I am a mom, a wife, and a friend who is finding more gray in her hair these days. I have a Master's Degree that reminds me over and over that I am supposed to be teaching English to pre-pubescent kids. However, who are we kidding? Most kids would rather txt and would rather NOT write essays that I would rather NOT correct. Therefore, after almost ten years in the classroom I took a break. It was supposed to be just until my littlest offspring went to kindergarten. However, I am now in year nine of my break and have discovered that I simply love making cake. Cake makes people happy and this world needs more happiness.

How did the bitty bite story begin? It began with pinecone wreaths. Say what? Yes, wreaths. After working full time it was hard to be at home. One kiddo was in school, the other was napping and I could only vacuum the house so many times. I started making wreaths out of the pinecones that are everywhere. They were impressive. The first and second that is. By the time I had ten or fifteen they weren't that impressive and my fingernails were in really bad shape. My husband, Mike, found Etsy. My knight in shining armor.

We originally named the shop "The Fetching Hound" after our Basset Hound, Piper, simply because she is the only other female that lives here and the only one who doesn't expect me to toss a baseball at her head. I sold all of my wreaths the year that we opened up the shop. We celebrated after each sale and I didn't make a profit at all. I hated making wreaths after that and haven't made one since. Still, what does this have to do with cake?

Baking has always been in my DNA. My mother was a caterer and a retired food director and I had been on her payroll from time to time. I loved being in a kitchen and making trays and platters. The food doesn't talk back and I can be creative without the help from Crayola. I like food which could be a reason I will never buy skinny jeans again! Bitty Bites are great to bring to a party, great gifts to give, and just a simple comfort food for any occasion.

Since I had the culinary connections and have an Excel wizard in my life we gave the bites a shot. We never knew that it would lead to a full schedule, ten seconds of fame on Good Morning America or lead me to contemplate so many avenues in our lives. Bitty Bites have been sent to every state in the USA and as far as Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq.

At the peak of our creations, it was discovered that we needed to learn the ways of switching from a hobby to a small business. Oops, who knew? So, we decided to take some time off and figure it all out. We found a state inspected level four kitchen, became an LLC and a registered business in the state of CT, and we obtained a bakery license. We have discovered that this is indeed a learning process and we try to do things the correct way. We are easy going and aim to please! Though we are not the home of the whopper, if you are a nice person then you can pretty much have our products your way.

So, that's the story of how this little shop came to be. If you stuck through to the end I find that impressive. What can I say? I love to chat so feel free to send me a line anytime.

Happy Snacking~
Christina