April 15, 2009 
Do you ever have those mornings when the snooze button seems to go off every two minutes, your hair is simply inconsolable, and you discover that your favorite plaid shirt that you’ve had for half your life is now too ripped to wear and be cool? Do you have those mornings when you’d just like to go back to bed for another 6 hours, wake up and call it a re-do? Yea… me too.
On those mornings, believe it or not, I turn to you all for a smile. You’ve got words of wisdom. You’ve got jokes. You’ve got what I need to get through those off kilter mornings. Thank you. Really.
I wish I could thank each and every one of you a big batch of my chocolate chip cookies, but because that seems like too daunting a task for a morning like this, I’ll have to put the recipe in your hands and encourage you to bring some chocolate chip love to your kitchen on my behalf.
The winners of the chocolate chip cookie and super cool spatula giveaway are:
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April 10, 2009 
What do puppies with giant paws, foggy mornings, warm chocolate chip cookies and my bright, red spatula have in common? That’s easy… they’re just some of my favorite things in the world.
If you hadn’t already figured it out, you guys are totally up there on my list of favorite things… right up there with puppies with giant paws. You and your cute tea cup pictures. You with your kind comments. You with your thoughtful recipe questions. I just think you’re dreamy. I suppose that’s why it has become one of my new favorite things to give things to you… let’s do it again.
Two of you get two of my favorite things: an express shipped box of chocolate chip cookies made by Joy the Baker (for someone here in the US), or a brand-spanking-new, colorful spatula (going international, because Customs doesn’t like when I send fresh cookies).
All you have to do to win some of my favorite things is leave me a comment telling me where you’re from, and some of your favorite things. Seems fitting, right?
You’ve got until this Saturday April 11th at 10:38pm PST to get your comments in. That’s when I turn back into a pumpkin and pick the winners.
Also… I like you!
March 20, 2009 
Look at you!
No… seriously. Look at you! You’re adorable!
I have some seriously cute readers. Um…. you guys!? I had no idea you were so cute and sassy. Yes… even you Rory, with your Tazmanian Devil mug. You’ve got sass. You’ve got class. You’ve got cuteness for days.
I think I’ve got a crush on each and every one of you.
Can we do this every day? You know… you send me a cute self pic and I giggle at how precious you are? Yea? Ok, great.
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March 17, 2009 
My favorite tea cup doesn’t even belong to me. Sounds crazy, right? My favorite tea cup belongs to my favorite cafe in Los Angeles. My favorite cafe in Los Angeles is home to perfect sidewalk tables, breezes, shaded sunshine, loads of people watching, and some seriously good sandwiches and coleslaw.
Now… let’s play a game!
You want an awesome glass tea pot with five fantastic teas from Rishi Tea.
I want to know you more. Is that creepy? I just think you all are so dang cool, that I thought a giveaway involving awesome tea, a super sweet tea pot, and your smiling face might be just what we all need.
Here’s the deal:
Bust out your digital camera and send me a picture of you with your favorite tea cup. I know… I’m totally making your work for this giveaway. Can you handle it? Come on… this is totally fun!
Email me a picture of your smiling, cheesy, or coy face with your favorite tea cup. I’ll randomly pick a winner and send off a lovely Rishi Tea pot with five teas.
Emails and attached pictures should be sent to joy (at) joythebaker (dot) com, by the end of Friday March 20th.
But how will you know if you’ve won? Well, I’ll post the picture of the wining reader and mug on Saturday morning.
But what if you don’t like my mug? This isn’t a beauty contest friends. I’m not judging on photo quality or hair stylings. Just be the awesome Joy the Baker reader that you are!
You’ve got until the end of Friday to play along, so bust out those cameras and get shootin’. Thanks to you and Rishi Tea for playing along!
February 8, 2009 
My gracious! You, friends, surely came out in immense numbers for this little giveaway.
Thank you… you know, it’s just nice to know that you’re all around.
Eli B- lucky you!
Rachel H- Wow! You win!
Kim B- Can you believe it!? You won!
I’ll email you and kindly ask for your address, and you each get a Baggu bag!
Now…. I have good news: bonus bags! I have two more to give away!
Bonus winners are:
Maja- Sweet, right?
Amanda W- Awesome! Bonus bag for you!
Winners picked by random.org. Gee, thanks! For the many hundred of you who haven’t won a bag.. stick around. I’ve got more goodies coming your way!
Still looking for a little something to whip up for Valentine’s Day? This Southern Style Strawberry Cake might be right up your alley!
February 4, 2009 
I’ll be honest, I have reusable grocery bags just about coming out of my ears. The one big problem is that I leave the darn bags at home exactly every time I head out to the store. I feel like a nasty whale killer every time I walk out of the store with a boat load of those thin plastic bags. Sure, they’re good for cleaning cat liter, but still… the whales.
Baggu figured it out for us. Reusable shopping bags that fold and scrunch up into a little pouch that you can keep in your purse or in the back seat of you car. I think they’re actually everything bags. I’ve used mine as a gym bag, as a quick overnight bag and as a purse… but I’m a little hippie like that sometimes.
I have three bags that I think you should have. Let’s go ahead and call this a giveaway. Three bags for three readers. One each.
Want one?
Leave a comment. Tell me whatever you like. You’ve got until Saturday, and then the random drawing and mailing begins.
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