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Bite-sized Baked Brie

December 17, 2011

My hair is straight today. My hair is straight today only because a woman spent about two hours pulling, tugging, blowing, and spraying my hair into this state. It’s still curly on the bottom. It’s also still frizzy on the top. It would appear as though the outside of my head is as stubborn as [...]

Chocolate Peppermint Roll with chocolate ganache

December 12, 2011

Own your life. Own every last bit of it. Don’t send your Christmas cards out until you’re good and ready. Wear neon purple tights with a grey dress… why not ? Go heavy on the gold eyeshadow…tis the season. Green nail polish? Go on. Run through the rain… or sleep in and skip exercise [...]

Let’s Make Orange Pomanders!

December 8, 2011

I can cook. I mean… I can really cook. I can walk around in a pair of heels without looking like a weirdo…. and I know how to apply lip liner if the occasion requires. I am not, however, a domestic goddess. Not at all. Nope. I’m not one of those ladies who has Christmas [...]

Fresh Cranberry Cream Scones with candied ginger

December 1, 2011

So what… I’m a girl obsessed. This week I’ve treated myself to cranberry colored lipstick. I am way into my new cranberry sweater. I have my eye on some cranberry colored pumps (yea… pumps). Cranberry nail polish, duh. I have a bag of fresh cranberries in my fridge and I’m slowly teaching myself to gnaw [...]

Double Dipped Apple Doughnuts

November 13, 2011

Given the choice between being home and not being home… I’m the girl that always chooses home. Brooklyn is amazing. San Francisco is delicious. Baltimore is bonkers. Home is my heart. Home is where I keep my jar of Sharpie markers, my clean white sheets with the familiar smell, and my giant mankitten. Home is [...]

Sweet Tea Bourbon Cocktails

May 6, 2011

I’d smile at rum. Coy… but not really coy. I’d say hello to vodka. I’d wave, and smile with teeth. I’d totally make out with gin… tonic and lime everywhere. But bourbon. I’d marry bourbon… as long as bourbon understands that I often stay up until 3 am writing silly blog posts, with a scarf [...]

Fancy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

February 13, 2011

I’m a lady… and this Valentine’s Day I’m going to treat myself like a lady. I’ll open doors for myself. I’ll pour myself the first glass of wine. I’ll let me eat the last soft french fry. I’ll drape my coat over a puddle for me to walk across. I’ll slyly check myself out as [...]

Whole Wheat Chocolate Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies

February 9, 2011

Alright people. Suit up. Gather your armor. We’ve got another holiday to dive into. I’m talking about Valentine’s Day. Now listen…. I don’t care where you stand on the Valentine’s Day issue. I don’t care if you’re single or married or smitten or bitter. Valentine’s Day exists… there’s no ignoring it. Flag day we can [...]

Twenty Eleven

January 1, 2011

I have a few New Year’s resolutions. I want to be better and do better… you know, easy stuff like that. Do you have resolutions? Be faster and stronger and cuter and smarter? Cut down on the sugar? Take Joy the Baker’s blog out of your feed? Now waaaaaait a minute… before we do anything [...]

Evelyn’s Chicken and Rice Casserole

December 30, 2010

Here’s some things to avoid doing on Christmas morning. Don’t haphazardly put the casserole your aunt made in a bag. Don’t drive that casserole across town. Don’t carry that casserole into a home with tile floors. Don’t accidentally drop the stupid bag with the broken handle on the tile floor. If you do that… everything [...]

All the Things You Made

December 26, 2010

Good Lord. I’m so full of food. I probably won’t eat again until 2012. But! Yesterday you attacked my comment section with the most lovely Christmas wishes and all sorts of excitement about the goodies coming out of your kitchen. You reached back into my archives, put on your baking gloves (duh) and got goin’ [...]

Pavlovas with Cranberry Orange Rosemary Sauce

December 23, 2010

Let’s add sweetened egg whites and cranberry sauce to the list of things my cat eats. No… it’s not like I scooped a healthy portion of meringue into his bowl. He prefers much more crafty measures… like jumping on the counter while I’m busy with my camera. The only reason I know he’s such a [...]

Honey Vanilla Bean Marshmallows

December 7, 2010

The quickest and easiest way to make a giant mess in the kitchen? Make marshmallows. I promise… there will be cornstarch, powdered sugar, hot pans and sticky bowls everywhere. You might even get lucky and find marshmallow goo in your hair later. Bonus.

Cranberry Sauce and a Thanksgiving Explosion

November 23, 2010

Beauty! Look at these cranberry gems! I’m turning them into cranberry sauce. Super easy. Are you doing this too? You’ll probably be cranking food out of your kitchen all weekend. Need a few more ideas? I’ve got everything! Everything but the turkey, stuffing, and cornbread… Yea, I know. But I have everything else!

Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry Apple Pecan Everything Bread

November 12, 2010

I decided to make apple muffins…. then I thought cranberry bread would be a better idea. I wanted pumpkin pecan pancakes…. then I thought that plain old cinnamon toast would be the best idea ever. Instead… I just combined every possible holiday flavor into this vegan quick bread. I did that, and I’m glad I [...]

Browned Butter Cranberry Lime Muffins

November 9, 2010

How to make and photograph Browned Butter Cranberry Lime Muffins: 1. Walk to the coffee shop around the corner for a small cup of coffee. Drink it. 2. Plug in your camera battery. 3. Look for your camera’s memory card. You can’t find it. Ok… no problem. Keep looking. Still can’t find it. Ooooookkk. [...]

Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts with maple glaze

October 14, 2010

I didn’t know Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts existed before I thought them up and went running to my kitchen. Turns out they do exist… and they existed all over my kitchen counter before they stopped existing because I ate them all. Ok. Not true. I didn’t eat them aalllll. I shared… but I really didn’t [...]

Lavender Vanilla Sugar

October 6, 2010

I know what you’re thinking. You: Seriously, Joy!? You expect me to come hear and read about how to make sugar!? Me: Um… yes? But it’s not just sugar. It’s sugar with fancy stuff in it. You: Skeptical. This is still sounding lame. Me: But there’s a cute jar and fancy ribbon too! Plus… bonus! [...]

Honey Cranberry Cornmeal Quick Bread

December 21, 2009

I just stepped into my kitchen, turned on the light and was greeted by a massive amount of dirty dishes… not to mention a random stick of butter I left out this morning. I walked across the way to the dining room table to find all of the half addressed holiday cards I have yet [...]

Peppermint Meringues

December 20, 2009

What are you up to on this fine Sunday? Holiday shopping? Holiday partying? Trying to find a pair of pantyhose without a run in them? Yea… me too. I thought I’d pop in and remind you of these little peppermint gems. They’re light. They’re beautiful and festive. You can put them in the oven [...]

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