Gluten-Freedom Bakery

09/18/2026

As promised, we’re starting small as 𝑮𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒏-𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝑩𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒚 makes its way back to the Victoria Farmers' Market, and we’re kicking things off this Saturday! 💚

You’ll find a small batch of treats at Ward's Cattle Ranch & Mushroom Farm booth while supplies last:

🍑 Mini Peach Cobblers
🤎 Cinnamon Roll Mini Breads
🤎 Cinnamon Roll Muffins
🍫 Brownies

Everything is gluten free, dairy free and soy free. The cinnamon roll breads, muffins and brownies are also corn free.

Please note:
the peach cobblers are 𝗡𝗢𝗧 corn free.

Quantities are limited, so stop by early!

09/15/2026

🦋 𝗛𝗶, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆!

Since I’m slowly getting Gluten-Freedom Bakery back on its feet, I thought it was time to reintroduce myself and share a little bit about how this bakery came to be.

I was diagnosed with 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭, and suddenly I had to learn an entirely new way of eating and baking. I learned firsthand what it felt like when foods everyone else could enjoy were no longer an option for me.

In 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟰, just before my oldest child turned one, I opened Gluten-Freedom Bakery. That little one is 𝟭𝟯 𝗻𝗼𝘄, which is pretty crazy to think about. 🥹

In the beginning, I simply baked gluten free. But as the bakery grew, so did the needs of the people who found me.

After having my daughter in 2015, I had to go dairy free for a period of time, so I learned to adapt my recipes again. Then came requests for soy free and corn free treats. Over the years I’ve also gotten calls from moms trying to find something special for their little one’s first birthday because their child couldn’t have eggs.

Those experiences changed the way I bake.

Today, many of my products are 𝗴𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, and I can also make egg free and vegan treats.

Because sometimes a cupcake isn’t just a cupcake. 🧁

Sometimes it’s a child getting to eat birthday cake with everyone else.

Sometimes it’s someone with food restrictions walking up to a dessert table and realizing there is actually something there for them.

And sometimes it’s getting to say 𝗬𝗘𝗦, 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 when they are so accustomed to hearing no.

That is why I believe 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲. 💚

Gluten-Freedom Bakery has also given me a different kind of freedom. I started this business with a very little one at home, and it gave me the opportunity to do something I loved, help provide for my family and still have the flexibility to be there for my children.

And goodness, this little bakery has had quite the journey since then.

Gluten-Freedom Bakery started right in my home, but the 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 played a huge part in helping me grow it. I was a consistent vendor there for at least three years, building relationships with customers and getting my products into the hands of more people in our community.

Eventually, the business grew beyond my home and I opened my first commercial location inside the airport. There I was able to expand beyond the baked goods and custom orders I had built the business around and offer a full lunch menu as well.

Then COVID happened, and Gluten-Freedom Bakery came back home.

Eventually, I built a commercial kitchen right on my property. Later, I took another big leap and opened a second location in the mall under a completely different name, 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 & 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼.

There was actually a reason I chose a different name for that location. I didn’t want someone to see “gluten free” and immediately decide the food wasn’t for them. Everything we served was gluten free, but unless someone asked, most people never even knew. We offered baked goods and a full lunch menu, and people simply got to enjoy the food for what it was.

That chapter taught me a lot, including learning when I had taken on more than I could sustainably manage.

There have been busy seasons, quiet seasons and 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

Life changed along the way too. The bakery was reopened, the commercial kitchen on my property was eventually sold, life took me to Yoakum for a while, and Gluten-Freedom Bakery returned once again to its home based roots.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗜’𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆. 🦋

And in a pretty special full circle moment, some of my products are beginning to make their way back to the Victoria Farmers Market, the same place that helped this little home based bakery grow all those years ago. 💚

This time I’m not trying to do everything all at once.

I’m a 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲, I work, life is wonderfully busy, and I’m rebuilding this little business 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

I’m currently taking select orders, participating in markets and events and working toward getting Gluten-Freedom Bakery products back into local businesses. I want to grow in a way that allows me to continue doing something I love while still having the freedom to be there for my kids.

