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 In the middle of a grocery store many years ago, I stood in front of a shelf of frozen cheesecakes and realized I had a dilemma. I loved cheesecake, but being a bit of a health nut, I didn’t love how cloyingly sweet they were or all the undesirable ingredients that went into making them. I had the thought “how hard would it actually be to make my own?”

Turns out it was hard. Harder than I thought. I started out following recipes to a T online, but still had to research why they were falling or cracking or too wet or too dry. Through trial and error and some brave and willing guinea pigs who sampled and gave feedback, I slowly grew more comfortable until I started branching out and coming up with recipes of my own! I reduced the sugar, cut out all the junk, made things from scratch, and incorporated fresh ingredients wherever possible. None of that canned cherry pie filling for me!

I gained quite the following in my work and church and I was expected to have a cheesecake in tow at every function I attended. After a time, a dear friend of mine asked if I would like to sell my cheesecakes at a vendor event she was hosting at her farmhouse decor store, The Humbled Hen's Nest (check her out, she has super cute stuff by the way, and many of her items are used in my pictures). I hesitantly agreed, a little nerve-racked by never having done something like that before. It went better than I expected and I realized it was something I thoroughly enjoyed doing! Eventually there were murmurs of those saying I needed to start up my own business and after the initial shock of “no way, I could never!” I grew used to the idea and figured that is exactly what I could do!

In 2018, I was diagnosed with a thyroid disease and the strong suggestion by many was to go gluten-free. Obviously that is no bread-lover’s first choice, but after 2 years of fighting an unhealthy and extremely frustrating battle with both gluten and God, I finally relented. It was incredible the difference I felt! After all my research, I learned that gluten-intolerance is a far more prevalent issue than I had realized, and after close examination of my recipes and the availability of gluten-free products, I discovered the switch would actually be easy!

My goal is to create unique and flavorful gluten-free desserts, keeping them as natural as possible, and I pray that through this, the Lord presents me with opportunities to reach new people and share the good news that changed my life. And I’m not just talking about a diet! I have a testimony too long to leave here, but just know that I would love to talk with you. I’m making cheesecakes for heaven’s sake!