It took two specific cookbooks to finally find my passion in the kitchen at 39 years old. I have never had a passion for cooking; I bake out of the box and find cooking very inconvenient. Only until I took a Texas road trip with my kids to the Magnolia Market at the Silos in Waco, Texas is when I became motivated to become better at cooking and baking. Something ignited my curiosity on that road trip for cooking and baking. I am pretty sure it was Joanna Gaines. How could one possibly make these beautiful cookbooks, have a zillion…
They say Waco, Texas, is the heart of Texas. I believe Chip and Joanna Gaines’s creation of Magnolia Market Silos gave Waco, Texas, a heartbeat. A once small town known for Baylor University and an unfortunate event in the ’90s, the concept behind the Magnolia Market Silos revived the quiet city of Waco, TX, in the form of the open-concept farmhouse, manicured gathering places, sweet treats, and cookbooks. Waco, Texas, is now a bustling tourist town. My kids and I took a short road trip from our home in Argyle, Texas, to the Magnolia Market Silos and Magnolia Table. From…