D. Denay Davis

name Detra "Denay" Davis is the author of How to Start a Home-Based Bakery Business and former home-based baker from North Carolina who taught the popular course How to Operate a Home-Based Bakery for the Wake Public School System Lifelong Learning Program. An expert baker and owner of the membership website HomeBasedBaking.com http://homebasedbaking.com, Denay works tirelessly to help bakers understand the ABC's of operating a home bakery business.

Groomed for Mediocrity

19th March 2011
We sit in front of flat screens, drooling over the lives of people who have absolutely no impact on our own life and wonder why the vast majority of us are living paycheck to paycheck and comfortable with a government that has educated and groomed so many... Read >

Cottage Food Laws: Making Profits from Your Kitchen

19th March 2011
If you search for a baking forum, several will pop up showcasing discussions about women worldwide using their home-based kitchens to bake cakes, cookies, pies, cupcakes, breads and more, all in an effort to make extra income and show-off their culinary t... Read >

No Pets Allowed: Home-Based Baking without Pets

19th March 2011
One of the biggest hurdles for home-based bakers and home food processors to get over is the idea that pets are not allowed in their home if they are to bake food products and sell to the public. This might appear to be a no-brainer, but for many home foo... Read >

Farmers Markets: It's Not All Fruits and Veggies

19th March 2011
There is a revolution occurring at farmers markets today. They no longer sell just fruits and vegetables, but honey, butter for the local dairy farmer, Artisan breads, carrot cake, cupcakes, cookies, pies, jams, jellies and pickled okra and bamboo shoots.... Read >

Cakes, Cookies and Pies: You Still Need Liability Insurance

18th March 2011
It matters not if you bake those chocolate chip cookies once a week for the community center and sell them to make extra money for your son's little league uniform; if you are selling food products you need liability insurance. Of course, no one once ... Read >

Home-Based Baking: Profits from My Kitchen

18th March 2011
Over five years ago when I first moved to the Cary, North Carolina my neighbors were telling me to visit the Raleigh Farmer’s Market conveniently located on I-40 and Lake Wheeler Road, exit 297. I was taken back by this 75 acre, modern facility providing... Read >

Where is All the Kindness, Courtesy and Respect

18th March 2011
There is something to be said about learning how to master your craft one day at a time. Years ago there were apprenticeships, positions that provided the opportunity for workers to learn their craft over a specified period of time; and making mistakes wa... Read >