About me
Food is not just about fuel. Food is about family, food is about community, food is about identity. We nourish all those things when we eat.
Hi! My name is Ashlee Thomson. As a child, I was always in the kitchen with my grandmothers and parents. I was lucky that they were all willing to take the time to show me whatever they were working on and involved me in everything in the kitchen. I was a curious child, so I was always willing to work and watch. When I was in elementary school I would come home from school hungry. With both parents at work, I had free reign to experiment with what to eat. I remember making some great creations and some that I never want to think about again. In college, I would sit in my classes and all I could think about was food. I ended up taking over Thanksgiving dinner and making a five course meal for thirteen people. As I served up the chocolate orange creme brûlée for dessert, I realized that cooking was what I was supposed to be doing. So I started working in restaurants, practicing and learning as much as I could. Eventually I worked my way up to executive chef. I worked in the industry for 20 years until I got pregnant with my beautiful daughter. I made the decision to step back from cooking to spend more time with my husband and daughter. I went back to school and started working in the corporate world. After some unexpected career changes, I came back to what I love. Cooking and baking is what I have always loved to do and now I am back at it!