I’ve taught baking off and on for the past 15 years, both privately in my home and at North Bethesda Middle School in the afterschool program. Three years ago, I began in earnest to teach baking through my neighborhood association. In the summer of 2016, I started a summer baking camp, teaching students in my gourmet kitchen. The camp proved wildly popular, so I expanded it in the summer of 2017 from five weeks to eight weeks—offering both Beginner and Advanced levels. 

 

Today, I also teach in the afterschool program at Westland Middle School, and in the summer of 2018, I will add a “Challenge Camp” for those who have taken my Advanced Camp.

 

I completed a nine-month semi-professional program and a three-week Cake Decorating course at L'Academie de Cuisine (in Bethesda) and a puff pastry course at King Arthur Flour's Educational Center (in Vermont). I have cooked countless meals for my church, my kids’ sports teams and charitable events. While I enjoy cooking and catering, baking remains my first love. When I’m not baking, I’m usually thinking about baking or reading baking recipes.