A Time to Bake

She quit her job, bought a bakery, and nearly got hit by a truck - all before lunch.

Alison Dahl has been selling cupcakes at Illinois farmers markets for years, testing a dream she was never quite ready to chase. When a For Sale sign appears in the window of a shuttered historic bakery on the shores of Silverton Lake, she stops testing and starts moving. She signs the contract, quits pharmaceutical sales, and steps off the curb directly into traffic.

The man who pulls her out of the street i...