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Baking and cooking are my go to creative hobbies and I hope to inspire everyone to be more creative in the kitchen. This website shares some of the recipes I've created during my time in the kitchen.

Food really brings people together and makes people happy, so I wanted to create a blog centered around being happy and having fun. At the moment there are only recipes on here, but I hope to expand this website to include other creative activities in the future.

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