Rooted in Bread and Teaching
Sourdough teacher, storyteller, and founder of Great Lakes Sourdough—these are the roles I carry with care. My journey began in my grandmother’s kitchen, learning through scent, feel, and repetition. Today, I teach sourdough classes and team-building workshops across Ontario, helping home bakers and workplace teams connect through breadmaking. With a background in adult education and organizational consulting, I design hands-on experiences that are thoughtful, welcoming, and grounded in real life.
In My Grandmother’s Kitchen
My earliest lessons in breadmaking came through smell, sound, and the feel of dough under my fingers. In my grandmother’s kitchen, I watched how she moved, how she touched and felt for things, how she trusted her hands. I remember the absolute joy she took in baking something that smelled heavenly, and I knew I would want my home to smell like hers. The smell of love. Today, that memory shapes everything I teach. Whether I’m guiding new bakers in a class or baking quietly with Élise, it always comes back to those early moments of real bread made with care.
Baking With Élise
Now I bake and cook with my daughter Élise, who often takes the lead in our kitchen. She’s intuitive and curious, with a deep love for creating things from scratch. We experiment, we taste, and we learn together, just as I once did with my mother and grandmother. These shared moments carry something bigger than bread. They carry memory, creativity, and a rhythm that feels like home. Passing these traditions forward isn’t about doing things the way they’ve always been done. It’s about doing them with love and letting them grow.
