Chicago - November 29, 2006

Easy Sweet

Busby Bakes

Each day you make choices: dishrag or dishwasher, dog walk or doggie door, fresh-cut blooms or plastic peonies. You try your darnedest to be domestic, but some days you’d rather take the easy way out.

So ditch the home-baked mess for a new shoo-in: Christine Busby of Busby Bakes, the fairy godmother of wannabe bakers. Her Baker for Hire service allows you to order cookies, cakes, and other delights for gifts, parties, weddings, or other occasions that call for sweets.

Choose gingersnaps or chocolate chunk cookies; fruit tarts or giant cupcakes with honey buttercream icing. Busby uses only high-quality, non-artificial ingredients, and she’ll deliver your order right to your doorstep in three days.

Of course, you’ll still be faced with a tough choice …

Whether it’s easy as pie or a piece of cake.

Available at Southport Grocery & Cafe, 3552 North Southport Avenue, at Eddy Street (773-665-0100); online at busbybakes.com.