Learn how this Dryden accountant shifted into pasta making

Bobbi Turpin never expected to become a full-timepasta maker.

"It's a happy surprise," the professional accountant and bookkeeper saidwith a laugh. "It started off as a hobby."

I reached Turpin recently to learn how she turned her passion for pastainto a business called The Pure Blend.

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Up North5:53Northern Nosh: The Pure Blend

Jonathan spoke with Bobbi Turpin, an accountant-turned-pasta maker in Dryden about her business, called The Pure Blend.

Shortly after our conversation, Turpin told me that she'll be moving production of her growing enterprise out of her home and into a commercial kitchen in April.

To learn more about The Pure Blend, head to their website.Thanks to listener John Russell for the tip.

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