my interest. i sat on the floor going through cookbooks. i looked through my recipe inspiration folder. it was a hunt that lead to nowhere. then a simple question about planning started a conversation. i mentioned my need for an idea. then a suggestion for something no-bake was all the spark i needed. a little while later i was in the kitchen making buttermilk tarts.
magazines is where i started after the idea spark. at first i was thinking of some sort of cheesecake bar. i had visions of blueberry, lemon, or perhaps chocolate or peanut butter. then cookies came to mind. flipping through a cakes and pies magazine is when 