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Lemon Meringue Pie Milkshakes

September 4, 2011

I have a super power. I can look at a sad, understocked, and unloved fridge… and find a dessert in it. You have the bottom scrapings of the peanut butter jar, a bit of powdered sugar, and some random chocolate chips? Dessert. You have honey and walnuts? I think there’s something we can do there. [...]

Salt and Vinegar Potato Salad

August 29, 2011

I made a thing that tastes like another thing… Salad that tastes like chips. Wait… would anyone sign up for chips that taste like salad? No. Wait…. Cobb Salad chips? Yes. How can we make this happen? Ok. I’m totally distracted. I need to tell you about potato salad before the summer slips away. This [...]

Peach Blueberry Pie

August 15, 2011

Before you roll your eyes, and dismiss this dessert as something that’s too complicated for you… something that’s out of your skill set… something that you simply don’t have the time or energy for… please. Just give me a minute. Everyone should know how to make a pie. If you know how to make pie, [...]

Peach Cobbler for One (or two if you’re nice)

August 10, 2011

Update! Check out the latest Joy the Baker Podcast! Episode 13 is LIVE! Things I Say Too Often: – Duh. Totes. – How you livin’? – Why is this orange juice making me more thirsty!? – Shut it. – Huh? – Dddrrrriiiiiiiiivvveeeeee (faster please)! – Small coffee. Room for cream, please. This I Don’t Say [...]

Quinoa Black Bean Mango Salad

July 27, 2011

I’m slightly confused by vacations. So I’m supposed to get on a plane, go to a place, wear a bathing suit, and… not blog? That’s strange. That’s confusing. That makes me uncomfortable. I’m not good at vacation. I can’t be the only one. I threw together this super easy lunch salad before I left. It’s [...]

Double Chocolate Indoor S’mores

July 18, 2011

Here’s a peek inside my crazy brain. Sometimes… I wonder how many years I’ll get to live. Not in a morbid way. Come on. I’m totally into living. I just wonder. It’s healthy. I wonder how many years I get to live… and what the sum total of that living will look like. How many [...]

Angel Food Cake with Vanilla Strawberries

July 5, 2011

Real talk: I’ve never once made an Angel Food Cake. Real talk: It has scared the heck out of me. Wait… I need how many eggs? Wait… I don’t grease the pan? Hold on just a second… I have to hang the cake upside down!? What is this? Is this science? Is this some sort [...]

Simple Roasted Apricots with honey mascarpone

June 28, 2011

Everything is as sweet as dessert in the summertime. Living is totally easy: Morning warmth and sunshine. Just like dessert. Granola with berries and sweet coffee. Reminds me of dessert. Chicken salads and pink wine for lunch. Desserty. Peachy blue sunsets, popcorn for dinner, and roasted apricots for dessert. Gin and tonics. Totally dessert. Sleep. [...]

Homemade Ginger Syrup for ginger ale

June 23, 2011

Peach and Raspberry Crumble

June 22, 2011

The smell of peaches reminds me of: dusty, dirty sneakers. light coming through peach tree leaves. shade. drinking from the hose. wet jean shorts. caked mud. my yellow Sony sport walkman. that Counting Crows cassette tape i loved. my sister’s freckled nose. my dad’s hands. my mom’s laugh. sleeping in the sun in the [...]

Strawberry Upside-down Cake with Cardamom

June 12, 2011

I thought upside down was one word. I was wrong. You knew it wasn’t one word. You’re smarter than me. Let’s learn a lesson… because I just learned it, and I want to share it with you. Upside down is two words when you write something like “Oh crap… that pie just landed on the [...]

Strawberry Balsamic Flatbread

June 8, 2011

Am I the only jerk that still orders a medium coffee at Starbucks? What am I supposed to say?… grande. When it comes down to order time, I always choke. I feel like I’ll sound like a complete tool ordering a grande… but now I realize that I sound more like a tool ordering a [...]

Avocado Orange Salad

June 5, 2011

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve had for dinner? Tonight I had: Mung beans tossed in butter, salt, and pepper. Mung beans. Yea… not ideal. Frozen corn, made unfrozen in boiling water… tossed with butter, salt, and pepper. A flour tortilla… while standing over my desk, looking glossy-eyed at my massive to-do list. A sprig of [...]

Gluten-Free Strawberry Cupcakes and a giveaway!

April 29, 2011

Baby steps. I need to take baby steps when it comes to gluten-free baking. Maybe the flours confuse me. Maybe I have no idea what guar gum is. Maybe arrowroot is intimidating. … It’s just that I know exactly what all-purpose flour is going to do when I combined it with baking soda and buttermilk… [...]

No-Bake Peanut Butter Tart

August 29, 2010

How’s your will power? Mine seriously sucks. No joke. Here I am in a house with a a box of Oreo cookies in the pantry, Raspberry Yogurt Popsicles in the freezer…. and a giant slice of this No-Bake Peanut Butter Tart in the fridge. I probably shouldn’t tell you that I’m thinking of cooking up [...]

Vegan Peach Berry Crumbles

August 19, 2010

I’m not allowed to be vegan because: I sometimes carry a pound of butter around in my purse. I stir fry my tofu in bacon fat. I seriously consider grating cheese on my pillow before I go to bed at night. (ok… not really. that’s just weird.) I think heavy cream should be awarded its [...]

Cardamom Rose Water Milkshake

July 8, 2010

There’s a certain dress I put on when I want to feel pretty. It shows lots of shoulder, cuts right at the skinny part of my body and maaaaybe there’s a tiny peak of side boob. I heard that showing off a little side boob is totally in this summer. Lucky us, ladies… lucky us. [...]

Blackberry Granita with Whipped Cream

December 27, 2009

Let me lay out some facts for you: My bed has an electric blanket on it this winter. My fears of spontaneous combustion are usurped by my complete inability to actually get out of my warm bed. Yes… I’m totally writing this from bed. Try and stop me. This cozy just won’t quit. I have [...]

Rooftop Picnic Update!

July 28, 2009

Oooooh geez! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I received an overwhelming response to my rooftop picnic plans. You and you and you over there…. you guys are rad! I’ll send out email invitations later today. Keep your eyes peeled. Unfortunately, because of the huge response, I am unable to [...]

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