Church holiday bazaars may be cancelled this year, but that doesn’t mean the fun needs to end. All this month, I’m featuring a bazaar bake table classic recipe, taken from my collection of community cookbooks, along with my best bazaar finds over the years.

This week, it’s time to let the sunshine in. We’re making the multi-coloured majesty that is Church Windows. One bite of these coconut-covered slices and you’ll hear a slightly off-tune senior choir singing “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”

This recipe comes from my copy of Season’s Delights by the Ladies of Parklawn Presbyterian Church. This cookbook has a construction paper cover and is bound with a piece of yarn, which is how most books in the ancient past (i.e. the seventies) were produced.

1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 cups coloured miniature marshmallows
¼ cup butter
½ cup pecans or walnuts (optional)
½ cup shredded coconut

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate chips and melt. Cool. Stir in marshmallows and nuts. Divide in half and shape each half into a 6-inch roll. Roll each in coconut and wrap in waxed paper. Keep refrigerated until ready to use. Cut in 1/2" slices. Makes 24

This can be pretty messy so you might want to roll them in waxed paper. Unless you like your hands all chocolately. Which, personally, I have no issues with. Church Windows are perfect on a sunny or cloudy day. The only downside? You’ll be picking shredded coconut out of your teeth for the rest of the day. I think that’s a small price to pay.

On another note, someone in my household commented that they think the unsliced Church Windows log looks like … well, I’m too classy to elaborate. But let’s just say if you ever see something that looks like this on a bazaar bake table, leave the bazaar immediately.

Now onto my Best o’ Bazaar-o-Rama treasures!

1) E.T. Salt Dough Ornament

I had to “phone home” when I found this handmade salt dough masterpiece at a bazaar back in 2013. I’ve often wondered about the artist behind it and if they ever realized their work would one day end up on the website of a middle-aged homosexual in knit slippers. I still can’t believe it was only 50 cents. And speaking of knit slippers…

2) Knit Slippers

I picked these up for only three bucks back in 2018. Fashion aside, they’re a great way to prevent your socks from getting dirty. Of course, another way to prevent that would be to wash your floors. Be careful moving too fast when you’re wearing these. I almost wiped out when the delivery driver from Little Caesar’s showed up the other day. Talk about a Crazy Bread 911! LOL!

Come back next week for another classic recipe and more bazaar treasures. Until then, keep your knit slippers on and watch your step.