About
Hi, I'm Mimi! And, this is John John!
I've always been obsessed with two things – cookies and dogs. As a former bake shop owner who baked for both humans and dogs, I share bakery style desserts and dog friendly recipes!
Bake my famous bakery style cookies, cakes, and pies at home with tried and true bake shop recipes that have been baked thousands of times. Plus, try all of John John's favorite recipes for your pup (because he eats an entirely human food diet).
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What You'll Find on Mimi's Organic Eats
- Bakery style desserts that are free of artificial colors, dyes, and any boxed mixes.
- Healthy-ish recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner because I enjoy good food as much as a good cookie!
- Homemade dog food and dog treat recipes with simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! Our goal is to share that cooking homemade food for your dog is easy as cooking for yourself (even easier!).
- Baking tutorials because I have taught a countless amount of employees with zero baking experience how to bake from scratch. And I can't wait to teach you too!
- Step by step recipe videos on our YouTube channel so you can bake and cook along with us!
- A bake shop (pun intended) where you can buy my famous Butter College Sweatshirt, among other eco friendly foodie gifts inspired by our love of food and dogs!
- Bakery resources like How to Price Baked Goods to Actually Make Money. My goal is to help as many people become successful owning and operating a bake shop. If that is your dream, please email me at hello@mimisorganiceats.com to see how we can work together!
My Story
In 2011, I founded one of the first organic bakeries in the country and I ran it for over 10 years. During my time as a bake shop owner, I wrote three cookbooks. Cookies for Everyone includes cookie recipes I sold in my bakery with chapters for vegan and gluten free options too. The Mountain Baker shares everything you need to know if you’re cooking and baking at high altitude because my bakery operated at 8,000 feet! And my latest book, Effortless Eggless Baking shares easy eggless recipes with simple ingredients you probably already have at home.
I retired from the bakery business and sold my bakery in December of 2021 in search of less stress and more free time with my husband and dog. The bakery was open for 4 years after I sold, but unfortunately the new owners closed in 2025. When I sold my bakery is when I started this blog to focus more on recipe development and food photography because these were always my favorite parts of owning a bakery!
Organic ingredients and sustainability have always been incredibly important to me because it’s how I was raised. For me it’s all about balance. I truly enjoy eating healthy, and I also love my little moment of indulgence in a sweet dessert every day!
Fun Facts About Me
My favorite dessert to eat is… cookies! It should be no surprise that it’s cookies! I can eat cookies all day, every day, and never be sad about it. I even struggle to decide sometimes if I want to even choose something else besides a cookie! Check out Cookies for Everyone and browse my cookie recipes.
My favorite dessert to bake is… pie. I really love baking pies. I love rolling them out and seeing them come to life in the oven. Plus, I feel like I can never make a perfect pie, so it’s something I am still working on.
I'm from… the Midwest! I grew up in Chicago and lived in Michigan as well. I went to boarding school in Vermont, then moved to Oregon, before settling on California where I've been now for over 20 years. I love cooking and baking Midwest comfort combined with healthier California cuisine. And, I'm a complete corn snob – if it's not organic, yellow and sweet, it's not corn.
My favorite comfort food is… toast! Yes, toast is a meal! I could eat toast for every meal and be truly happy. I have so many amazing toast recipes here like my Greek Avocado Toast, Pizza Toast and Blueberry Honey Almond Butter Toast.
I’m a Pug mom! I grew up with Golden Retrievers. But, the first dog I bought on my own was a Pug Basset Hound mix named Otto, and he made me fall in love with Pugs. After Otto passed, we decided to get an Apricot Pug (in honor of him, as he was my best friend), and his name is John John! Find us baking together on Instagram, and check out our Dog recipes!
My favorite food memory is… eating pound cake with my hands straight off the table at my Aunt Marina’s famous Fourth of July parties. Sandy feet, sun kissed face, and a tummy full of grilled chicken and pound cake. I have recreated this recipe as my Traditional Butter Pound Cake, give it a try!
I come from a non baking family, for the most part. My mom made our birthday cakes each year. But beyond that, my mom was a cook who inspired me with her love of high quality ingredients, good food, and a balance of healthy and indulgence. With the exception of my YiaYia’s Greek cookies at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter — no one baked sweets!
So, baking was something I learned on my own as I didn’t have family to teach me that much. I think I fell in love with the creativity and the trial and error part, as that feeling you get when you get it right is truly unreal.
FAQ's
Over 10 years! I opened in the summer of 2011 and sold it in December of 2021. The bakery was open for over 4 years after I sold, but unfortunately, they closed in 2025 due to staffing issues. You can read more about my bakery life in my post retiring from the bakery business.
Yes! Since he was 6 months, he has only eaten human food. If I had even known then what I know now, I wouldn't have even fed him kibble for the first 6 months either. You just don't know what you don't know. Read more about John John and fresh feeding on the Meet John John page.
You can find all my books on Amazon or most likely at your favorite bookstore. If you don't find it there, please request it from them!
I always recommend cookies to beginner bakers, it was always the first dessert I taught new staff at my bake shop how to make. Try some of my personal favorites like Double Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies or Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Try anything with my homemade caramel with 3 ingredients as it adds so much flavor, but it also is an added step to make. Our number one selling cookie at my bakery was the Caramel Chocolate Chip, give it a try!
I work with brands to create content (recipes, photography, and video) for their channels as well as share on mine. I also work with bakery owners or startups on a consulting basis. That can be everything from recipe development, costing, and overall operations. If you'd like to get in touch to work with me, please send me an email at hello@mimisorganiceats.com. I can't wait to connect!
No, I do not sell baked goods anymore! But, my email or Instagram messages are always open if you ever have a question when baking one of my recipes. Please don't hesitate to reach out!