“Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good”. – Minor Myers
Everyone who knows me, knows my love for children.
Everyone who knows me, knows my love for baking.
Everyone who knows me, knows I’ve managed to merge both loves by supporting different charities.
Recently I held a bake sale to raise funds for one of the charities near to my heart, Cookies For Kids Cancer. Read more →
by Sheila Sanchez, Saratoga Patch 7 May 2013
Saratoga-based online bakery Terri From Scratch was started this past January by Terri Masterson. She’s been a stay at home mom of three daughters for 21 years and has been married to husband Tony for 23 years. As the children got older, she found herself in a new place in life. Her love of baking and charity work led her to this new venture. Customers can order her cakes, cookies, cupcakes, pies and bars by visiting her website. Details: 408-206-2598.
Saratoga Patch: What did you dream of being as a kid?
Terri Masterson: As a child I grew up in West San Jose. I graduated from Lynbrook High School in 1983. My love was ballet, baking and books. The three Bs. Ha! My dream was to one day own my own little bakery/book shop, a sort of “on the corner” style place. Read more →
I have many fond memories from childhood, some of which, little did I know at the time, had a significant impact on my life as an adult.
My dad is from Minnesota and my mom is from North Dakota. They met on a blind date in California and married 6 months later. That was 56 years ago. Being Midwesterners, we had lots of family out that way and went to visit fairly often.
One of those ‘fond’ memories is the frequent road trips we took in our 1965 Wildcat Buick from California to North Dakota to visit my mom’s family. That’s approximately 1,800 miles, or about 26 hours in a car, which, might I add, had NO air conditioning. Back then, to turn on the A/C, we rolled down all four windows and put the pedal to the metal. Today, I’m not sure you can even buy a car without A/C. Read more →
My three daughters, Holly, Lauren and Kelly and my husband, Tony have always been my biggest cheerleaders in all things, but they have seriously rallied behind me in this venture. Read more →
Terri From Scratch all started with a charity bake sale.
I’m a stay-at-home mom three daughters ranging in age from 12-20 and am married to the man I fell in love with 23 years ago. I have a LOT of passions but ONE of my greatest is cooking and baking. I’m a firm believer that we only get one shot at life; we’d better make the most of it and give it all we’ve got.
Last summer I discovered two incredible charities that combined children and baking. Right up my alley! Read more →
For me, scent is hugely important.
“The sense of smell can be extraordinarily evocative, bringing back pictures as sharp as photographs of scenes that had left the conscious mind.” ~Unknown
Scents bring with them good and bad memories. There are certain perfumes I will not smell or wear because I happened to wear that particular scent when I was going through a rough spot in my life. Read more →
