Gather Around the Table...

With this blog my goal is to not just encourage others to explore new recipes and flavors, but to help show that cooking and baking don’t need to be so scary! Anyone can create delicious meals for any time of day, and I want to help show you that. I’ve heard it said many times that its harder to bake than it is to cook, but I believe the only real reason so many people struggle with baking is a lack of beginner friendly recipes. While not all of my recipes will be beginner friendly, my goal will be to have a variety of skill levels acknowledged in my posts. Along with tips I’ve come across in my years of working in professional kitchens AND from my own experiences teaching both baking and cooking to people who truly had no faith in themselves. Sometimes when we are struggling with a new hobby or skill we beat ourselves up, so I’ll be including my most hilarious memories from my teaching days and even some stories from cooking with my husband. (Including a rather common mistake of switching sugar and salt!) But at the end of all of these stories none of the students (or my husband) ever gave up, and ended up creating something truly delicious!