Dorothy Kern is the founder, writer, and photographer of the popular food blog, Crazy for Crust, where she shares all things sweet (and sometimes savory), always with a slice of life. She sees baking and the creating of food as warmth and love and strives share recipes that will inspire others to get in the kitchen and create their own happiness and memories through baking.

Having wanted to be a teacher since she was young, Dorothy started her career as a high school algebra and geometry teacher, trading in her compass for diapers after her daughter was born, then returning to her love of teaching through blogging back in 2010. Since then, she’s reached hundreds of millions of people through her love of pie, cookies and all things dessert. She’s been featured on or in Rachael Ray Magazine, Woman’s World Magazine, Buzzfeed, Good Housekeeping, and Redbook and many more.

When she’s not in working, you can find Dorothy reading a book or binge-watching Bravo, often while online searching for sparkly shoes or earrings, or planning her next trip to anywhere. She’s 100% a California girl with dreams of living at the beach with her husband, teenage daughter, and precocious labradoodle-turned-second-child, Abby.