Hello! I am so happy you are visiting my blog, Baked in Arizona (Baked in AZ for short). To sum up my blog real quick I would say I share a variety of recipes. Delicious dinners to indulgent desserts. And a little bit in between. I love ALL food. I love green smoothies and a warm brownie. I’ve always loved being in the kitchen, especially baking! And I love sharing my favorite recipes with family and friends. Making a batch of cookies is my kind of therapy. Some people say the same thing about going for a run. Sure doesn’t taste as good though. :)I blog because I want to share recipes my family has enjoyed in hopes that you will enjoy them too. I hope that you will look around my blog and find a recipe that speaks to you. Something that makes you want to go right into your kitchen and get baking! The kitchen is a great place to make memories with your family. Turn on some music, dance around, enjoy the process. Some nights, with kids crying and a sink full of dishes, it’s not the most enjoyable thing but I do try to keep things up beat or lets be honest, I might go crazy :)I share lots of desserts but I also share healthy recipes too! I believe in moderation. I try to exercise and eat lots of fruit and vegetables everyday so when I indulge in a tasty treat (like every night! ah!) I don’t feel so guilty about it. Life is short, eat cookies is my motto.
Some of my hobbies that I enjoy (other than making food for my family) are: running, cleaning, reading, hiking and snowboarding (although being so far away from the snow, I don’t get to do that as much as I would like to).
And just for fun here are some random facts you may or may not want to know about me:
1. I think every movie should end with a wedding.
2. I have loved chocolate since I was tiny and my mother says I could sniff her stash out anywhere.
3. I prefer milk chocolate but also love white chocolate. If a recipe has white chocolate in it, I instantly like it even more and wanna try it.
4. I always wanted to be a mom and would dream about what I would name my children. Which is funny cause I didn’t name any of my kids the names I had picked out. We actually had a really hard time naming my 2nd son. We couldn’t leave the hospital because we couldn’t decide.
5. I over think most things. I worry about things I say and do and am always looking to be reassured. My family is very patient with me 🙂
6. I used to love to play in the kitchen when I was young and act like I had my own cooking show.
7. I have 4 brothers and 1 sister. I used to be a big tomboy and thought I wanted to be a boy.
8. I went to interior design school (in Fountain Hills, AZ) before I got married.
9. I love country music. I don’t care what people say about it being sad. I just love it.
10. My current favorite T.V. shows are: Downton Abby, Nashville, Fixer Upper & Suits.
{About the name. I had several ideas for names for my blog but none of them seemed to stick. Then my husband said, what about Baked in Arizona? Baking is my favorite thing to do so it seemed very fitting. Cooking, I do that too, mostly because my family has to eat something other than chocolate chip cookies for dinner. So the name stuck. It’s sort of a double meaning too. We live in the valley of the sun and during the summer months, you feel like you are literally baking! Like, you can cook an egg on the sidewalk!}
Baked in Arizona has been featured on:
BuzzFeed: 24 extremely delicious slow cooker dinners (Sesame Chicken)
Money Saving Mom: This Week’s Menu Plan (Blender Pancakes)
Recipe Girl: 3 soup recipes to try. (Potato Soup)
Yummy Healthy Easy: White Chocolate Cupcakes, Pumpkin Cookies, One Hour Rolls
Classy Clutter: contributor!
Throwback to the 80’s! I believe I was making a delicious pumpkin pie in this photo.
