And the winner is...

Thank you so much for everyone who checked out my Valentine's Day giveaway and an HUGE EXTRA thank you to those of you who entered! I loved reading your Valentine stories!! I especially loved that they were all so different. You guys are great :)

And now to announce the winner!

Miss Alison Sahli!!

She will be receiving the raspberry French macarons with the painted hearts as well as the candied bacon! I Congratulations, Alison! I will be contacting you shortly for your address so that I can overnight your goodies to you. I hope you will be sharing them with someone special!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!

Note: Winner was chosen using Random.org

New Website!! Plus Valentine's Day Giveaway!!

I hope that if you are following me on Facebook and/or Twitter, you have seen me post about my AWESOME new website, designed by the lovely ladies over at Artsy Geek in Oakland, CA. You guys, I am seriously so in love with the site. It's adorable, professional, delicious, and most of all, totally captures the feel of Tartlet!

OMG CHECK IT OUT!!!

It's glooorious! It makes my heart smile. My arms are covered in goosebumps right now!

Sigh :)

And now, on to other exciting news...

FIRST OFFICIAL TARTLET BAKERY GIVEAWAY!! OMG!!!

Did you just faint with excitement? Me too!

Ok, you good? GREAT! Because I'm so excited to be doing my first giveaway! And it's for VALENTINE'S DAY! So romance! 

Whoever wins my super tasty giveaway will get a dozen raspberry French Macarons with painted red hearts "for her" and a dozen pieces of scrumptious candied bacon "for him". 

To enter, simply post a comment telling me about your favorite Valentine's Day :). The winner will be chosen on Monday, February 11th and goodies will be overnighted on Tuesday the 12th, so that you will be sure to get them by Valentine's Day! 

Only U.S. entries will be eligible this time. I'm so sorry to my international friends, but this is a bit of a time crunch, and I do want to be sure that the treats arrive fresh and tasty. 

I can't wait to hear your fun V-day stories!!!

Dudes it's for real 2013!

Holy crap! It's actually 2013! How did that even happen? Last year went by SO FAST! As the inaugural year of Tartlet Bakery, I have to say it was full of support, encouragement, awesomeness and TONS of learning experiences! I really couldn't have asked for a better year. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the Tartlet process and growth. I can't even put into words how much I appreciate it. Actually...I'm gonna try. Here are several words that make me think of you wonderful people:

Amazingness
Generosity
Hugs
Sweet
Happy
Smile
JUST GRAND
Surprising
Lovely
Gorgeous
Big hearts
Warm
Positive
Creative
Appreciated

Big love to you all!!

For 2013 I have lots of ideas and I really want to see what I can do with Tartlet this year. I want to grow as a business owner, and I want Tartlet to reflect the things I've learned and the ideas I have.

One area that I would like to really develop is the allergen free / alternative diet area of baked goods. I have several friends and family members who are gluten free, vegan, dairy free, etc. My boyfriend and I have actually gone Paleo, which is a huge struggle as I am the owner of a bakery, but it's gotten me to really look at alternative baking methods and recipes. It's kind of fun!

I've already got paleo/vegan cookies up in my shop (and boy are they yummy). Kris and I actually prefer them to regular chocolate chip cookies.

I've also been trying to come up with a good brownie recipe. I've been getting pretty close, but am still tweaking it a bit. I've got the texture down perfect, but I want more punch in the flavor. They look real pretty, though!

So here's to another year of baked yummy goodness and fun in the kitchen! Cheers to you all!!