She Bakes Sunday: A Series

Simply stated, I love baking. That wasn’t always the truth. Shortly after having Solana I started dabbling in baking as a means to make some money while at home with her. I watched IG clips and Youtube videos by cake decorators late at night when it was easy to convince myself “I can do that!”. I slowly built a collection of cake pans & baking tools and started making some cakes I’m less proud of as the years pass haha.

I still thank the families who allowed me to create for them in those early stages!

I eventually went back to work full time & was baking as a less than part time side gig in an attempt to get some creative footing and create enough space to leave my corporate job. It’s somewhat of a complex story but let’s just say that journey was full of late (late) nights, high stress and serious burnout. Periodic breaks from decorating gave me some reprieve but also the room to dream up #shebakessunday.

She’s always been a second set of hands in the kitchen but as she got older Solana took more and more of an interest in baking with me. It organically became a fun & easy way for us to spend time together. “She bakes Sunday” was an idea I had to give Solana her own space to be creative while setting a time for us to meet routinely in the kitchen.

This year as part of a broader commitment to creating consistently and organically I’m recommitting to bringing #shebakessunday to life.

What can you expect from “She bakes Sunday”?

My hope is to inspire those of you who also have littles who enjoy cooking and baking to either make space in the kitchen or fill the one you already have with fun and practical ideas & recipes.

I thoroughly enjoying baking from scratch and while I will do my best to share those recipes for anyone interested, I also understand shortcuts are appreciated by many especially when cooking with children. So there will also be some semi-homemade ideas as well!

Each week Sunday we’ll be sharing either a recipe, decorating idea or treat we’ve made together and I invite you to follow along and whenever possible join us! ☼

♥ Alise.Marie