Welcome to The Enlightenment Show, Abigail!! I’m so excited to have you joining us. I’ve had the privilege of tasting your delicious homemade goodies, which are mouthwatering and simply delightful.
- Tell us about your business Sprinkles and Sweets? What kinds of things do you create?
Thank you! I’m pretty excited to be here! I use to do a whole range of things, but then I hit overwhelm. Right now, I’ve simplified what I make, but expanded my creative energy into that. For example, I make cakes. Wedding and Birthday cakes. But, my favorite is when I get an order for an intuitive cake. This leaves me a lot of room for what kind of cakes I get to make. I also have chocolate chunk cookies, sugar cookies, and cupcakes on my menu. At Christmas time I make gingerbread houses and those are by far my favorite.
- What first inspired you to begin teaching cooking classes?
I have always included my kids in the kitchen. They had so
much fun being able to learn and create. I realized that knowing how to use a
kitchen is becoming more and more a lost art. I wanted to include other kids in
my kitchen and let them have to freedom to learn and explore.
- What do you love about being in the kitchen?
I have always loved being in the kitchen. I love seeing
the different ingredients come together to create something new. I love how
repetitive and calming some of the movements can be like mixing by hand, rolling
out dough, and the feeling of flour on my hands. It brings joy to me! I also love
feeling each and every cake creation flow through me as I bring it to
life.
- What baked goods are purchased most often with Sprinkles and Sweets?
Everything on my menu pretty much ties with each other as
far as what gets ordered most. However, there has been a lot of interest in
my intuitive cakes. I started making them officially last year. An intuitive
cake is almost like an energy session but in cake form. I get a few details
from the person, check in with their energy, and let the cake create itself.
More often than not, the qualities of this person will come through, and sometimes I
even get messages for them. These are my favorite cakes to make.
- How has teaching given you confidence and purpose within yourself?
Teaching kids that it's okay to make messes and explore in
the kitchen opened up so much permission for me to do the same. Not just in the
kitchen, but in all areas of my life as well. This is really what I want them
to know. It’s ok to be you. Creation can get messy. Sometimes things don’t go
to plan. And none of that determines your value. You already have it. You were
born with it.
- What recipe fail did you learn from? How did you create it differently the next time?
My worst fail in the kitchen actually came when I tried to
make Orange Chicken from scratch. It did not go well. There was SO much orange
in it that it made me and my husband sick. To this day, I can't eat Orange Chicken. This was also the day that my husband and I agreed that if there was
ever a dinner fail from trying a new recipe, we could order pizza!
- I know you love food books. What’s a favorite book that you come back to often?
I don’t really have a favorite. I think I have always
noticed food in any books I read. One that comes to mind as an early favorite
is Anne of Green Gables. There is actually a lot of good food in those books.
There is also a lot of food fails that are imprinted on my younger self. Such as the
mishap with the raspberry cordial/currant wine and the mouse that drowned in
the sauce!
- What embellishment do you like to add to your treats the most?
Sprinkles always make everything look better! From fancy
to fun, they always add a bit of sparkle. Like glitter, except, you can eat it!
- It’s pie day, which pie are you going to make first?
Pies are one of my favorites! There are so many flavors
and ways to decorate them. My favorite to make is apple, especially when I have
time to make the filling from scratch, too. But my favorite to eat is pumpkin
pie added with almost as much whip cream as pie.
- What scents in the kitchen bring you joy?
I really love my spices. Cinnamon and cloves especially. I associate them with fall, which is my favorite season, and Christmas which is my favorite baking season.
- What’s the oddest food combo that you’ve liked and tried, or just tried?
I’m not sure this is odd, but I really love sweet basil on a vanilla cupcake, that's topped with raspberry frosting. It's really amazing!
- What advice can you share with our guests about living a joyful life?
Get to know yourself. What do you like? Do more of that.
What do you not like? Don’t live there quite as much. I have SO many
things that make me happy, stupid little things. Magnificently stupid little
things that make my world go round. Find little things, even if they are
stupid, that light you up each time you experience them. Those are the things
that really matter.
Thank you so much for being with us, Abigail. It’s always a pleasure connecting and learning more about you! Where can they go to get to know more about you and your delicious baked treats?!
You can visit me at Sprinkles and Sweets on Facebook!!
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