My name is Larisa Mabey, but everyone who knows and loves me calls me Lara. I am The Quirky Baker — a creator who loves experimenting with food and making sweets that truly blow your mind! I’ve been baking since I was 10 years old, and not long ago I decided to turn this lifelong passion into a mission: crafting gluten-free goodies that are tasty, simple to make, and a joy to eat.
I’m a self-taught gluten-free baker with personal experience of Celiac disease and gluten intolerance. I’m not a medical expert, but I share well-known facts and simple stories from my own journey. I’ll bake for you on camera, entertain you, write recipes, and teach you how to cook them. Most of all, I’ll show you that living with Celiac isn’t the end of indulgence — with a little effort, it can be deliciously manageable.
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Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But it gets boring. So, I go back to being me.
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Me as said by friend and family:
“Lara is one of the most passionate, quirky and fun-loving people I know.
She will put 110% into anything she does. I admire her hard work and enjoy her delicious baking.”
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"I've known Lara for some years now, and she is definitely one of a kind! She's extremely hardworking, but also has a fun, crazy side! She puts all of her determination, fun and craziness into her cooking, adds a dollop of love, and produces gluten-free deliciousness!!!!"
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The Quirky Baker Training:
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Coeliac Australia Gluten-Free Training
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COVID-19 awareness for food service training
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The Quirky Baker COVID-19 safety plan
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