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I experimented with a rosemary, balsamic, and olive oil bread, in my cast-iron skillet. It came out delightful! Tastes like sourdough, with fresh rosemary… Crispy-crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. I am definitely going to add this to the menu. $12 per loaf. It was excellent toasted with butter and honey this morning, and slices beautifully for sandwiches. 
***Important News***
Hello, dear customers, neighbors, friends!… I know I have not been posting much at all lately, but I am still here and kicking, and offering all the summer season goodies now!
My 3-year full-time job as a nanny for 2 teachers has come to a close, and this summer I will be focusing on baking, baking, and more baking! I will be having at least one summer pop-up, but I’m thinking two this year!!🙂
The most Important thing I want to convey right now, though, is that I will be gone for the next two weeks, backpacking the Skye Trail and sightseeing in Scotland!!! Been saving and planning for this one for a while now, so I’m very excited. I’ll be taking orders again after July 4! Happy Summer Solstice tomorrow, everyone, and enjoy your July 4 festivities! 
It’s that time again… Now taking orders for Irish soda bread!!! I’m offering the traditional loaf (with raisins), as well as 2 kinds with a more flavorful twist...
One large loaf of Traditional Irish soda bread $12
One large loaf of dried Cherry and Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Chunk $14 (or get a small loaf for $8)
One large loaf of Cherry and Pistachio $16 (or get a small loaf for $9)
Call or hit the blue button at the top of my page to send me a message with your order request.
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Good morning, friends! Well we all made it through the holiday, and now your friendly neighborhood baker (and nanny!) is going to enjoy her time off until after New Year’s Day. I’ll be taking orders again on January 2. Thank you for your understanding, and Happy New Year!!:-)
I want to wish all my customers a very joyful holiday, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
Artwork is by Joy Laforme. (See if you can find the little bakery.:-)
Thanks to everyone who came out today… I just sold out of my last few items! Your support means everything, and I hope you all enjoy your holiday (and goodies)!
Going until 3 pm. I have three boxes of Moravian Sugar Cake ($6) left! And only two boxes of Baklava ($8)! They are going the fastest! :-) Still plenty of gingerbread people and Colonial Williamsburg style “ginger cakes,” as well as peppermint mocha brownies, and cinnamon rolls!
In spite of the craziest week ever, It’s all coming along nicely for this pop-up sale!
Friends, this is Moravian Sugar Cake... When I was a kid, Christmas in North Carolina meant Moravian Sugar Cake in the morning. It started in Old Salem, now part of Winston-Salem. Much like Colonial Williamsburg, Old Salem was a step into the past, an introduction to the Moravians, and there was that one bakery that everybody went to for Moravian Sugar Cake. It’s made using an enriched dough, with the addition of potato flour (I made my own), to make it pliable enough so the deep, hand-formed dimples stay in the dough while it continues to proof and then bake with a gooey-crispy cinnamon-brown sugar mixture settling into the “nooks and crannies.”
You may be saying to yourself, well this sounds a bit similar to your Brown Sugar-Glazed Cinnamon Rolls. And you would be correct, but friends, there is no overstating the glory of the Moravian Sugar Cake, and the topping here is more of a crispy-gooey crust than a smooth glaze (and it’s constructed completely differently)! 🙂
This was the second new “special” recipe I was test-baking for the pop-up (the first was the Colonial Williamsburg style Ginger Cakes), and it came out just as I remembered! So you don’t have to go all the way to Winston-Salem to get it, just come to my house on the 18th, from 11 to 3 PM. The full pop-up menu with prices is coming next. 🤗
One of the new items I’ll be selling at the pop-up on the 18th… Those magnificent Colonial Williamsburg style “ginger cakes.” A little lighter on the ginger and a little less sweet than my gingerbread people, these are pillowy biscuits of perfectly balanced spices and sweetness, pale and slightly crisp-crackled on the outside, darker and fluffy-chewy on the inside.
I’ll also be trying my hand at Moravian Sugar Cake, from the Old Salem region of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I remember eating these for breakfast at Christmas time as a kid. The cake itself is not very sweet, the hand-dimpled top which is filled and baked with a gooey and crispy, buttery cinnamon and brown sugar mixture, is what makes this cake amazing! It’s a bit like a coffee cake only so much better!
See the previous post for more details. I’ll be working on the price sheets this weekend and will have pop up prices posted by Sunday evening.
