Beyond the Bakery
Bonnye is a baker by trade and a cook at heart. Between the cakes and pies, she is always making something new for her own table, dishes she is craving, curious about, or trying for the first time. Here is a look at what happens in the kitchen beyond the bakery.
Her kitchen philosophy
“Open your mind to new culinary experiences.”
– Bonnye J. Randolph
These are dishes from Bonnye's own kitchen, shared for the love of cooking. They are not menu items, but they show the range and curiosity behind everything she makes.

Korean marinated eggs, soft-set and steeped in a savory soy, garlic, and sesame sauce.

A favorite summer salad: raw and cut corn, sliced peaches, radishes, mint, white wine vinegar, and a good olive oil.

Heirloom grits cooked in chicken broth with butter, gouda, and sweet jalapeno, plus scrambled eggs and peppered turkey bacon.

Slow-cooked greens and tender beans in a garlicky, brothy base.

Pillowy gnocchi with roasted vegetables in a bright tomato sauce.

Rice noodles in chicken bone broth with carrots, peppers, mushrooms, ginger, and green onion.

Ground turkey with shredded carrot, ginger, garlic, scallion, and zucchini, sesame and rice wine vinegar, over brown rice.

Veggie fried rice with shrimp, broccoli, peppers, and cauliflower. IYKYK.

Okra, corn, tomatoes, and zucchini stewed together, served with cornmeal biscuits.

Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and black elderberries picked on a morning walk, with Greek yogurt.

Soft, gooey cinnamon rolls under a blanket of cream cheese icing.

A dense, fudgy brownie made with sweet potato and studded with chocolate.

Juicy strawberries baked under a golden, buttery crust.

Deep, jammy blueberries bubbling up through a tender cobbler top.