Breaking news: Bennison's calls Election results hours before media outlets come around!

You say it's just a cookie sale but it's obviously much more than that. Yesterday's cookie sales for Obama and Romney cookies above precisely predicted Obama's victory over Romney in this year's presidential election.

Look at this post from Bennison's Facebook wall around 7 p.m. on election night:

The polls have closed on the 2012 Presidential cookie count, final tally is:

Obama: 724
Romney: 220

Here's to Bennison's for having their finger on the pulse of America's voting public! And here's to living in Evanston, a wonderfully liberal community supportive of Obama!

Eat this: Plum Kuchen from Bennison's Bakery

I recently purchased a plum kuchen from Bennison's Bakery for $9 and had it not been for the other people sitting around me when it came time to serve it up, I would have eaten the entire thing - all 9" of it (see below).

Plums are in season which means Bennison's is rolling out plum kuchens everyday for your eating enjoyment. It's a coffee cake type of treat, and if you slice it thin enough (see above), it's not too rich to enjoy with a cup of tea anytime of day.

I know it seems that I'm heavy on the Bennison's Bakery love on this blog, but I don't love every item they have, but the items they do have that I love, I really, really, really love. And I loved this plum kuchen.

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Thank you for reading my blog "Evanston Newbie", a project that I am using to chronicle my new life in Evanston since moving my family here from El Paso, TX, in 2011. Do you have favorite Evanston bakeries, bike shops, events that you can recommend? Send me an email at thelisadshow@gmail.com and I will post my review on this blog. -Lisa Degliantoni

Today: Get your pie on for $3.14 at Bennison's

Celebrate National Pi Day today and enjoy delicious cherry, apple, Boston cream and chocolate cream pies for only $3.14 at Bennison's!

Bennison's Bakery
1000 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
(847)328-9434

From http://www.bennisonscakes.com/: What is Pi Day? Pi Day is when mathematicians, physicists, engineers, chemists, and anyone else who just likes numbers celebrates the one we know as Pi, 3.14. It also happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday, giving one more reason to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate Pi than with Pie! All day Wednesday, March 14th we'll have special 4 inch pies in the store for $3.14. Take your pick from apple, cherry, boston cream and chocolate cream. If you want to start celebrating a little early, you can come in on Saturday and Sunday, we'll have Pi Day pies then too!

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Thank you for reading my blog "Evanston Newbie", a project that I am using to chronicle my new life in Evanston. Do you have favorite Evanston bakeries, bike shops, events, summer camps that you can recommend? Send me an email at thelisadshow@gmail.com and I will post my review on this blog. -Lisa Degliantoni