Hi, I’m Liz Palmer.

I’m a mom to one, stepmom to two, co-owner of multiple businesses, and the person who decided that adding sourdough baking into an already chaotic life sounded like a great idea. Spoiler: it kind of was. There’s usually flour on my counter. Sometimes on the floor. Occasionally on a child. The kitchen is loud, messy, chaotic, and very much lived in because this is a home, not a studio set. When you’re juggling client calls, school pickups, household logistics, and the general chaos that comes with blended family life, there’s something genuinely grounding about sourdough. It’s the kind of relaxation that comes from doing something with your hands – something tangible, something with clear steps and visible progress. Sourdough demands that you slow down. You have to check your dough. You have to feel it. You have to develop an intuition for what it needs. When everything else feels completely out of control, creating something tangible and delicious with your hands feels like a small rebellion against the chaos. Like you took all that chaotic energy and turned it into a crusty, beautiful loaf of bread.

The Magic of Baking with My Son

My son has Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), and baking together has become so much more than just making bread. It’s time spent learning, practicing speech, talking through steps, counting ingredients, and building confidence in a low-pressure environment where mistakes are not just normal – they’re the whole point. When we’re baking, he’s not just watching. He’s participating, solving problems, following multi-step directions, and learning about cause and effect in a space where making mistakes is completely okay. Those are my favorite moments. The ones where the counter has flour everywhere and tiny hands want to help and we get distracted by dinosaur talk mid-fold. Those are where the real magic happens.

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