Oh and all the proceeds for this one will go toward helping my daughter and myself to go on her high school orchestra trip this year!
Reminder: Today is the last day to pick up Thanksgiving pies, for those who ordered them! I’ll be here and ready with your pies from 2 to 6 PM. I wish everyone a happy day of giving thanks, with lots to be thankful for.
I’m so sad to learn about the latest mass shooting in America, right here in Chesapeake. My heart goes out to my community and especially those who lost someone they knew.💙
I am now booked with Thanksgiving pie orders! Thanks so much to everyone who placed their orders with me! If you didn’t get the chance, there’s still the Christmas holiday, among so many wonderful winter holidays and celebrations for which to bring pies and tarts!;-)
All the profits and tips I make from these pies are going into the Deep Creek Highschool Ochestra Trip fund… The first overnight trip the school’s orchestra will have taken (if we raise enough funds) in over a decade! They’ll be meeting and playing with members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra!! So my daughter thanks you as well!!💜🎶💜
Good morning! ***Thanksgiving is in two weeks (the 24th)!***
Now taking pre-orders for Thanksgiving pies, galettes, and tarts!
Pick up days for Thanksgiving pies will be on the 22nd and 23rd, from 2 to 6 PM.
See the menu which is pictured below (and always pinned to the top of my page) for pie/galette options and prices.
Mini pumpkin tarts are $12 for a half dozen, and $22 for a dozen.
Mini maple pecan tarts are $14 for a half dozen,and $26 for a dozen.
Bonus: If you order your Thanksgiving (or Christmas!) pies from me, you will not only be making the feast a little easier on yourself, but also helping my daughter and I raise funds for her high school orchestra’s class trip, to Baltimore, to play with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra!🎶💜
I was asked to donate a few door prizes for the Deep Creek High School homecoming dance. Delighted to be asked to contribute to this, I printed a few $10 gift cards for the event… Which made me think, why have I never thought of making gift cards before now? So, henceforth I shall offer them. Let me know if you would like to purchase one for a friend.💜
They’re baaaack!
These buttery, flaky, spiced pumpkin custard-filled hand pies come in pumpkin shapes, but if you specify, I can make jack-o’-lanterns as well.🎃
(Press the blue button at the top of my page to send me an email with your order request, or call the number.:-)
Happy Autumn (finally)! Time for the pumpkin loaves, the pumpkin hand pies, and pumpkin cream puffs, as well as warm apple-crumble pies, and the always popular gooey brown sugar glazed cinnamon rolls. :-)


I’m trying something a little different. I’ve made an extra Peach-Frangipane Galette, and I’m selling it in individual slices. $4 per slice. Message me if you are interested. :-) I may start doing this with certain items, so folks will have an opportunity to try smaller portions, more often!:-)
Just a friendly reminder that the summer cream puff flavors (raspberry-lemon and coconut-lime) will only remain available until mid September. See the menu at the top of my page for pricing, and call or hit the blue contact button to order.🍋🥥🍈
Update: Someone asked, and yes!… I am happy to substitute fresh peaches instead of oranges, if preferred.
Peach-Frangipane Galette: $22
Orange-Frangipane Galette: $20
New item for the second part of summer!
Fluffy Orange-Frangipane Galette. Frangipane is an almond flavored custard, and it tastes amazing with sliced Mandarin oranges, folded into my flaky pie crust, topped with sugar, and baked until golden-brown. The flavor and texture is like a moist, fluffy sugar cookie, with marzipan (I used finely ground almond flour and real almond extract), and juicy orange all at once. One Galette serves 8 to 10 people reasonably, and is $20. Press the contact button at the top of my bakery page, or call the number to order.
Update: I am sold out of everything! Thank you so much to everyone who came by and supported my business, it means so much. It’s wonderful to see so many of you come out, and have a friendly chat! I love my community!
All set! Come on down to 3403 Flying Star Ct. from now until 2pm.
Just a friendly reminder before the Bakery Pop-Up today! 🍞🍓🥧🍋🍪🫖
These pop-ups are meant to give folks an opportunity to try my offerings in smaller quantities than they would get if they placed an order from my regular menu. So if anyone is wanting to get a whole dozen of something, it would be best to place an order with me. Or better yet, come try a few things in smaller quantities, and then place an order!😉
This way, more people who make an effort to show up will have a better chance at finding something they were hoping to try.😄
I will not be selling more than a half dozen of one thing to just one person. I hope you understand.
