Did you know magnolias are edible? I love magnolias. They are such a large and beautiful flower, they were actually one of the first I...

Let’s talk about plants, and more specifically gardening and what I’m growing this year! Gardening has always been an important activity...

It’s time for another herbal infused cookie and I am so in love with this one! I recently did some juniper and caraway seed cookies and...

How did I forget to finish this!! Well March was quite a busy month for me with Easter Basket Challenge so this kind of slipped my mind....

As a chef and focusing on the science of food, big sciencey names don’t scare me at all. Most of the time they are legally required to...

Awhile back, my mom informs me of an ad she saw online about a new plant based butter and cream brand called Flora. They were offering...

Getting more plants and herbs into your food isn’t always challenging. As I learn more about herbal studies and the benefits to various...

You already know I love a good small business. I also love local or as close to me as possible to reduce transportation. Moving to Saint...

It’s time for more fermenting! Geeze I’m so in love with micro life. This time I made one of the easiest ferments to do at home, ginger...

Oh pi day. I love pie. I was a cake decorator as a teenager and quickly lost the desire to have cake, but then pie filled that place. If...

As a baker, winter gets pretty hard for me. Not exactly for the normal reasons but when the temperature drops and it’s starting to snow,...

It’s starting to get warmer and feel more like spring. The other day I was just in the mood for something cute to make and since I had...

Oh yeast. One of my favorite things to exist in this universe. In college there was a joke that any baking students that loved bread...

Who else just loves cranberries? I find many are indifferent about them. “They taste good in some recipes but not on their own.” “I don’t...

Oh the life when you know how to bake. Again I had the craving for a specific dessert and could not get it out of my head. I actually...

Another lacto ferment in the books. This time I had a little fun and played with the ingredients. I didn’t like having to pick the...

I love Kitchenaid. I have used their stand mixers for years and they have only once failed me (don't use industry formulas on home...

Oh Boston cream. They are such a good donut. One that I didn’t like until I was older but I have learned to love them. Did that happen...

Living through this pandemic has been interesting. Typically I go out to grocery shop once or twice a week depending on what I need and...

It's not hard to figure out that I love fermentation. Bread is one of the most common ferments in my life, been doing it for years, and I...