Stop buying boxed mixes. Build a pantry that works for you.
This Old Baker is built on a simple idea: your pantry can work for you—not against you.
Hi, I’m Kim, the creator behind This Old Baker. I share practical recipes, pantry mixes, homemade solutions, and old-fashioned kitchen wisdom to help you save money, cook from scratch, and feel more confident in your kitchen. I also host This Old Baker, a top-4 ranked baking podcast, where I walk through the same pantry-first approach every week.
What started as a way to cut grocery costs and simplify my own kitchen quickly turned into something much bigger: a complete pantry system built around scratch-made mixes, base recipes, and practical, repeatable solutions.
You’ll find everything from homemade cake and cookie mixes to seasoning blends and base recipes designed to replace everyday grocery store staples.
Because the truth is…
Most of us aren’t struggling with cooking—we’re struggling with time, energy, and the constant pressure of figuring out what’s for dinner (again).
A Different Way to Cook
This isn’t just a collection of recipes.
It’s a system.
Instead of starting from scratch every time you cook, you can build a pantry filled with mixes and base recipes you make once and use over and over again.
No last-minute store runs.
No guesswork.
No starting from zero every night.
Just simple, reliable building blocks that make everyday cooking easier.
What You’ll Find Here
Everything on This Old Baker is designed to simplify your kitchen and actually get used:
- Pantry mixes that replace boxed cake, cookie, and baking mixes
- Base recipes that turn into multiple meals
- Mason jar systems for baking and prep
- Homemade seasoning blends and kitchen essentials
- Practical tips for reducing grocery costs and kitchen stress
This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about creating a kitchen that works in real life.
Why This Matters
Grocery prices go up. Time gets tighter. And most “solutions” just add more steps, more ingredients, and more overwhelm.
This approach does the opposite.
It helps you:
- spend less
- waste less
- rely less on store-bought shortcuts
…without giving up the comfort of homemade food.
This Old Baker reaches over 100,000 home cooks on the blog each month, plus hundreds of thousands more across social and the podcast.
Before the Pantry
This isn’t my first time building something from nothing.
For six years, I owned and promoted IGNITE Wrestling — one of a handful of women in the world running a wrestling promotion. I produced and directed close to 50 shows and spoke at TEDx about breaking into a male-dominated industry.
That’s the same instinct I brought to This Old Baker: see a gap, build the system, figure it out in public.
watch the TEDx talk → https://youtu.be/67zxHgaMnYk
From My Kitchen to Yours
I’m not here to teach complicated techniques or picture-perfect meals.
I’m here to help you build a pantry you can rely on—and a kitchen that feels simpler, more prepared, and a whole lot less overwhelming.
One jar at a time.
For Media & Collaborations
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