Baking just like mom used to do

Union Bay’s 'Baking Mama' Bev O’Hara announces the opening of the company’s new bakery cottage.

JUST LIKE MOM'S rescues those who appreciate home-baked breads and sweet treats, but don’t have time (or the ability) to bake themselves.

JUST LIKE MOM'S rescues those who appreciate home-baked breads and sweet treats, but don’t have time (or the ability) to bake themselves.

Union Bay’s ‘Baking Mama’ Bev O’Hara announces the opening of the company’s new bakery cottage at 265 Muschamp Rd. (just off 19A) in south Union Bay.Since O’Hara started Just Like Mom’s in 2009, she has focused on growing the business through the wholesale market — providing her fresh baked muffins and scones to a growing list of retail outlets, such as the PetroCan at Buckley Bay and The Coffee Love Bug in Courtenay. In addition, O’Hara established relationships with a lot of local restaurants and coffee shops that serve sweet treats, breads, and buns from Just Like Mom’s.“The opening of the Bakery Cottage allows us to provide a greater assortment of goodies in an easy-to-access and permanent location, which just made sense after seeing the great response to our goodies from consumers at various fairs and markets,” says O’Hara. The Just Like Mom’s bakery cottage is stocked throughout the day with a variety of breads, pies, buns, cookies, and other great treats as they come out of the oven. O’Hara’s homemade jams are also available. In addition to her most popular items, Just Like Mom’s welcomes requests for standing orders, quantity orders, party trays, and holiday gifts.Although the bakery cottage is now open, Just Like Mom’s continues to offer “dough-to-door” service to individuals and businesses throughout the Comox Valley, as well.Using old family recipes with O’Hara’s own modern twist, Just Like Mom’s menu includes an array of breads, scones, pies, cookies, buns, and assortment trays in varying sizes for parties and meetings. She also offers seasonal goodies to help celebrate various occasions.For more information, visit www.JustLikeMoms.ca or call 250-335-0239.— Just Like Mom’s

Comox Valley Record