Nicole Bazemore

Nicole Bazemore is a Virginia based baker and small business professional who brings operational discipline to recipe development and community instruction. Her background in retail operations and event coordination shaped a practical style that favors clear steps, measured techniques, and reliable results. She began by updating family breads for local flours, then expanded into pastries and seasonal desserts that reflect Virginia’s produce and small farm traditions. She values clarity, patience, and repeatable methods.

Nicole works with growers, market organizers, and neighborhood groups to host hands on workshops that make baking welcoming for beginners while remaining engaging for experienced home cooks. She focuses on simple skills that build confidence, including dough handling, fermentation timing, and ingredient substitutions that suit regional availability. She also explores food culture and the stories behind trusted recipes, connecting techniques to place and people. She documents practical approaches that help home bakers create food that is consistent, balanced, and rooted in local ingredients. She believes steady practice and respectful sourcing support better food and stronger local connections.