The act of baking wasn’t always special thing to me; what felt special was bustling around the kitchen in our home back in Utah with my three sisters sitting at the bar where one of our brightly-colored portable stereos we got for Christmas was playing a Spice Girls CD as we argued together over who was going to lick the bowl.

Many years have passed since those days, and embarking on adventures in my own kitchen has helped the exercise of baking become a special thing to me. Blending medleys of spice and sugar and salt has become a precious labor abundant with comfort and sprinkled with nostalgia, and I cherish every opportunity that I am granted to bake for the people I love in the unique manner that can only be expressed by creating magic for them with my own hands.

Since baking with my sisters in my childhood home, I’ve started over a lot between the many facets of my life, and I’ve found that most things are worth doing more than once to get right. This blog originated in thanks to my start-overs; my failures, my fiascos, my abominations. But along with all of my cultivated disasters have blossomed my successes, my determination, and my perseverance from a tiny place in my heart that brings me joy from harmonizing ingredients and sharing them with people around me. This blog is a celebration of those persistent efforts; a mixture of my failures turned into triumphs.

Here you’ll find baking tips and helpful knowledge, recommendations, and my own recipes for all kinds of things to be made – gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, savory cooking, beverages, and others, because there’s so much more to be done in your kitchen than just baking. I aim to break down professional baking methods and practices into simple instruction so you can follow along without having to do an additional search for things like what does it mean to cut in butter? or what does it mean to season your bread pan?; helpful methods that are common and often simple in concept, but maybe it’s your first time practicing them!

I started this journey with care to help others embrace the art of baking with my thoughtfully-curated collection of seasonal recipes, each infused with timeless flavors and homemade charm. I’m not a professional, but I’ll share what I’ve learned along the way. Now that I’ve said all that, let’s bake something.

Where to start?

• You can read about how this project got started here.
• You can read my first recipe here.

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