My Story
My Gluten Free Journey of Baking, Cooking, Recipe Making, & Loving Good Food Again.
Hi, I’m Lana! I have always adored baking and cooking and am proud to consider myself a foodie. My love for food runs deep enough that I obtained a college minor in dietetics and earned a certificate in functional nutrition. I have worked as a barista in a coffee shop, a baker in a bakery, and as a cook in a restaurant. When I was diagnosed with celiac disease fifteen years ago, I thought my love affair with food and my culinary journey was over. Little did I know, it was the beginning of a new passion with my old flame. I became determined to make the foods I loved even better while thriving on a gluten free lifestyle.
Pumpkin Pie
Cottage Food Business
Blue Box Bakehouse is also a cottage food business that allows me to sell baked goods out of my home. Everything I make is gluten free and made in my own dedicated gluten free kitchen. With this license, the food has to be sold in person and cannot be shipped. I live in the Brainerd Lakes area in northern Minnesota. If you would like to purchase baked goods from me, we can arrange a place to meet. If you purchase a wedding cake, it can be delivered to your wedding venue if the venue is within a reasonable distance from Brainerd, Minnesota. Common bakery items sold include cupcakes, layer cakes, cookies, bars, various quick breads such as banana bread, and dinner rolls. Please contact me with your order request, and I will get back to you.
Chickpea and
Butternut Squash Stew
With Gratitude
I am grateful to my husband, Rick, and two adult daughters, Ellie and Sophie, for their support in this business and for being my official taste testers! I am blessed to be able to develop this website and food business. I realize that everything I have from the food itself to the measuring cups is a gift from God. He gave me the skills and the desire to pursue my dream of having a website and food business to share my recipes and baked goods. If you see anything on this site that inspires you, God deserves all the glory.
Thick and Chewy
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Grateful Giving
I also realize that I have received abundant blessings and have been lavished with the generous gift of having more than enough food to prepare and eat. To be able to cook and bake as a hobby rather than for mere survival is unthinkable for many people in our nation and around the world. A portion of the earnings from my business will be donated to Feed My Starving Children organization to help feed the hungry. Jesus commands us to care for the poor. If you are able and feel compelled to donate money to help people in need to prevent hunger, I urge you to donate to your local food shelf or by giving online to Feed My Starving Children. This organization is highly rated for its accountability and transparency. 99.8% of meals are shipped safely and reach their intended destinations, even in difficult to reach areas. More than 90% of donations go directly to food production and feeding programs.