My youngest marched to her own drummer. While the other four were voracious readers, Prairie loved to work with her hands. She created, built, finger-crocheted, baked, and knitted. We hosted a weekly cooking club in our home for three years, beginning when Prairie was in 4th grade. There, all the girls discovered a collective love for cooking, baking, and serving our community.
In addition to culinary exploration and catering events, the girls were given opportunities to create such capstone endeavors as a cookbook, a pop-up restaurant, and a bakery/cafe open to the public where donations raised were given to our local food pantry. She also had a wonderful opportunity to assist with a chef’s weekly homeschool cooking classes.
By age 15, she was filling bakery orders and creating beautiful cookies, cupcakes, and cakes. At one point, she offered a “Mystery Cookie Club” where members would eagerly try a variety of cookies each week and fill out a form offering feedback. By the time she graduated from high school, she had a growing online business and had created several custom wedding cakes. It seemed fitting that she pursue her Associates degree in Business Management at our local community college (free with the TNPromise scholarship). She got a head start by taking dual enrollment courses during her junior and senior years of high school.
Our homeschool lifestyle gave her the freedom to spend time creating and exploring her craft, and learning and growing her skills.
For more photos, you can visit Like A Boss Bakeshop’s Instagram.
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