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The Gentle Oven It was always wonderful catching up and visiting with each and everyone of you who popped in to say hi.

This page has been renamed and continued to keep in touch with the many friends and family I have made over the past 25 years working in the floral industry ...1st with A Country Florist and then in my own business.

Can you guess which cookie is which? One is smores, one is caramel salted nut roll and one is caramel peanut butter choc...
10/20/2026

Can you guess which cookie is which? One is smores, one is caramel salted nut roll and one is caramel peanut butter chocolate chip. Let the test tasting begin today before the roll off baking on Thursday. Huge shout out to my family and close friends always willing to give honest feedback.

10/19/2026

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend. Today ended up being a beautiful day. Here is what I will be baking this week..... a few new cookies, ...

1. Salted nut roll cookie
2. Caramel Chocolate peanut butter
3. Smores
( Im happy to also make choc chip, if anyone preorders them)

Bake day is Thursday this week so pm whether you prefer a thursday afternoon 3- 5pm pickup or friday. I can also bring to the lajes when I head up friday. With the weather starting to cool off, "sweet caroline " is getting ready for her debut. Sweet Caroline is a cupboard on wheels that I will roll out.( It will be located by the house for camera purposes.) There is a money box attached. I will always be just inside if you do not have cash/check to make a card purchase. I use market square. If you wish to place an order for something not offered, reach out & I will be happy to let you know if I can make that happen. Please help spread the word. All of my baking is made from scratch, mixed gently by hand & gluten free. Most items are also dairy free with the exception of the use of chocolate. If need be, I do have dairy free choc chips. I abide by all of the necessary regulations in Iowa as a "Cottage Baker."
As always, pm with any questions & to place your order . My response will be your confirmation. Have a great week!

A zucchini bread consistency type cookie with zucchini, pumpkin spice chips, chopped walnuts, spices and our secret ingr...
10/08/2026

A zucchini bread consistency type cookie with zucchini, pumpkin spice chips, chopped walnuts, spices and our secret ingredient that is in our chewy caramel delights, therefore, also chocolate in them. A very moist interior similiar to my bread, with a slight golden crunch exterior....yummy! I will have some left after filling orders ..send a pm if you'd like to reserve.

10/08/2026

Baking day...the smell of the wonderful fall spices fill the house.

10/07/2026

Good evening! Just touching base to let you know what I will be working on this week and to say thankyou to everyone while I took a little time off. My schedule has changed up a bit so in order to continue to take care of my dad one day a week in Sioux City and babysit our grands on a new day, I will just be baking on Thursdays now for pickup on Fridays. I hope this doesn't cause issues for those of you who have preferred bake day of wednesday and pickup on Thursdays. This week I will be making a few new cookies to kick off the fall season. The first is a scratch zucchini bread type cookie with some fun add ins for a wonderful fall cookie. I came up with a new recipe, never measured or wrote things down so it may vary a bit. Its been taste-tested by a few great critiques and got a thumbs up. The next is a chocolate chip type cookie, also with delicious add ins. They may vary, depending on what I have on hand and also keeping with all gluten free. A few things I keep on hand are: reeses pb chips, caramel bits, mini rolos, mini reese pb cups, pumpkin spice chips, chopped walnuts, mini m and ms and that secret ingredient used in my chewy caramel delight cookies. The recipes are all gluten free and generally all dairy free with the exception of milk within a few chocolate addins. If requested, I can also make Cherry Bing Clusters this week, for those who place an order. As usual, send a pm with your order and mention a.m or afternoon friday pickup. My response will once again, be confirmation of your order. đŸ˜‰ Have a great week.

08/18/2026

Happy Monday everyone...here we go with my weekly baking :

1) chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
2) frosted sugar cookie
3) cherry bing clusters ( we tend to sell out of these before friday)

As usual....Send a pm with your order or feel free to ask any questions you may have. My reply will be confirmation of your order. Please include a preference for a Thur or Friday pick up so I can bake fresh. We have a little something we are working on. ....."SWEET CAROLINE" a self serve cart with an attached money box....Cash or check . We are working on a link with a QR code linking directly to my market square. I currently accept cash, check or credit card. Stay tuned.
You do not have to be gluten free to give our desserts a try. I bake with all rice or almond gluten free flour and I use an organic plant based olive oil butter in all of my baking. You would never know things have been substituted. Have a great week and thanks to everyone who has placed an order with THE GENTLE OVEN.

08/13/2026

Remaining items after filling todays orders...shoot me a pm if any questions or if interested...have a great day.

08/11/2026

Happy Monday! Popping on with this weeks baking menu:

1....Peanut butter bars....( one of our oldest sons childhood faves) ...these are a no bake similiar to peanut butter cups and oh so yummy.

2....Toffee chewy delight cookies ( a top 3 fave of customers)

3....Mini zucchini bread

Pm your order or feel free to ask any questions
Let me know in your pm whether this will be a Thursday or friday pickup. As always, my response will be confirmation of your order. Have a great week.

08/06/2026

Frosted Peanut Butter Cookie day...yum! Hope you all find your cookies delicious.

Happy Monday everyone! Popping on with the baking menu for this week:Frosted peanut butter cookiesSalted nut bars* I wil...
08/03/2026

Happy Monday everyone! Popping on with the baking menu for this week:

Frosted peanut butter cookies

Salted nut bars

* I will add scotcharoo clusters or bars if anyone would like those for their order

Pickup times : Thursday and Friday

Pm with any questions or to place your order as usual and my response will be confirmation of your order.

Have a great week!

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Sheldon, IA
51201

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