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• Website: http://www.basspondpress.com
• Website: http://www.Phoeves-Kitchen.com (Coming Soon)
• Location: United States

About Phoebe

Phoebe's Kitchen was named for my mother who passed away on November 19, 2007, just short of age 98. My Mother allowed me to bake and cook whenever I wanted, I only had to clean up the kitchen afterward. It is because of her that I have such a passion for writing cookbooks. My legacy to my mother is the line of foods and books in her memory.

 

 

 

 

Biography

 

Before establishing Bass Pond Press in 2004 and Phoebe's Kitchen in 2005, I had always been fortunate in my career path. I was born into a retail family as my parents founded a company still in existence 70 years later. Through the years I have enjoyed being a retail buyer, designer and builder of homes, small business owner, gardener, cook and now a writer.

I have loved to cook since I was young. I began by baking and my brownies, cookies, and pies were always a hit with family and friends. My preliminary excursions into entrees were not as successful. Once when my mother was out of town, I decided to cook dinner — meatloaf and baked potatoes. Upon serving, the meatloaf was dry and the potatoes not cooked — Dad suggested we dine out, but as time went by my meals improved and I gained the reputation of being a good cook. I have always taken the same approach to cooking as a vocation — do what you love and you'll enjoy facing each day.

I hold an M.B.A. in finance from Florida State University (GO Seminoles) in Tallahassee, FL, and work for the University of Massachusetts. In my spare time when not writing and marketing my cookbooks, I love to garden. One can never have too many daffodils and I love to look out and see all the colorful flowers. As in cooking, there is great satisfaction with the end result.

The Phoebe’s Kitchen pre-packaged mix line came into being as a result of my participation in craft shows. The first year I had only the books and found I needed a little more excitement so I created the mixes. They have been very popular through the years and will soon be available on-line.

This year we have brought the company into the electronic age. I have been told that this is the way of the future and I am doing my best to understand it all and participate in it. The company now has a facebook and twitter pages, as well as a blog. I have also learned how to do newsletters via e-mail. I view this as not only becoming modern but being a little bit “green.” Instead of driving hundreds of miles to show our books to clients, I do it electronically – just think about all the gas I am saving. I need to write a blog at least once a week and that is a challenge. Bon Appetite!!

~ Ann