I Miss My Bakery But I Don’t Miss That Version of Me

Lately, I’ve been missing the bakery. Not in a ā€œlet’s reopen tomorrowā€ kind of way. Not in a regret-filled, spiral-down-the-rabbit-hole way. Just in a quiet, nostalgic, flour-dusted kind of way. I miss the creating. I miss walking into a kitchen before sunrise and knowing that by noon, there would be something beautiful sitting in a …

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šŸ’˜ If We’re Staying In, We’re Doing It Big

First of all, if I am at home on Valentine’s Day, I am not acting normal about it. Absolutely not. You think I’m going to let Valentine’s just quietly pass by like it’s a regular day? Please. If there is even the faintest excuse for pink, red, chocolate, candles, glitter, and fully committed joyful behavior…I’m …

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🧈 What the Butter Taught Me About Grace

I learned two things in culinary school:1ļøāƒ£ Butter fixes almost everything.2ļøāƒ£ So does grace. That’s not exactly what they wrote in the textbook, but it’s what stuck. Back then, I was the student who took laminated recipe cards a little too seriously. My uniform was spotless, my measuring cups were organized by size, and heaven …

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