How Bondurant's "Home Slice" bakery owner starts her day

• Those pies were shared on social media with friends and family, but people started asking to buy pies.
• The requests led her to start a home bakery business and, in 2022, her own Bondurant storefront: Home Slice Handmade Pies.

The intrigue: Lacina's love for baking is recent. Before 2020, when her now-husband asked if she wanted any baking items on their wedding registry, she declined.

• But now she says "It's a stress relief. And it's therapeutic."

Where to find a pie: Lacina is selling her pies from her storefront during the Bondurant Farmer's Market, which starts today, from 6-8pm.

• The store is also open 4-7pm Thurs., 1-7pm Fri. and 10am-5pm Sat.

Here's how Lacina starts her day:

⏰ Wake up: 6am.

🍳 Breakfast: Lacina is cooking three eggs for her 8-year-old son and Nutella toast for her 5-year-old daughter.

• For herself, it's usually something quick like a shake or coffee.

📚 What she's reading: Social media and business emails.

💡 Her advice for aspiring professional bakers: Be consistent.

• "It's easy to dream big, and you should dream big, but figure out what you can do consistently now in your stage of life," she says.