When the pandemic had many baking bread at home, Jenn Armstrong and family took it a step further to turn their new culinary skills into a business, CAROLENA’S BAKERY AND KITCHEN, which is named after daughters Caroline and Lena. “Baking became our family activity. My husband brought out his grandma’s recipe book from Italy,” says Jenn. “We took our stimulus check and rented a small space nearby, selling our products on the weekends.”
Jenn, whose first job as a teenager was baking, is no stranger to the routine. “I learned to love waking up before dawn and the sense of accomplishment I would get by mid-morning knowing I did my hard work for the day while others were just starting out. There was a peace during those quiet early mornings.”
It doesn’t get better than working alongside family and talented coworkers to share warm scratch-made treats for
her community. This year Carolena’s is expanding into prepared food and drinks. “We have a common goal and we put a lot of love into what we do.”
1014 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett, 401-675-7462, Carolenas.com
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