See you at 11!
Reminder, and menu!!!
I will have:
Strawberry-Rhubarb Hand Pies
Bags of 2 for $6.00
Blackberry Hand Pies
Bags of 2 for $6.00
Lemon Vanilla Bean Pound Cake (glazed)
Can get 4 large or 8 small servings $10
Strawberry Streusel Bread
Can get 4 large or 8 small servings $10
Rosemary & Olive Oil Bread
Half a large loaf for $4
Raspberry Lemon Cream Puffs
Box of 4 large for $6.00
Coconut Lime Cream Puffs
Box of 4 large for $6.00
Fluffy, Chewy, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal
Cookies
2 large for $5
1 Jumbo for $3
As usual, I’ll be taking cash, Venmo, or PayPal. See you on Sunday! If I don’t see you, have a very happy Fourth of July!🇺🇸
As usual, supplies will be limited and offered on a first come - first served basis. Light refreshments and good conversation will also be offered as usual. 😊
Summer berries and citrus will be the focus for the menu, and I’ll post a finalized menu before the end of the week.
Aaand another order of Loaded Blueberry Muffin Tops.✅ (Also offered in Chocolate Chip. See earlier post for pricing.)
Just another glorious Saturday here at the little Bakery on Flying Star Court.💫🏡🥧🥖🍪
24 pieces of crispy, buttery, spiced walnut-filled and real honey-lemon drenched goodness.✅
(AKA Baklava, an 8x8, 16 piece order is $30, a 9x13, 24 piece order is $45.)
Ahhh… The sound of hot Baklava sizzling after pouring the honey syrup on.

Hello, friends! I’ve been having some communication issues recently... Mostly, responding to emails from customers and then never hearing back. I’m afraid my emails must be going into junk folders. So if you send me a message, and you don’t hear back in 24 hours, please check your junk mail folder. I usually respond within a day! Thank you!
For the folks who say the top of the muffin is the only part worth eating… I experimented with jumbo loaded blueberry and chocolate chip “muffin tops” this weekend, and they are quite the yummy, soft and pillowy, sweet, but not-too-sweet, treat! Now offering: 1/2 dozen jumbo muffin tops in blueberry or chocolate chip, at $12, or a full dozen for $22!
Some important news from the little bakery on Flying Star Court:
As some of you know, this home bakery is my secondary (yet so important to me) source of income, my “side-hustle.”🙂 My primary and full-time occupation is nanny to a precious little girl, and soon my weekday workload will increase with the addition of her baby sister (yay)! Here’s what this means for the bakery…
I have renewed my business license, and WILL continue to churn out as many goodies as I can, but from now until summer break (I work for teachers), I will need to be a weekend warrior-baker. If you need something for a weekday, you will need to let me know by the weekend prior.
Until about mid June this will be the case… I will do all of my baking on the weekends to make sure my attention is where it needs to be during the weekdays, with two little ones who may not nap at the same time. (The older one loves to help make goodies, but she can’t help with baked goods I am selling to the public, and when they leave, I’m tired! 😴) I have the cold storage space necessary to keep things as fresh as possible between the weekend and the pick up day. (Or get it fresh and warm on a Saturday or Sunday!)
Thank you for your understanding as I continue to offer my community delicious handmade bakery treats, whenever I can! Exactly how I am able to serve you will be an evolving process, but I’ll be here, as long as my community continues to come to me with your bakery needs.🍞🥧🍪🥖🫶🏻
Just a loaf of delightfully crusty-crumbly-soft-chewy, buttery and sweet Irish Soda Bread. (See the previous post for other flavors, prices, and ordering info.
Irish soda bread!!! I’m offering the traditional loaf (with raisins), as well as 2 kinds with a more flavorful twist...
One large loaf of Traditional Irish soda bread $12
One large loaf of dried Cherry and Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Chunk $14 (or get a small loaf for $8)
One large loaf of Cherry and Pistachio $16 (or get a small loaf for $9)
Call or hit the blue button at the top of my page to send me an email with your order request. Happy Saint Patrick’s day to all my neighbors who celebrate it!!🍀🇨🇮😊
3403 Flying Star Court
Chesapeake, VA
23323
| Monday | 10am - 6pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 6pm |
| Friday | 10am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 4pm |
| Sunday | 10am - 4pm |
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