The Joy of Baking helps to relieve stress, unite families, and so much more.  This site is dedicated to the recipes and food thoughts that bring me joy. What you will find here are recipes I tinkered, those I long to make, favorites, and possibly even some failures (how else do we learn?). I may post from time-to-time thoughts on baking related shows, social media etc., basically anything baking related that spurs me to want to get into the kitchen, preheat the oven and play with flour. As a baking hobbyist, you won't see me on tv contests nor local ones either. I bake because it brings me happiness after a long, day, week, month of working hard. 

My hope is that you find things that inspire you to bake and make you smile, maybe even laugh, when you see my failures and realize that you're not alone. Baking is science, but the fun kind that at the end rewards you with a treat. All you have to do is mix, bake and enjoy!