About

My name is Krissy and I am a married mother of two kids living in Pittsburgh, PA. Food is a passion and baking is a hobby. I like experimenting with traditional recipes as well as trying new trends. For every success there is usually a failure, but in the end everyone wins because well cooking your own food is awesome!

I love being back in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania because there’s so many restaurants to try and places to buy food. Join me on our culinary adventures in and out of the kitchen!

Baking Background:

I won Parenting’s cookie contest a few years back with the ‘Million Dollar Cookie‘ recipe, and I’ve guest spotted a few times under the name, ‘The Guest Baker’ over at Fotocuisine.com.

In 2009, I was also selected as a finalist in Parenting Magazine’s Cookie Bakeoff Bonanza with my Key Lime Cookies.

Out of the Kitchen:

Now when I’m not baking, cooking, blogging, gardening I am training to be a ninja! It all started in March 2020 when we were all stuck at home to flatten the curve. The kids’ tae kwon do school started online classes, and encouraged the parents and other family members to join in! Well, I’ve been joining in since then. I am working my way through the colors of Songham Tae Kwon Do with ATA (American Tae Kwon Do Association.) I’m grateful to our teachers, and to the many other teachers with YouTube videos of forms and techniques. I was convinced I was too uncoordinated and forgetful to be able to manage anything past a handful of steps. I took black belt level classes with my kids, and eventually transitioned into classes that were more appropriate for my belt level. I miss classes with my kids, but we definitely all benefited from a break of not being together 24×7 for everything!

Back when I started blogging: I’m a geek at heart and enjoy lots of different things, but a new love is running. I started the Couch to 5k program in August 2009 and have been running and have been running ever since. I think it’s a great form of relaxation and exercise. My favorite races are the themed races, especially if I can wear a costume! It gets me out of the house and I get indulge in one of my other loves, electronic dance music. Check out my store to see what some of my favorite tunes are!

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Contact Me:

thesugarpixie at gmail dot com

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