Hello! Welcome to The Toffee Kitchen!
My name is Latrese! I am a recipe developer and a food photographer and also the writer behind The Toffee Kitchen which is mostly a baking blog. My love for baking goes way back. Since I was kid I have always loved being in the kitchen whether it was cooking savory meals or whisking up some cookies. It was something about being able to take simple everyday ingredients and turning it into a work of art. The more I baked the more I fell in love. It was my creative outlet spiraling once I walked into the kitchen. It became therapeutic. It became part of my life.
In high school I worked at a bakery to get a real sense of the food industry. Was this something I can see myself doing as a career? Well, Short answer YES! Being around beautiful cakes, learning how to pipe designs, baking off fresh croissants. I LOVED every minute of it. So I decided to pursue this passion at Culinary School specializing in baking and pastries. Right out of school I started my career as a Pastry Chef working in high end restaurants. I had worked with some incredible chefs along the way. But I then took a shift, I had all this knowledge about the food industry and techniques that I felt I needed to share. I went into teaching culinary arts to high school students and also students on the spectrum. Being able to work with the youth while working with food has been an incredible journey in my life. Not only by inspiring them to follow their passion but by helping them navigate through the kitchen, creating beautiful delicious meals and desserts.
” I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”
– Maya angelou
Outside of the kitchen I am a mom to a beautiful baby boy and a dog mom to my American Bully. I love spending time with my family, I love eating at local restaurants. But ultimately binge watching every season of Grey’s Anatomy will be my forever go too. I know I am pretty boring, but hey! I may be boring but my recipes are not.
Thank you for visiting my blog. The Toffee Kitchen was created to inspire. Baking can be looked at as intimidating, baking can take a lot of patience but there’s so much beauty in it. On this blog I am here to guide you, ask me questions, leave comments, I love getting to know my readers. I am here to share my passion with you. Sending you lots of love!