has a ‘spooky’ name works! I’ve brought Oreo Cookie Butter, which is black as night, and called it Melted Witch or some such - to be honest, I don’t remember the scary names I pick for things from year to year, ha! Or Headless Gingerbread People, with ‘blood’ (icing dyed red) dripping from where their heads were cut off. Need inspiration? Google spooky foods and pick something to try!

Does it have to be made from scratch? Absolutely not! I brought chocolate-covered raisins one year and called it Monster Poop! Cheese Poofs, those orange balls you can buy in the chips and snacks aisle, make great Pumpkin Poop. I sense a theme here…

Do I have to bring something? Nope! You can just show up and eat. Several of us loooooove to create fun things for people to eat, so Cooking and Eating Covenant Group *always* has more food than we can eat. So come and help us devour all of these yummy and spooky treats!

A few notes, if you are bringing something:

• Have it ready to go - heated up if the dish is served warm, chilled if it's served cold.
• Write a list of ingredients so people with allergies or food sensitivities are aware. Full recipes not needed, just a list of ingredients will do.
• Savory foods are also welcome! We want a variety of deliciousness!
• Please bring some leftovers containers so you can take treats for later. Even if you don’t make anything, you are invited to take food away.

September Meeting: Cancelled

by Tracy Cook on 8/5/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!

So our next meeting of the Cooking and Eating Covenant Group is scheduled for Saturday, September 5. However, my sister is coming in from Colorado Springs! Yay! She’s only here for a day, then over to Austin to see our dad and stepmom. The day she’s planning to come up, though, is that Saturday. I want to show her around, which means no Cooking and Eating Group for September. Thank you for understanding!

We will resume meetings on October 3 at my house, 3:00-4:30 PM. We will be celebrating Spooky Foods!!! Please RSVP for this event by October 1 so I know how many places to save.

See you then!

August: Biscotti - a Demonstration

by Tracy Cook on 7/19/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!

On August 1, Cooking and Eating Covenant Group will have a demonstration and tasting of biscotti. Mmmmmm, crispy cookies dipped in coffee! Or milk, if that’s your preference. Maybe one cup of each, ha!

I will have a bunch of biscotti already prepared: Cinnamon-Vanilla, Chocolate-Espresso, Caramel-Walnut, Anise, and Gingerbread. I’ll make Biscotti di Prato from the beginning for us so we can see the process. I’m going to make a vegan almond biscotti very similar to the di Prato. I have a tiny little biscotti cookbook we can look at, and I will also have my Pinterest available. But I strongly encourage you to try some flavors you might prefer.

I also have a French Press for coffee. I’ll make a batch, and I will have half-and-half, sugar, and various flavored, sugar-free syrups available. I drink skim milk, so if you want something else then please bring it along.

And, remember your to-go containers. There will be PLENTY!

When: Saturday, August 1 at 3:00-4:30 PM
Where: Tracy Cook’s house (contact me at cooking@uutapestry.org if you need the address)
Why: to taste a variety of cookies