Hey… remember that time I made a giant mess of my kitchen counter, spilling water and flour and butter every where while making a pie crust?

What?  I wore my big ghetto hoop earrings!  I made a big ol’ mess!  You don’t remember?

Fine… lucky for you, Jill and I made a video of the whole extravaganza.

That’s right.  It’s Bake Out time again.

If you haven’t yet made a big fruity summer pie, might I suggest you do so pronto?  That means like… right now.  This weekend.  Get on it.

For you pie pleasure, I’d like to humbly offer you this Blueberry Blackberry Pie or the Strawberry Banana Cream Pie.  Equally lovely.  Please consider the goodness then get in the kitchen and.. go.

Ps.  I like you.

I made Caramel Pudding with my friend Jill a few weeks back.  You were here.  You remember.

We made a video too!  Oooh goodness gracious.  We did.  

If Caramel Pudding freaks you out… if you’re scared of cooking sugar to a golden brown… well, problem solved!  I can show you how.  I can talk you through it.  I also happen to giggle the whole time.  Let’s hope you find that endearing. 

Bake Out with Jill and Joy  is a little video series that Jill and I are putting together.  Jill dreams up the dessert.  I show her how to make it.  We laugh… a lot.  I say awkward things… a lot.   

Not only is there real action going on here today… Jill and I also brought presents to give away.  

Jill and I wanted to treat you to a few things.  You know… to thank you for watching us futz around with pudding.  

We’re giving away two prizes to two happyprettysparkle people.  I picked out my favorite fancy whisk and purple spatula for you.  You’ll need a good whisk and spat to whip up this pudding.

And!  Bonus!  Jill is giving away a set of her Culinista Kitchen videos.  You’ll get a little bundle of fun, instructional DVDs, recipes, a shopping list, labels… everything you’ll need to cook up a weeks worth of fancy pants meals.  Genius!  If you don’t want to take your chances on winning this sweeeeet deal, pop on over to Culinista Kitchen and check it out.   

You have until the end of Sunday to enter the two part giveaway.  Watch the video.  Leave a comment on this post.  You’re golden!  Two winners will be chosen using Random.org.    Hooray!  You save the day!

Special thanks to Taylor and Jill for making this video so darn fun… and ridiculous. 

I love to cook. I like to share. I have watched countless hours of cooking shows, and I have a camera. All of those things can only add up to one thing: I made a podcast!

My first leap into podcast land is with Brown Sugar Apple Cheesecake. You’ll see the cake made from start to finish. You’ll see my beloved Kitchen Aid mixer. You’ll see my dorky face saying dorky things.

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(If you don’t see a video player above, you may need to upgrade your Flash Player.) I know… don’t shake your fist at me! Just in case, here is a YouTube version (lower quality) of the same podcast after the jump.

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I’d love to hear what you think! Let me know if you love it, or if I should go kick rocks. You can find the post and recipe for Dorie Greenspan’s Brown Sugar Apple Cheesecake here. Stay tuned for Poddcast 2: Fondant

Serious Apple Yum.