More than a decade later, a lot has changed.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁. 💚

To everyone who remembers Gluten-Freedom Bakery from years ago, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

And if you’re just finding me, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. I’m excited for you to be part of what comes next. 🦋

“She works willingly with her hands.”
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝟯𝟭:𝟭𝟯

🦋 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆
“Privilege to Indulge”

09/15/2026

✨ 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀, 𝐈 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏! 🧁🍪

Gluten-Freedom Bakery will soon have a 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 available at Ward's Cattle Ranch & Mushroom Farm 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Victoria Farmers' Market! 💚

It’s been a while since I’ve regularly had my baked goods at the market, and before I decide what makes the cut, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐘𝐎𝐔!

What have you been missing?

🍪 Cookies?
🤎 Brownies?
🧁 Cupcakes?
🍋 Breads?
👀 An old Gluten-Freedom Bakery favorite you’d love to see make a comeback?

𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! 👇

Tell me what you’d love to find waiting for you at Ward’s booth on market mornings. I’ll be using your answers to help decide what I start bringing back! 💚🦋

09/11/2026

Round TWO is officially on its way! 💚

After an incredible response last weekend, I headed right back into the kitchen this week — and this batch is even bigger!

Gluten-Freedom Bakery goodies are traveling with Wildflour Scones again this weekend to Katy, Texas. So if you happen to find Brandy, she’s got the goods. 😉

This week’s lineup:

🧁 Chocolate Delight Cupcakes
🍫 Brownies
🍋🫐 Lemon Blueberry Bread

And this time there are even a few brownie samples making the trip, because sometimes you just need one bite to understand. 😂🍫

Gluten Free • Dairy Free • Soy Free • Corn Free

Last weekend, every single item I sent SOLD OUT. 🥹 I still can’t quite believe I get to say that.

I said I was going to start Gluten-Freedom Bakery back up slowly… apparently God and I had slightly different definitions of “slow.” 😂💚

I’m incredibly grateful to Brandy with Wildflour Scones for giving my little bakery another opportunity to reach people outside of Victoria while I continue figuring out what this new chapter looks like locally.

Here we go again. 💚
One batch at a time. One step at a time. And a whole lot of faith.

09/04/2026

Well… that didn’t take long. 😂💚

Yesterday I said I needed to figure out how to get some Gluten-Freedom Bakery goodies into the hands of my local peeps… apparently the answer was TOMORROW. 😂

The goodies I sent to New Braunfels for the Home for the Holidays Gift Market have been flying off the shelves today, so naturally I came home and started baking again. 😂

I originally planned for this batch to make its way to New Braunfels as a restock, but after looking at the logistics, I decided to keep this one right here at home instead! 💚

So TOMORROW MORNING you can find a limited batch of Gluten-Freedom Bakery goodies at Ward's Cattle Ranch & Mushroom Farm booth at the Victoria Farmers' Market!

🍫 BROWNIES — $5
🍋🫐 LEMON BLUEBERRY MINI LOAVES — $8

GLUTEN-FREE • DAIRY-FREE • SOY-FREE • CORN-FREE
Contains egg

And when I say limited, I mean limited! 😂

🍫 20 brownies
🍋🫐 4 lemon blueberry mini loaves

Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

I’m still figuring out exactly what bringing Gluten-Freedom Bakery back locally is going to look like, but maybe this is the perfect way to start. 🥹💚

New Braunfels today. Victoria tomorrow.

One step at a time. 💚

09/03/2026

“Starting back up slowly,” I said… 😂💚

And one week later, I’m working 20+ hours, running on about 3 hours of sleep, juggling all the jobs, the kids, and all the things.

This week definitely came with its share of hiccups—and I’ll spare y’all all those details. 😂 There were moments I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to get everything done.

But I kept walking in faith. One step at a time. One batch at a time.

And I did it. 🙌💚

My first big batch since starting to bring Gluten-Freedom Bakery back is baked, packaged, labeled, and officially on its way to New Braunfels for the Home for the Holidays Gift Market!

