I've been doing this since I needed a chair to reach the counter

I taught myself to bake as a kid. My parents divorced when I was four and my mom worked all the time, so I was on my own a lot, and recipes are really just instructions. It stuck. I've been baking ever since, for coworkers, for friends, for whoever was around. And when someone takes that first bite and makes *that* face, the one where it was better than they expected, that's what makes this all worth it.

What I love about it is that baking is a science. You change one thing in a recipe and it makes a big difference, and getting to experiment with that never stops being interesting. And because of that, I love a challenge; there is nothing that I can't make, see if you can challenge me with your custom order!

The moment I started taking it seriously was when a coworker tried something I'd brought in and asked if I did birthday cakes for kids. That was the first time I thought maybe strangers would pay for this.

I turned 40, quit my very sensible job, moved to Palisade and am taking a chance on this next chapter. Tell me if you can relate! I'd just like you to feel like you're buying baked goods from a friend.