Here I am… finally, almost one year later, I found a minute to post a couple of words about myself.

My name is Vera. I reside with my family in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Baking got my serious attention about seven years ago. What started as a pregnancy craving, became, over time, my true love and mind-occupying obsession. I bake when I’m happy, I also bake when I’m sad to make me feel better. I bake almost every day, but every other one – for sure. I’m seriously considering to change my previous profession to a new one, following my passion. Maybe and hopefully, one day a former dentist will become a pâtissier. After all, my family is at major risk to develop diabetes if I continue to feed them with all these carbohydrates :)

This blog is basically a collection of my favorite recipes, results of my experiments. Although I often enjoy reading other people’s blogs where the authors share their personal stories interlaced with the recipes, I’m simply not up to the task. Not because I have nothing to say. The thing is English is not my first language. So, without excessive bothering my readers with mistakenly used prepositions or misplaced commas, I decided to post mainly the recipes accompanied by short descriptions. Initially, the blog was planned as bilingual (English/Russian) but, being pressed on time, I’ve put this idea aside for a while. Meanwhile, Russian-speaking visitors, please, feel free to post your questions (if there are any) under the “Comments” in our native language and I’ll answer you in Russian.

Пожалуйста, если у вас есть вопросы, не стесняйтесь задавать их в «комментариях» на русском языке, и я отвечу на нем же.

My blog is mostly devoted to baking and dessert making. But there might be some savory and not baking-related recipes which I believe are worthy to share. Maybe, someone will find them useful as well.

And last, but not least… I want to thank everyone who has expressed the interest in my blog. Thank you so much for your kind comments and feedbacks on the recipes. They are highly appreciated. I’m looking forward to your future visits. As for me, I’ll try to do everything possible to update the content regularly. Thank you!