Hi, my name is Liana Grey. Welcome to my food blog, Baker Without Borders! Here, you will find recipes I’ve developed and adapted, inspired by baking traditions from around the globe.
I studied baking at the Institute of Culinary Education and had a brief gig making desserts at a New York City restaurant.
I then went into the education field, where I used baking to teach kids about math, science, and world cultures. I am a certified teacher and author of Mira’s Baking Adventures, an early reader chapter book series about a young baker who discovers baking is really just STEM in disguise.
I love to experiment with different flavor combinations, putting a personal spin on classics like pizza, biscotti, shortbread, and challah.
At home, I’m surrounded by food from different cultures. My mom grew up in Brazil, and taught me how to make doce de leite, brigadeiros, and avocado smoothies. My mother in law, from Pakistan, makes delicious parathas and introduced me to jeera biscuits: delicious cumin-studded shortbread cookies. Now, my six-year-old identical twins are learning to bake it all!