moon day soul treats

My mother seldom made desserts, and when she did, she usually grabbed a box mixture.  As children, my brothers and I devoured any sweet thing; we didn’t care if it came from a box or not.  But out of all the treats my mother made, I only remember one as my favorite: her peanut butter cookies. The one treat she made from scratch.

I’m sure I remember those peanut butter cookies because they tasted wonderfully rich.  Their flavor was heightened by my mother’s added ingredients: time & love.  For most of us (like my mother), hectic lives have burnt from-scratch baking.  But at moon•day•soul treats, we create fresh, pure, from-scratch baked goods that taste real and worthwhile.

butter, sugar, eggs, flour, time & love —
creations I hope you will remember.

About Reine

I grew up in the kitchen at my mother’s hip—whether I liked it or not! I always enjoyed cooking and baking but, as the only girl amongst three brothers, the thought of being in the kitchen went against every feminist instinct I skillfully developed in my youth. But…here I am, baking away and loving every minute of it.

I obtained Bachelor’s degrees in English and in French from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO. I studied abroad in Lyon, France, where I visited the same patisserie almost every day—twice a day. It was the size of a small closet, and about the only place I was greeted like an old friend.

Some time after graduation, I worked a couple of life-draining cubicle jobs and did some freelance writing and editing. I wanted food to be a part of my life, but the presence of student loans and a new baby girl made it seem like it would only happen during my retirement years. But life is so short. So if you’re reading this, start doing what you love. Today. I am.

Reine