About
by Rick on January 28, 2011
Hi there, I’m Christi. Welcome to Love From The Oven!
A little about me… I LOVE to bake. I HATE to cook. This works out great for dessert, but not so well for dinner. I’ve accepted it though. In fact, I’ve embraced it. And I have the pizzeria on speed dial. I love baking for others for gifts – be it for holidays, birthdays or just because and I love to bake using the recipes of my grandmothers and great-grandmothers. There is something so wonderful to me about holding on to, and carrying on their recipes. When I bake, I bake with LOVE. And butter. And sprinkles.
I have two sweet daughters who make my world go round.
Most of the professional photos of my family are from Meggan Jacks Photography. She is an amazing maternity, newborn, child & family photographer in Phoenix, Arizona. I can’t recommend her highly enough – she’s phenomenal!
I Am A… Mommy, Wife, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, Chocolate Covered Pretzel Maker And Dance Mom. I’ve lived in Phoenix, Arizona my entire life, and no, I do not like the heat. Prior to this mom gig, I had a variety of jobs… Marriage & Family Therapist, Jewelry Designer, Cultural Exchange Coordinator, Journalist, Social Behavioral Researcher… I’m still not sure what I want to be when I grow up. I write about life outside of the kitchen at Away From The Oven.
Things I Love…
My amazing daughters, my fabulous friends and family, Open Adoption, Diet Coke, photography, watching my daughter dance, baking for friends and family, my iPhone & iPad, music, fries with ranch dressing, rainy days, a big fluffy feather pillow at the end of the day, broken in jeans, Dairy Queen Caramel Chocolate Chip Blizzards, 80′s hair bands, frozen margaritas with lots of salt, Bravo shows on my DVR, decorating for the holidays, riding The Nightmare Before Christmas version of The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, Amazon Prime, The Melting Pot, dark chocolate covered walnuts from See’s Candies, sarcasm, my cocker spaniel Milo & shih tzu Jack, sleeping in (or at least the memory of it), Facebook, the color pink, Marc Jacobs handbags and my husband doing the dishes.
I’m often asked what kind of camera I have. I have a Canon EOS 50D and use a variety of lenses. One that I highly recommend, especially to those who are new to using a DSLR, is the Canon 50mm f/1.8. It’s a great lens for the price. I edit my photos in Adobe Photoshop CS5. My best advice for photos? Turn off your flash, and take a LOT of pictures.
Have a question? Want to say hi? Here’s where to find me!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Hi there Christi!
My name is Steve Walters and I recently started blogging at www.eatingbangkok.com, which is currently being updated with recipes, but in the next few months will be my vehicle for covering the food and restaurant scene in Bangkok Thailand.
I am now in the process of meeting as many food bloggers as I can and I found your site www.lovefromtheoven.comS recently and was pretty impressed. I’ve added your site to my Foodie Blogs list here: www.eatingbangkok.com/foodie-blogs/ and would also like to add you to my blogroll.
If you could add my site to your blogroll and write back to let me know it has been added I will add you to mine as well and the exchange would be greatly appreciated!
As you might imagine I am very excited to get moved to Bangkok and get started on covering the food scene there as I feel it is an area that isn’t well covered by English speaking bloggers. I plan on adding loads of great reviews, pictures and even video and will be holding contests as well. It should be fun, entertaining and informative for everyone that visits.
Thank you so much in advance for adding me to your blogroll and I look forward to reading your posts (I’ve subscribed!) and maybe even featuring some of your own posts as I do plan on a weekly roundup of Thai themed recipes and posts from other food bloggers.
Warm regards,
Steve
P.S. If you are on Twitter I would love to have you as a follower and I follow back:
www.twitter.com/eatingbangkok
Christi, this is a beautiful blog. You make everything cute and sparkly and sprinkly.
Good luck, friend.
Christi,
Your PEEPS® Week Creations are tremendous!! Each day I find myself rushing to the office to see your latest work of art.
I would love to put you in contact with our PEEPS® Brand Team here at Just Born, Inc. If you are interested, please send me an email at the address above. Thank you for bringing these wonderful creations to life!
Best regards,
Vicki
Vicki, I sent an email your way. Thanks!
Hi Christi,
I love your blog! I featured you and your awesome Peeps projects over at justpleasedaspunch.blogspot.com Check it out!
Just saw your site and LOVE it! Hope you don’t mind if I spread the word about it!
Hi there;
I live in Miami, and everyone has pushed me to sell my pops, which most of the time I have given as presents for parties. I am having a hard time in finding or creating one to fit several types of pops I make. Do you have any suggestions? I want to be able to have a nice presentable with at least 2 or 3 tiers>
Thanks
Marisol
Hey! I love your site! I just noticed your from AZ too, how fun! I’d love to have you guest blog over I ♥ Nap Time . I can’t find your e-mail, so if you’re interested shoot me an e-mail. Have a great weekend.
