Have you ever gone to a pot luck dinner and your friends either assume or hope that you will bring your signature dish? I have a friend who brings a layered taco dip to every party. If she doesn’t- well let’s just say it isn’t pretty. My signature dish was always pie. I love making pie. I love eating pie. I am going to brag here- I make amazing pie. I’ve won blue ribbons at the local fair- I was even “pie champion” one year. Some people have even said that my pastry is the best they ever have tasted.

When I began “eating clean”, pie was out. I felt a little lost on “who I was”. I was “the baker” and “the pie queen”. I was the person who brought dessert. Everyone loves the person who brings dessert! It was really hard to stop being that person. I am…