Juniper Hills Farm is the home of Travis "Sibby" Barrett. Join Sibby as she welcomes you to Juniper Hills Farm and Onion Creek Kitchens.

Sibby is a born and raised true Texan, spending most of her years in Dallas and some of her childhood growing up in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Her interest in food and cooking sprung from some of these early childhood experiences in Mexico. The mercados, the street vendors, the colors, the smells, all left a strong impression. She also credits her father for a lot of her cooking style today. He exposed her to a variety of ethnic cuisines and shared his love of bold and spicy foods early on.

After studying Journalism in college, Sibby managed a successful floral company in Dallas from 1975-1986. Sunshine Floral Company specialized in high volume cut flower sales, weddings and special events. After developing a reputation for quality and creativity in the floral industry, Sibby began Dallas Affaires. Started as a one-stop party planning company, Dallas Affaires offered catering, cakes, flowers and event planning. After a few years of rapid and strong growth in the bakery arm of the business, she changed their name to Dallas Affaires Cake Company and focused their energies on baked specialties. In 1993 Sibby opened Café Georgia, next door to the bakery. What began as a neighborhood coffee bar quickly evolved into breakfast, lunch and dinner six days a week. Café Georgia became a popular dining spot in the quaint Lakewood section of Dallas. The bakery’s popularity grew and additional space was needed to expand. After two very busy and hectic years Sibby decided to close the restaurant and expand the bakery. The bakery has become famous in its twenty years for its ingenuity and captivating designs. Cakes for high profile clients from the Mayor to Oprah have kept this bakery at the top of everyone’s list as “The” place to get their custom cakes made. Sibby has an incredible staff of 15-20 bakers, designers and consultants that produce approximately 400 wedding cakes and 8,000 specialty cakes each year.

Sibby now brings her culinary passions to the Texas Hill Country. In 2001, shortly after her ranch home, Juniper Hills Farm, was completed, Sibby began facilitating Yoga retreats and cooking weekends. In her own “Onion Creek Kitchens”, she now offers a full curriculum of cooking classes. She is currently authoring a cookbook of collected class favorites and has a  line of food products under the "Onion Creek Kitchens" label.

This area of the Hill Country is ripe with opportunities for the food lover. The high concentration of food and agriculture related businesses make this an ideal destination for the food connoisseur. Goat cheese farms, flower farms, olive groves, wineries, peach orchards, herb and lettuce farms are all close in proximity.  Blanco, Texas, is now fondly referred to as the “Lavender Capitol of Texas”, boasting 8 lavender farms surrounding the heart of Blanco.
 
Come and soak up all that the Hill Country has to offer. Join Sibby at Onion Creek Kitchens at Juniper Hills Farm. Life, like food, should be savored and celebrated.