By Kimberly Barbano
The first time I met Angie Porow I was immediately drawn in by her larger-than-life personality and beaming smile. I felt I had known her for years before I even knew her name. I don’t remember exactly how we initially spoke, only that I was embraced in a bear hug one might expect after running into a long lost friend. It is that warmth an kindness that makes her Plenty Good muffins so delectable. It’s actually reminiscent of baking with my mom as a kid, like I just walked right into her kitchen to have breakfast with family.
I had tried Plenty Good muffins before meeting Angie in Be Known Coffee Shop in Little River, SC, a locally, veteran-owned coffee shop that is also one of those places where “everybody knows your name.” In other words, the perfect place for Plenty Good to be featured.
An oversized muffin
I usually try to avoid coffee shop treats, but when I stopped one time on the way to a doctor’s appointment that I was feeling uneasy about, I treated myself to a Plenty Good oversized blueberry muffin. It was the best dang muffin I ever had. After that I had the banana mini muffins. And then a large pistachio muffin. And then the strawberry mini muffins. Each time I’d think, ‘this is the best muffin I’ve ever had.’
The muffins are light and fluffy without being crumbly and are perfect for my slightly sweet tooth but not too sweet. They always taste exactly like what you would expect the best version of that flavor to be. I was so enamored by how the pistachio muffin really tasted like snacking on a bag of pistachios, something I am known for quite frequently, but with the perfect amount of sweetness to be a baked good. In addition to muffins, Angie’s brownies, cinnamon rolls and even a savory ham and cheese roll, are all absolutely phenomenal and always worth treating oneself to.
Dedicated wife and mother
When I finally met Angie, I raved to her about her muffins, but soon learned her talents extend well beyond baking. An at home baker, Angie begins baking with her husband Marc every morning at 3:00 a.m. before working a full-time job in marketing. She is a dedicated wife and mother to their 12-year-old son.
Angie and I bonded over those full-time jobs, as she works in marketing and wanted to add a social good element to Plenty Good, and I have worked in nonprofit public relations most of my career.
Good & Well
She has since established a nonprofit arm of Plenty Good called Good & Well, and their first program is called Go Do Good Things, for which they baked 100 items to donate to a local food bank. The program name stems from Proverbs 3:27, “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.”
Angie represents “action.” She is one of the most fascinating, kind, caring people I have ever met. Not only are her creations plenty good, they foreshadow her commitment to doing good things as well.
