We'd like to welcome Kerri Fleming to the Riehl Food family. Kerri and I grew up in Easton, PA and have known each other since grade school. Since I started this site, Kerri has been a constant contributor with some really great recipes so I figured why not give her a place of her own to share with others.

Enjoy!!

I live in Easton, Pennsylvania with my husband and two beagles.  

I’ve spent a lifetime perfecting my baking in a kitchen alongside my grandmother. She was a Pennsylvania Dutch lady who insisted that I learned how to bake a pie, which I accomplished at the age of five. I adored my grandmother and that love is what inspired me to start my own business in 1991, The Two Pooh Baking Company. My clients included country clubs, private clubs, restaurants, cafes, private parties and weddings. I had a repertoire of cakes, cheesecakes, pies, cookies and my specialty, Viennese Pastry.

My philosophy on baking is that simpler most times is better. Although I can bake just about anything with success, I’ve found over my 50-plus years that those fancy, long direction pastries are not necessarily better than the most simple. With our busy lives, who has time for that nonsense anyway? I have made the most complicated cakes alongside my easy family recipes with the same rave reviews. I’m also a believer that you should never get discouraged if your creation doesn’t look as perfect as the picture. I can guarantee you it took years of practice making thousands of desserts to get their creations to consistently look that good. In the end, it’s all about the taste.

I’m retired now, so these days I enjoy baking for my friends, family and church. I spend most of my days taking my two therapy beagles for visits to hospitals, schools and airports. I also play the French horn and perform with numerous ensembles.

I love sharing my “tried and true” recipes and I hope you will enjoy them also!