Originally published on http://donnacronk.com on March 29th, 2017.

“A visit with Blaise”

Well, it was a treat.

And that’s not counting the Elvis Brownies.

Reporter Travis Weik and I paid a little visit to Glen Oaks Health Campus Tuesday afternoon for “tea time” with The Courier-Times’ home-grown food columnist, Blaise Doubman, to my left, above, his mom Darla, Grandma Deloris, in pink, and their friend Margaret, to the right.

You heard it here. One day Blaise will be a star on the national food scene. A brilliant recipe developer, cook, and baker, he is already author of a published cookbook and several social media connections. His column appears in The Courier-Times every first and third Sundays.

Blaise created the Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie that appears in my second book. The crust is so easy and perfect that I’ve vowed to never again buy a pre-made version. 

Connect with him on his blog at Blaise the Baker (http://blaisethebaker.com). And if you want to sample his baked goodness, he’s donating sweets to the 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 1 Chili Cook-off fundraiser at Memorial Wesleyan Church in New Castle.

Blaise brought Elvis Brownies for us to share back at the office. Suffice it to say there are none left. Thank you Blaise and family for the visit! We had a great time.