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Our heart to yours…cookies and life

Today, in honor of our love for all things Fall, and Molasses, we wanted to share our “reason” why, and how these yummy cookies came to be.

May we introduce you to Lisa, and her Molasses cookie story (yeah its a thing!)

The Story
It started when a sweet, elderly gentleman came into Mixin’ It Up looking for Molasses cookies for his lovely wife. He’d gotten them once before at a bakery, and his wife loved them.

Now, needing Gluten free, he stopped by our bakery to request his wives favorite, Molasses. Not just any molasses would do, it has to be chewy, soft, and melt in your mouth good, just the way she remembered.  The sad news, we didnt carry Molasses cookies…yet!

Making this special trip to town just for cookies, was something he felt joy in doing, and seeing his devastation, Lisa, one of our MIU bakers, determined, “I HAVE to do something!”

So she personally took on the task of creating and developing the best possible gluten-free and dairy free, molasses cookie.

Now that gentleman and many other customers enjoy our delicious cookies all year long. Lisa has prided herself on making these (and when she sees her favorite customer pull up in front of the store, you will often see her going out to the car to hand deliver these wonderful little sweet treats!)
Now you can make Lisa’s famous gluten-free Molasses cookies right in your own home, filled with deliciousness and love – from Lisa’s heart to yours!molasses

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Yeah, we made that…

Image may contain: 2 people, people smiling, closeupEver stopped into a store and you could tell they just loved what they do? We hope you get that sense every time you drop by to see us at the bakery! Sure we may have flour in our hair, or peanut butter stuck to our aprons, but you know what…were having a blast doing it!

If you would have asked Jessi, the owner, or Melissa her fun loving baking sidekick, if they would have envisioned themselves taking a bite out of the gluten free world, a few years ago they answer would have definitely been a no way!!  We did this for fun, and for our families… until we began to realize, that there needs to be options and we wanted to provide those options for you, so your taste buds could rejoice once more!

Now, we journey through the hills and valleys of owning a small business, and we do it for you! Why, because we know that here in Minnesota, and lets be honest, across the USA, there are just not enough GOOD gluten free options available to us!

Our story is only beginning, and for that we are very excited, so thank you for allowing us the chance to bake up some magic for you, and in the process have a great time doing it!

 

 

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National Bakery Day Sept 14th

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Rice Craft Fair, what a wonderful weekend

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What a wonderful weekend! The sun was shining, the birds were singing (well it might have been me singing while enjoying the sunshine, but we will go with birds, they sound better!) and we had a fabulous time getting to know and talk to so many of you.

We had about 1,000 people or so come and stop by our booth at the fair. Sold a lot of food, and had a great many laughs with our customers. It was so fun to meet so many of you who said “well I have heard of your store but hadnt had a chance to get in there yet!” And serve you probably some of your first, and tastiest, gluten free goodies.

Our hearts are continually grateful to you for all the support you give us, as a small business, who hand makes ALL of our products, you show us such gratitude for our hard work which just makes us work even harder to bring you the best tasting Gluten Free food you can find in Minnesota (and across the nation now that we ship).

Now, we will kick up our feet, sit and sip some coffee and dream of wonderful and tasty foods to make for you THIS WEEKEND, FOR NATIONAL BAKERY DAY!!!

Love to you all, and gratitude in my heart ~Jessi Brinkman (owner and goofy facebook live girl!)

 

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National Bakery Day Mark Your Calendar

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Prize Wheel, Give Away, Sales, and more!!!

 

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Gearing up for Rice Craft Fair this weekend!

Mixin' It Up At Rice Craft Fair

We are kneading up some Cinnamon Raisin and Pizza Pull Apart Breads!! If we could only bottle the smell that is happening in this kitchen right now! YUMMM. Seriously the smells, the tastes and the flavor are just bursting around here!!

We are so excited to be making an appearance at the Rice Craft Fair this year, and showcasing some of our new bread! We have Caramel Apple, Spiced Pumpkin, Gingerbread with Cream Cheese, and Apple Cinnamon in mini loaves!!! Bursting with flavor, these breads will make you glad you are gluten free!!!

Stop by and see us this weekend at the Rice Craft Fair!

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Rice Craft Fair, we will see you there!

Old Creamery Arts & Crafts Fair ~ A town tradition that is going on its 22nd year. Seriously, that is awesome!  We are gonna be there and we are going to have donuts (of course!!!) CARAMEL APPLES, Cinnamon Rolls, Caramel Rolls, Energy Balls, Cookie Mixes, Give A-ways and well, just fun stuff for you!

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Love Supporting local, make a difference without spending a dime…

When it comes down to it, we believe most of us would rather be supporting a local business. We see the sayings “support local”  all over, and it does make us feel good to know that when we make a purchase those dollars dont go to some huge box store but to a family, to employees who live in our town, and back into the community.

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  1. Leave a Review! Had a great experience, liked the taste of something, appreciated that everything in the store was handmade by 2 people baking their little hearts out?! Well, leave us a review!!! They mean the world to small business
  2. Tell others about us. If you dont need Gluten Free, but you know people who do, please tell others about us. Word of mouth is so important. Small businesses cant afford to do a lot of advertising, so this is our most valuable form of getting our name out there
  3. Share our facebook statuses from time to time. Tag people who you know eat Gluten Free

All these things add up to helping a small business STAY IN BUSINESS. And it makes a world of difference in keeping our doors open.

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We Ship, Right to YOUR DOOR!

Are you getting in on this?!?! Lets make life easy! Want some Keto bread, or several to freeze and eat later… Check!  Need some hotdog, hamburger buns for the upcoming school year…Check! What about some honey oat bread that is soft, sink your teeth into AWESOME bread?! Jumbo Muffins, Monster Cookies… Really need we say more?

Well, its as easy as 1) go to the Online Shopping page and order away OR 2) Give us a call 320-259-7105. OR 3) PM us on Facebook. Really, at this point there are so many ways to order, that you just need to DO IT!!!

Go Now…

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