This is a guest blog post by Suzanna Starr Williams. She is the owner and operator of Southern Starr Bakery in Nicholasville, Kentucky. You know that old saying “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”? Well, in my case it’s taken me the better of 6 years to make my lemonade, but I’ve finally gotten those lemons juiced and the mixture is coming along. With time, I will venture to say it will even be outstanding! I was in a serious car accident which resulted in 9 months of physical therapy, spinal injections, and a lifetime of pain. It limited the jobs I could do, since my ...
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The Cookie Social
We want to help promote your new Kentucky home baking business! We will be featuring the work of home baker’s around Kentucky on a regular basis. Email us at KentuckyHomeBakers@gmail.com or see our Facebook post to be featured! The Cookie Social is owned and operated by Rebecca Mcgrannahan and is located in Lexington, Kentucky. She makes custom cookies and cakes. You can find her gorgeous work on Facebook and Instagram. You can contact Rebecca at The Cookie Social by email, or through direct message on social media. Email: cookiesociallex@gmail.com Instagrom: ...
Sweetness Cake Designs, LLC
We want to help promote your new Kentucky home baking business! We will be featuring the work of home baker’s around Kentucky on a regular basis. Email us at KentuckyHomeBakers@gmail.com or see our Facebook post to be featured! Sweetness Cake Designs, LLC is located in Somerset, Kentucky. She can be found on Facebook, or contacted by phone and email. Check out her awesome cakes & sweet treats! Website: https://sweetnesscakedesigns.bizichix.com/ Phone: (606) 383-1728 Email: bysweetnesscakedesigns@gmail.com Website: ...
Aubri’s Sweets & Treats
We want to help promote your new Kentucky home baking business! We will be featuring the work of home baker's around Kentucky on a regular basis. Email us at KentuckyHomeBakers@gmail.com or see our Facebook post to be featured! My name is Aubri Martin. I am the owner/baker at Aubri's Sweets & Treats. I am located in Hanson, Kentucky. I specialize in custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more yummy treats. Here are few pictures of my recent work! 😊 I have more pictures of my work on my Facebook business page: Aubri's Sweets & Treats. Follow us on social media, ...
House Bill 263, Signed Into Law!
Today, April 2, 2018, House Bill 263 was signed into law by Governor Matt Bevin! The new law will take effect on July 1, 2018. Check out our page, House Bill 263 for information about the new law and what impact it will have on you! Thank you to everyone who signed and shared my petition! Thank you to all the home bakers who bravely shared their stories! Thank you to Representative Richard Heath for believing in our cause and filing House Bill 263! Thank you to all of the home bakers who took the time to bake treats and show up to Frankfort to talk with legislators, or be there for votes. Thank you to all of ...
House Bill 263 Sent To Senate Agriculture Committee
House Bill 263 was picked up in the Senate by the Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Today we were informed by Representative Health, that a hearing is expected to happen on March 13th. This is great news! We will update on this once more information is given. In the meantime, we need everyone to call the legislative message line at 1-800-372-7181 and leave a message for every member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Tell them to support House Bill 263! The call only takes around 2 minutes start to finish. The operator will ask for your name, address, phone number and message. You can ...
A Tribute, And An Update
When I was growing up in Paducah, Kentucky, at every birthday we always had amazing cakes that my mom bought from a local baker. It was the 80's, and long before Food Network and shows like Ace of Cakes. Our little town had a local cake decorator named Fern Hamblin. Her little cake business was called Fern's Frosting and she was located in Reidland, KY. I remember so many of her cakes, and remember being so amazed by them at a young age. The one that stands out the most was a hamburger cake that she made for my aunt's birthday. Of course back then I never knew I'd grow up to be a cake decorator, but Fern and ...
Another Taste of Our Youth
"As single, male senior citizen, my home cooking abilities are severely limited. Something like this would help me get the homemade things that I remember so much from many years ago. It's time we took the over-cautious mindset out of things and remembered that my generation drank water from a hose, shared drinks, rode in the back of pick-ups, never heard of seat belts and ate from trucks driving down the street. And by golly, we survived! Let us old-timers have another taste of our youth." - Jim Lasch, 70 year-old retired veteran from Kentucky ...
High Barrier To Entry, Even As A Farmer – Emily’s Baking Story
Today we feature the story of a farmer. This is Emily's story in her own words. "Dear Kentucky State Lawmakers, I am Two Sisters Fudge, a small entity that followed all the rules for a few dollars per pound in profit. I am Kentucky Proud and yet that doesn't describe my story. I wanted a way for my girls to earn money for college so we started making fudge. We searched the area for a commercial kitchen. Our only options were $250 per month in Louisville - a 30 minute commute or a small ill equipped ancient community kitchen in LaGrange, we were still paying for. We couldn't use the enormous gas ...
Stifled Dreams, Laura’s Baking Story
States with supportive cottage food laws provide simple and inexpensive ways for skilled people to begin safe and profitable businesses from home — businesses that can become sustainable jobs. Arguably, Kentucky’s lack of a cottage food law mostly affects women — ones who can and bake, but who might otherwise lack employment, garden space, access to commercial kitchens or capital.- RACHEL HURD ANGER, LEO Weekly Today we feature a story that yet again, shows how Kentucky puts the dreams of women on hold. Not every person can start out in a commercial kitchen, or a storefront. Some people don't need or want that. ...