You know that feeling you get when you meet someone and you just know you

You know that feeling you get when you meet someone and you just know you like them immediately" That’s how I felt when I met Jessica Reed. She was selling copies of her (then) zine-like Baker’s Appendix guide at a craft fair in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and while Julia was instantly smitten with her incredibly helpful baking guide, I was taken with her business cards (below).

Jessica’s openminded and open-heart-ed cards (and her friendly personality) embodied the sort of “anything is possible” mentality that I was trying to fully embrace about being a business owner and I immediately followed up with her to see if I could do a radio show inspired by her cards. From there on we stayed in touch and Julia and I have so enjoyed watching her Baker’s Appendix go from zine to book pitch to, as of this week, a beautifully printed book that is in stores everywhere. I’m not a huge (or frequent) baker because of my Type 1, but Jessica’s book makes me feel in control and excited to get back in the kitchen to create my own simple breads, cakes and muffins. The subtitle of her book is: “The Essential Kitchen Companion, with Deliciously Dependable, Infinitely Adaptable Recipes” and it is just that. This sweet cloth-covered guide includes every baking measurement and conversion you’ll ever need, along with simple but delicious recipes that can be a...