“That’s a God-given talent, when you
can hear if something is cooked properly,”
Bridget Anderson, BeBe’s mother, said.
“Every time she does something, she
continues to amaze her family.” However,
her culinary talents have helped the
community as well.
Four years ago, she and her brother held
a charity fundraiser during the holidays
selling their baked goods, hoping to raise
$500, according to Bridget Anderson. The
effort raised over $1,500 and also yielded BeBe makes cakes for friends and family members.
donations of two rooms’ worth of furniture
and other gifts.
“Every year, she makes it a point to use
that talent to give back to the community,”
Bridget Anderson said. This year, BeBe
will take part in Cozy Christmas, an event
held by The Mission Church in Hammond
where she participates in a missionary
group. A portion of the proceeds from this
event will go to Haiti.
Besides the mission group, BeBe is also a
member of Beta Club at her school, and she
listed helping her family, volunteering in the
community and hanging out with friends as
her favorite activities besides baking.
She currently takes cooking classes, but
plans to take her culinary education further BeBe enjoys Party in the Pitts.
yet by applying for admission at the New
Orleans Center for Creative Arts. She said
that she hopes to attend NOCCA for high
school because they have a big culinary
program and their own restaurant.
As for contributions to family gatherings,
according to BeBe, her cousins look forward
to what she bakes during the holidays.
“Every Thanksgiving, I make a trifle,
which is simple, but it’s so good,” BeBe said.
“And everyone likes that.” More than simply
technique, cooking is also about seeing the
smile it puts on people’s faces when they
eat, she said.
Check out a couple of BeBe’s recipes on
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BeBe has participated in cooking contests for years. At 11 years old, she participated in
one such contest at the Strawberry Festival in Ponchatoula.