Hi Christi,
I am going to be featuring a few of your peeps ideas on Spearmintbaby.com tomorrow. There will be links back for each recipe/how to! (i couldn’t find you email so am posting here) xo, shari
Hi Christi..
by the way super cute daughters..
Amazing blog you have here…beautiful pictures and so many recipes I want to try..
Hi, I recently found your website and have poured over all your recipes. I can’t even decide where to start.. it all looks so delish! My 3 year old daughter has asked me to make everything.. hahaha. I live in Scottsdale and have been here my whole life – every year I find the summer a little harder than the one before!
Can’t wait to check out ABC! Thank you for sharing all of these recipes!
Hi Christi,
I would like to feature some of your cupcake push pops on my blog. Of course, with links back each picture and credit given to you and lovefromthe oven. Please let me know if this is ok? I couldn’t find you email so am posting here) Thanks so much, great blog!! Ann
Jewelry designer?? That’s so cool!!!
Hi,
Love your site!!! Don’t know how I found it but soooo glad I did!! I was looking for something different and now I am so happy!!! Thank you!
Great Blog! and we are also from Phoenix, so even more reason to follow your blog!
Hi Christi! Great blog, and many wonderful recipes.Nice to meet you
Hi Christi,
I just came across your blog from Casey at beautiful disasters. She linked to you today in her post.
Your blog is awesome and I am so excited that came across it because I am always trying to find ways to get healthy snacks and foods into my 3 boys! Did I mention they are picky?
Amy, mine are SO picky – I feel your pain!
Hello Christi!
I must tell you that I absolutely love your blog! I am so passionate about baking and you have so many delightful treats that I cannot wait to try out. I am so very excited to try the cinnamon roll push ups! I know my little ones will be so joyful to wake up to such a wonderful surprise. Thank you for sharing and inspiring others to keep baking fun and enjoyable!
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Thank you! Valerie
Hi Christi!,
The pink pops for a cause is such a GREAT idea to help the cause! Love your website.
Thank you,
Sonia
love, love, love your site. such an inspiration!
Hi Christi. I’m Christi. And I DON’T like to Bake. I’m add you to my Blogroll, though because I admire people that do. And your website makes me happy. It’s beautiful. I’ll be coming back for holiday ideas~
I agree! I love to bake, but cooking is not so much my thing!
Hello, my name is Rachell Miller and I and raising money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society through Team in Training. I am starting a bit early but this year I plan on doing the San Diego Rock n Roll marathon and working to raise $3000. I saw that you have a connection to Team in Training, so you are familiar with our goal and our fight to help find a cure. A little about me…I have been with Team in Training since 2007 after my Mother-in-Law passed away from cancer, then in 2010 I was diagnosed with cancer myself. Talk about hitting home for me. It can strike anyone, at any point in time and you feel hopeless. I am praying that they find a cure one day. I don’t want to see cancer take another life.
You have a WONDERFUL business and I love reading your blog. I wanted to find out if you you would be willing to donate cake pops, mini cupcakes or anything else for me to use for fundraising. All proceeds will go the the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. I would love to speak with you if this is something you would be willing to do. This can help get your name and company out to the community as well as help a cause that is near and dear to me and I am sure is near and dear to you. I want to thank you for your consideration and look forward to hearing from you.
916-759-0657
Rachell Miller(916)759-065
Your blog makes me smile!
Hi I entered this great contest to win a kitchen aid mixer but don’t see my coment so I am enteering again love yoy products and if I win my sixteen year old will love it since3 she is going to collage in a couple of years for baking a cooking she loves to bake but does all by hand we don’t have amixer
Hi there,
I’ve tried to enter your kitchenaid giveaway but it’s not allowing me to enter a comment.
I know, we are having technical issues – and trust me I’m doing everything I can (and about 30 things I can’t!) to try and fix it ASAP. Entries are open for another week, so everyone will have a chance to enter. So sorry for the issues, I want every single one of you to be able to enter!!!
Hi Christi, Im just starting up my business, I live in CA. I was wondering what software do use to keep track of your orders and clients?
Laurie
Hello Christi, Happy to connect with you on twitter. And we will be doubly happy to see you connect back with us on twitter. And then i believe the true relationship will start between you and Gourmise.
We have our figures crossed!!
Love from
@gourmise
Hi Chrisy
on my quest for looking for a cake pop recipe, I ended up on your page!!! I love the pics!!! I love the simple, no frills instructions,,, and I love your pics!!!! Your daughters are precious!!! We have a 4 and 5 yr old (boy and girl). I am from Germany, and if you would ever like to try out an authentic German baking recipe, I will send you some, even translated! Thanks for taking the time to make this site!
Hi Christi! I’m interested in featuring your chocolate covered preztels on LilSugar.com but I can’t find your email anywhere. A link back to your post will be provided. thanks!
Thanks so much Nicole! I’m at cj@lovefromtheoven.com.
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