Hello Friends!
My name is Natalie Baker and I love food. Actually, let me qualify that—I love food and all the activities, phenomena and culture surrounding it. This passion of mine is as old as I am and some childhood related associations I have involve (but are not limited to):
- Collecting lots of stuff when I was young, but having a special weird affinity for my little play kitchens and the accompanying plastic cooking equipment and food stuff.
- Playing make-believe, pretending this big rock in this park near my house was my chef’s kitchen
- My favourite section of the Ontario Science Centre (well, tied with the human body section) being the food section
- My oldest friend and I begging our moms to make us tea parties for some reason (cucumber sandwiches included)
- Flipping through certain cookbooks all the time and baking when I was allowed to (and licking the bowl, obvs)
As I get older I’m feeling this great pressure to limit my many, many interests down to a just a few of them (you know, so that I can become some sort of specialist in one of these interests and then eventually carve out some sort of niche profession/career or something to, you know, like make a relatively decent living or something…whatup adulthood, woo!) but!! I am happy to learn that I can still manage to incorporate this passion into my increasingly busy life on a daily basis no problem…I read up on stuff, listen to radio shows/podcasts, watch things, go to markets, try out recipes, try out restaurants, take pictures of food, even a trip to the grocery store is fun for me…
I believe that all five senses are important when it comes to eating and drinking…I enjoy the smells, the textures, the tastes, the colours & shapes, the sizzles (ok but not really the sound of people eating… that can be a bit much once it has your attention…although, I guess there are times when I kinda like the crunch of popcorn and other movie-food related noises—probably a positive association because I also love going to the movies!) But yes, all this divergent talk and rambling to say basically that food=fun/love/life/other good stuff
I am geekily pleased with my surname and vow to honour it throughout my lifetime! This blog is kind of about this I suppose…enjoy!
-Natty Bakes
Sometimes I get so carried away with a meal that things get spilled--oops.
What a great website Nat.
Have tasted some of your masterpieces-and they are fabulous(no bias!)
Good luck-wait ti see your name up in lights!!!!!
What an amazing and interesting blog! This is such fun to read, that I hope we have updates every day! So very very proud of you and happy that you’ve found such a wonderful direction and passion! I’m now more convinced than ever that we will be hearing great things about you. Best of luck!
awesome ideas and lots of good looking food! yum yum!
keep it coming!
Can’t wait to try your gingerbread cookie recipe! Love your site and passion for food!
I can smell your pumpkin pie and taste your decadent mint hot choc (or choc hotlet as I like to call it) here in Cape Town!
Your blog looks absolutely delicious. I look forward to trying and reading the recipes (both scrumptious activities).
I’ll be pleased to share ‘the aromas’ at http://www.KidsAroundCanada.com.
Thanks for all the encouragement everyone! I am on a holiday hiatus, but have more yummy ideas for the new year. Thanks again for the comments
um…..how come i am the only family member to not know about this yummy blog?!?!?
anyway feel free to test out any recipes on your sis (for the sake of the blog of course…).
good job nattybakes!
xolis
Hi Natalie, finding your blog wasn’t easy, but here you are. I’ve had the pleasure of tasting some of your tantalizing treats and look forward to seeing those recipes on your blog. What is the secret ingredient in your banana bread???
Congratulations on a lovely site.
Tiz