Hello my friends!
What sort of spirits are you in this Sunday? Are you foggy from Mari Gras madness (though if youโre within 75 miles of New Orleans I donโt think youโll be getting to this post until Wednesday )? Are you in the Olympic spirit? I think itโs the John Williams theme music making us proud to be humans in the world. Maybe instead of all that youโre looking forward Valentineโs Day chocolate and romance and lobster and diamonds. Do I have that holiday right?
Wherever this finds you, please accept this offering of Sunday links to help you ease into this day. I adore you. Here we are:
โข This is an unexpected and very pleasing read about the town in Vermont that is also home to King Arthur Flour. How To Parent An Olympic Athlete
โข This is interesting and yes, weโve gone to the dogs. An exploration of New York real estate, through dogs.
โข Our girl Cara Nicoletti has a new Vice show called The Hangover Show and I want to live in her living room and eat Cheeseburger Fried Rice for a long long time.
โข The House That Lars Built has some of my favorite craft tutorials. Iโm making this chrysanthemum flower hat and collar for Mardi Gras!
โข I have a feeling that piรฑata making is going to be one of my future hobbies. How Mexican Pinatas Get Made.
โข Welp, here we are โ just a bunch of lady mammals in the world. A Brief History of How We Got Tricked Into Shaving. Itโs money, always.
โข Alert! New podcast for us! Forever 35. (It me. Thank you.)
โข A phrase I Googled this week: How To Make An Omelet Like A French Person. And then I made myself a very satisfying omelet for dinner.
โข Just last night I found myself wearing a surprisingly efficient pair of onion goggles, but now this: Tear-Free Onions are here.
โข Whoa, friends! This BakeAlong recipe with King Arthur Flour looks incredible and if you make it please invite me over: Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries. Iโll bring you a King Cake. Fair trade.
โข I think this would make for a lovely gift for your bestie as a belated Valentineโs Day present: Bestie.
Enjoy your Sunday! Laissez les bons temps rouler!
xo Joy
19 Responses
I love your Sunday post. It informs me, makes me laugh, learn, cry in turns. I like the book and movie recommendations too.
The article on Norwich, VT. is so good. I am a California snowbird; I live in CA but spend my summers in Vermont, just down the road from Norwich in Bradford, VT. I spend a lot of time (and Money) in Norwich. I go to classes at King Arthur flour, self improvement classes, farmers markets, etc And just across the river is Darthmouth collage, science center, and the best co-op ever. I love the little towns in Vermont but Norwich is special. Great article on what makes good kids and parents.
I made homemade pinatas for friends and parties when I was living in North Africa! I even made a rickshaw shaped one. Great fun โ lots of impressed friends!
I made that KAF Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberriesโฆ.can I just sayโฆ.woo hoo?!?! There is a quarter cake sitting in the fridge right now.
Really good cake to have in the repertoire. Cake crumb is tight and flavor is chocolaty. There is cream cheese in the mousse so thereโs tang and the raspberries cut the sweet. I would gladly trade you whatโs left for any remaining part of a king cake.
That is so great to know! Thank you! Iโll absolutely try the cake!
how great is Forever35!?! Thanks for the recommendation
Vegetables modified by Bayer pharmaceutical company? No, no, no. Does the world really need tear-free onions at the expense of fueling companies like Bayer? Bayer also makes nasty ass pesticides/herbicides! I donโt like tearing up when cutting onions either (I put โem in the fridge for awhile or wear goggles), but I would totally prefer to do that than support vegetables coming from nasty pharma companies. They should stick to just making medicine for humans.
Hi, Joy
I made your original King Cake last week for the office and it went so fast, Iโm glad I didnโt put a baby in this one as Iโm sure it would have been gobbled up! Thanks for making me look like I know what Iโm doing.
Where is N.O. Is that great looking bar?
Contact lenses keep my eyes happy while cutting onions. Itโs strange that they work since they donโt cover the whole eye.
Right?? I seriously thought everyone who said onions made them cry were giant babies, until I tried cutting an onion without my contacts in and watered up so badly I ended up cutting my finger. The contacts work!
Iโm glad to know contacts work! The onions really do make it hard to for me to see.
Thatโs the kind of omelet I love. Not the huge puffy dry kind in most breakfast places. My favorite place to get a French style omelet closed last year. It had a little gruyere and sauted mushrooms folded into it at the end. Hopefully that post will help me recreate it.
That Mexican piรฑata story was fascinating! I know the translator; Julie is a woman who brings other women with her when she rises & Iโm so proud to know her. Happy to see her piece here. Great list Joy!
Love the article about how ladies were conned into shaving. Now Iโm so old that I no longer have to shave my legs, but have to shave my chinny chin chin every day. WTH?
If your knife is extremely sharp, onions wonโt make you cry as much (but not a 100% solution). I would need prescription goggles. Maybe my prescription swim goggles would work?
Omelets are one of my specialties. A clean pan is key. And butter.
As for hair, on my first trip to France back in 1982, I was astounded to see young women with hairy legs and armpits. That has changed; hair removal is as big here now as in the U.S.
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Iโve always wanted to know how piรฑatas are made. Let it be Sunday is the first thing I read on Sunday.
Love my onion goggles. Got something similar at Bed Bath and Beyond. They work!
You never fail to inspire me! Thank you. So generous.
Weeelll I am currently in a doughnut coma, donโt know how many more Iโll eat before Wednesday, lol. Iโm guessing two at least, but then thereโs V-day, so who knows. Iโm kind of in the Olympic spirit, itโs hard to keep track of everything when youโre busy is it not??
But, Iโll finish my coffee first and read through this list. Love seeing what you put together every week, thank you!
Now I want an omelett for breakfast right now! Although I am not a French woman but now I hope I can cook an omelett like a French woman thanks to you :)
With love from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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