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Married mom of three wonderful kids. Living in Spokane, which is a love-hate relationship. Love to cook & love to eat. Especially love cheese-all kinds-stinky, sweet, you name it, I like it! I am learning to create cake magic; I will always be a student in this arena. I am my own worst critic when it comes to my cakes.
I enjoy reading, painting, searching for new recipes, playing with my kids & love my family.
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My dad has been a very large influence for me. I can remember being 4-5 years old & him cooking. I can remember live lobsters crawling on the floor as a very young child. Growing up in the Bay Area we had access to so much fresh seafood & produce and we ate well growing up.
My mom also cooked. She was able to turn very basic & simple ingredients into good meals. I loved her shepherds pie & liver and onions.
When I was a teen my maternal grandmother taught me how to make peanut brittle, bake a pie & all about southern foods. Her kitchen was tiny, when I say tiny, I mean approximately 4x6 tiny. But she made it work. I loved visiting them in Arkansas. They grew lots of fresh produce, including corn & we would pick corn fresh off the stalk. Tomato's tasted incredible & we would eat fresh polk which could not be found in CA when I was growing up.
I began decorating cakes when my oldest daughter was a toddler. It is, I think, one of the most difficult art forms around. I did my first wedding cake in 2010 & while I felt they could have been so much better the bride & groom were very happy with them. I completed my secnd wedding in August 2012 & it too was loved by the bride and groom.
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03 de Noviembre de 2011Glad you joined Kristy. I hope you enjoy the recipes here and I look forward to trying some of your favorites! We'll try out your recommended restaurants soon.
