About Jessie
My name is Jessie. Thank you so much for visiting my blog!
I have had a thing for frosting and dessert since I was a child, as is abundantly clear from the pic below.
While I’ve also always enjoyed baking, it wasn’t until last spring that I started doing it really consistently. Realizing I was in need of some creative therapy, I set a goal to bake something every Saturday morning. This was also a great opportunity to practice photographing the results with my new, heavy and alarmingly complicated Canon EOS 60D.
I began to look forward to Saturday morning all through the week. I would spend my lunch break scouring for recipes online. I think I enjoyed it too because it was as challenging as it was fun – these recipes brought me through new frontiers of piping bags and puff pastry.
Six months later, I came to the realization that in order to grow I would need to challenge myself continually – hence this blog!
I am the definition of a home cook – Mom-taught, Alton-taught, Ina-taught, Pioneer Woman-taught. I gravitate toward simple recipes with short ingredient lists. This blog will contain both tried and true recipes that have been in my family for years, and new challenges that take me out of my comfort zone. I may also post about my experiences enjoying the wide variety of restaurants in the Seattle area.
While I love to indulge (and there will be plenty of that on here) I am also drawn to recipes that are sweet but simple. It’s also always nice to have a little something healthy thrown in with the sweetness. I mean, we could all use one more reason to justify dessert, right?
Hello,
My name is Ali, and I wanted to introduce you to THE BASICS Magazine.
THE BASICS is an online lifestyle magazine dedicated to helping people
in their daily life. The magazine has something for everyone from home design
and repairs to cooking and entertaining.
We love your cooking and recipes and were wondering if you would be interested in
submitting a dish for our magazine. If so, we would require 2 jpeg photos and
a link to the recipe on your blog / website.
Have a Good Day,
Ali Menoutis, PR
THE BASIC Magazine
contact@thebasicsmag.com
Hi Jessie!
I’m new to the world of blogging and trying to find bloggers with the same interest as me. I love food and your blog is what I was looking for! Keep up the great work, you have inspired me.
Have a great day
Vivian.
Hi Vivian! Thanks so much – I like yours as well!
Hi, I’ve just stumbled across your blog while looking for lavender recipes. Your photography is beautiful – looks like you make some fantastic food.
Thank you so much!
Hi Jessie,
I’m the Editorial Assistant here at Woman’s World magazine and recently came across your beautiful and creative blog! We would love to possibly feature you and your Lavender Cupcakes in an upcoming issue of our magazine. Please contact me at dearww@womansworldmag.com to learn more!
Laura
Hi Laura – thanks so much! I sent you an email.