06/07/2026
Did you know that before I opened Sauced 5 years ago, I was working for
The City in City Planning? I have a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Villanova University. I was halfway through my doctoral program when my son wanted to go on a mission trip to El Salvador….and we didn’t know how to come up with funds for it….
To raise funds I started selling my salsa to my co-workers…Mama Dee taught me how to make it. 🥰 I sold $700 in a day! Whoa! That was over half of what he needed to be able to go!
I went to work the next day and was writing reports for Zoning Board of Appeals (yes it’s just as boring as it sounds 😜) and God revealed He had a different plan for me.
In that moment I contacted Hy-Vee and was able to speak to the director who set up a tasting….long story short, they said it was the best salsa they had ever had and wanted it in the stores. So in six months, I QUIT working for the City and our salsa was in 13 of 14 local Hy-Vee’s. 🙌🏼🙏
“Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3 NLT
And although we stopped doing that to move forward with cooking….our beginning started from humble, fresh, salsa. 🥰 🖤🫶🏼 Let me know if you’d like to know more about our humble beginnings! I’d love to share.