How it all began

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

For the past (almost 7) years I've enjoyed baking!

It all started when I when I was growing up. We had pies with whipping cream at my grandmother's (dad's mom)  house for all our family get togethers. I remember my grandmother baking as many as eight or more pies to fill our family of sweet tooths and my eldest cousin whipping up the cream!

My mother also bakes. She would bake us these fabulous birthday cakes growing up that not only looked great but tasted awesome! She would decorate the trim of the cakes with gummie bears & smarties and the write on them Happy 4th ( or whatever age you were) Birthday with your name on it. It was always fun to have a birthday party with cake. My favorite cake is still chocolate because of my mother. My mother also baked pies because my father loved them and so did all of us kids. There was nothing better than to have pie & ice-cream right after dinner.

(Picture at top is of  4 inch mini Apple pie's $4. each)

 

Before I married my husband we decided to move in together. Well... I moved into hungry man dinners in the freezer. Although there are a few things that he was great at cooking I felt it was my time to learn to cook. I would take on one challlenge at a time until I got it.

Then I decided that I should bake something...

The first thing I decided to bake was an Apple pie. I enjoyed baking that pie just as much as I do today. After having such a success at pie's  and butter tarts I then took on cakes.

I love...love...love to bake! I've realized that there are so many stories that come out of  baking and creating something that they need to be shared.

I hope you enjoy reading my stories of my crumb and crust creations!....

maybe with a mini pie and ice-cream.

Leandra