Cambrea Gordon: Contributing Writer for Simply Recipes

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition from Arizona State University, Degree in Commercial Baking and Pastry Culinary Arts from Scottsdale Culinary Arts Program

Expertise: Baking, Desserts

Recipe developer, food photographer, and owner of Cambrea Bakes
Classically trained pastry chef
Degree in Culinary and Commercial Baking

Experience

After completing her Bachelor's in Nutrition, Cambrea went to complete a degree in Culinary and Commercial Baking, which led her to starting her blog, Cambrea Bakes. Cambrea worked as a pastry chef for 5 years where she developed skills in classic French pastry techniques. She is new to the team of Simply Recipes contributing photography, recipes, and writing. She never considered herself to be a writer, but loves to educate and teach people new cooking and baking skills to elevate their experience with food!

Favorite meal: "My ideal cooking situation is listening to Frank Sinatra while cooking my nonna's Italian dishes, always with a glass of red wine in hand ;)"

About Simply Recipes

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