It’s a little surreal seeing something I stepped away from for so long begin finding its way back into my life. I said I was going to take this slowly, trust God with the timing, and walk through the doors He opened—and somehow one of those first doors is taking my goodies all the way to New Braunfels. 🥹

A huge thank you to Brandy with Wildflour Scones for making room at her table for Gluten-Freedom Bakery and Wagner's Delight this weekend and for reminding me just how special the small-business community can be. 💚

Now to figure out where my local peeps can get their hands on Gluten-Freedom Bakery goodies too… 👀

One step at a time. 💚

Today’s errands looked a little different… baked goods drop-offs, pickups, and a parking-lot catch-up with some of my fellow small-business baker friends. 🩷

One of the things I never expected when I started Wildflour was the community that would come with it. Different kitchens, different specialties, different businesses—and still cheering each other on, sharing resources, helping one another, and making sure there’s room at the table for everyone.

Small business doesn’t have to mean competition. Community is so much sweeter. 🩷

Now this Scone Lady is headed back to work because Home For The Hollydays starts TOMORROW in New Braunfels! 🍂

I’ve got a whole lot of baking, boxing and loading still ahead of me, and I cannot wait to see y’all this weekend!

08/22/2026

The Victoria Farmers' Market will always hold a special place in my heart! It is where I started this little business. Through every expansion and step back of this adventure it has always been there and the customers are amazing, always welcoming me back each and every time.

The market made the list and is in the running for National Farmers Market of America. We haven’t made the top 10 National list YET but we are aiming for it!!! We are currently sitting at #3 in the State of Texas… TEXAS YALL!! But we still need your vote to make the Top Ten National List!

*you can only vote once
*voting closes September 30th (plenty of time to rally the troops)
*just name and email (opt out of notifications)

So please… vote and share using the link 👇
As it sits now if we get 500 votes we will make the top 10!! We can do this!!

The only ranking of America's favorite farmers markets

08/20/2026

I’ve had something weighing on my heart lately, and I think it’s finally time I listen. ❤️

I’ve been praying a lot about finances, opportunities, and what God wants this next season of life to look like. And while I’ve been praying for doors to open, a few people have reached out asking about orders from Gluten-Freedom Bakery… and, if I’m being completely transparent, I haven’t answered those knocks at the door.

Life is FULL. Between being a mom, working, and everything else that comes with everyday life, I’ve kept wondering, How in the world am I supposed to add baking back into all of this?

But maybe that’s where a little faith comes in.

I don’t have to have the entire plan figured out before I take the first step.

So, Gluten-Freedom Bakery is going to slowly start taking orders again. 🥹❤️

And I do mean slowly.

I’m not jumping back into a completely open calendar or taking unlimited orders. I’m going to start with a limited menu and a limited number of orders while I figure out how baking fits into this season of my life.

Gluten-Freedom Bakery has always meant more to me than simply making something sweet. There is something incredibly special about making food for someone who normally has to hear, “Sorry, we don’t have anything you can eat.” I know that feeling personally, and being able to give someone a treat they can safely enjoy has always been one of my favorite parts of baking.

So I’m taking a step. Not because I have it all figured out, but because sometimes faith looks like being willing to walk through the door that’s already been opened.

I’ll be sharing more soon about what I’ll be offering and how ordering will work.

For now, I’m just saying yes to starting again. ❤️

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” — Proverbs 16:3

05/31/2026

✨ A little behind-the-scenes look at a recent collaboration ✨

Recently, I received an order for a gluten-free wedding cake. A few years ago, I would have taken on every part of the process myself without hesitation. But life looks a little different these days, and I’ve learned that sometimes the best way to serve a customer is knowing when to ask for help.

For this cake, I baked all of the cake layers and prepared the frosting to ensure everything remained completely gluten-free and safe for our customer. From there, the incredibly talented Courtney with Cake n’ it with Courtney
took over the assembly, decorating, and delivery to the wedding venue, bringing the customer’s vision to life beautifully.

One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned in business is that people in the same industry don’t have to be competitors. They can be resources, collaborators, and friends. When we support each other and focus on our strengths, our customers ultimately receive the best possible experience.

Courtney, thank you for your willingness to jump in and help make this wedding cake happen. Your talent and attention to detail made this project possible, and I am so grateful for the partnership.

And to our bride and groom, thank you for trusting us to be a small part of your special day. 💍