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Easter

Homemade Pistachio Pudding

April 18, 2011
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Hot Cross Biscuits

April 15, 2011

It’s that time of year. It’s time to put a marshmallow Peep in your hat. It’s time to pipe a cross on your biscuit. It’s time to eat way way way too many white chocolate Easter bunnies. Or maybe you gave up sugar for Lent… in which case… I’m sorry to torture you with dessert [...]

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Confetti and Cupcakes

April 13, 2009

Did you have a great weekend?  Have you woken up with a lingering Easter candy tummy ache?  Do you still have confetti everywhere from the Cascarones?  Yea?  Me too.  I think I might have an Easter sugar hangover… I’m not proud.    Here’s a look at what Easter looks like when you combine a cupcake [...]

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Happy Easter!

April 12, 2009

Happy Easter from vintage Joy the Baker. Oooooh 1994… thanks for the memories. There are a few things I’d like you to take note of in the photo. -Yes, my hair is comically triangle shaped and I am trying to rock curly bangs. – Yes, I made a bunny cake decorated with festive jelly beans. [...]

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Dutch Baby with Orange Sugar

April 8, 2009

Things that are awesome and things that are not awesome; an incomplete list. Things that are awesome: Summer dresses that look great with summer ponytails. Bathing suits + Palm Springs + Rented Summer House + Sun Screen + Giant Sun Glasses + Mojitos x Infinity = Awesome. Big, fat bumble bees… come on, they’re precious. [...]

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Spring Easter Meringues

April 5, 2009

Dear Spring, You’re a great season.  In fact, you’re my favorite season of all.  Something about the orange blossoms dotting my neighborhood, and the barely warm evening sun just makes me want to squeeze you with gratitude. Great job with all the tulips.  Excellent work with all the sweet peas.  Don’t even get me started [...]

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Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Buttercream

March 22, 2009

This morning I stood under a blossoming orange tree that hummed with honey bees.  I found my way under this tree after a walk through my neighborhood on one of those mornings that couldn’t decide if it wanted to laugh or cry. The sidewalk showed evidence of midnight rain.  The smell of rain on asphault… [...]

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Strawberry Ricotta Cupcakes

March 23, 2008

This morning I started the day thinking about Easter as a child.  It was the holiday as exciting as Christmas.  There were personalized Easter baskets filled with candies and chocolates on a bed of fake plastic grass.  There was always some sort of delicious ham and potato meal  And the Easter egg hunt.  Oh… the [...]

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My Peeps in a Row

February 23, 2008

I have my peeps in a row.  Now what do I do with them?  With over a month until Easter, I have many many days to spend with many many peeps.  Don’t get too attached, things will to happen to these little buddies.  I can’t say it’s all going to be pretty.  Peep soup.  Peep [...]

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