Friends, hi! You know I love a list. Generally, I reserve my self-indulgent, fun lists to the summer months but I just… I need a little extra this year. The Summer Bucket List has been going strong since 2015 (can you believe) and the amount of joy I get from crossing off these lists over…
Welcome to the wonderful world of baking where flour, butter, and our collective sweet tooth’s (teeth? teeth’s??) come together to create an absolute mess in our kitchens. Dirty every dish, I say! In the name of cookies, of course. Whether you’re a seasoned baker, or just tying up the apron strings for the first time,…
Hello! It’s September, which means that I am fully ready for my first viewing of You’ve Got Mail and have spent some time eyeing my sweaters, but I am still sweating every afternoon and using my air conditioner. In California, true fall weather is probably at least a month out, but in my heart, I…
I have the same regret every September: I didn’t eat enough summer peaches. It never fails. Every July I take peaches for granted. They’re stacked high at the grocery store and though they never do, I think they’ll last forever. I throw a mega watermelon in my cart, grab a bag of cherries, and head…
Hi friends! Good morning! Last time we checked in on a Sunday I was headed to Arkansas for several days of camping and motorcycling with Will. I also had to see about a hill. See, there is this one hill just outside of Devil’s Den State Park, in a town called Winslow, that has this…
Friends, hi! You know Virgo season is hitting hard this year when even I take to the pantry with new canisters and labels. Virgo season would have us holding ourselves to our highest standards and I’ve taken that on, and I’ve taken it personally. I’m working with two pantries these days. In the Houston kitchen…
Guys, it’s too hot. The ‘hold my beer’ energy of August after July was declared the hottest month in the history of the planet is admirable, but terrible. It’s too hot to drive to TJ Maxx and buy a pumpkin scented candle. And even if I did, it’s too hot to have a candle burning…
I have a few tricks up my sleeve when it comes to this easy peach crisp recipe. With a hearty amount of crisp topping and a shallow baking pan, this recipe makes for my favorite kind of crisp: soft caramelized fruit topped with a buttery, brown sugary, (light on the oats) crisp. If you’ve been…
Hello, friends! How was your summer? I became the Scottie Pippin of summer by launching a friendship tour across our beautiful nation, catching up with friends from various stages of my life. It was an incredible exercise in reconnecting with some of my dearest people + parts of myself that had fallen to the wayside…
“Don’t you love New York in fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would buy you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils, if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms.” – You’ve Got Mail I am deciding it’s fall. I am over this…
Let’s make the easiest coffee ice cream! It’s creamy and scoopable, made with roasty-toasy coffee and a mega amount of crumbled chocolate cookies. This is the dessert of summer that also sometimes doubles as dinner. Just here to introduce you to your newest kitchen superpower: ice cream without an ice cream maker. Really, this should…
Friends, hello and welcome to your Sunday! It’s me! Your old pal, Joy! Look at us, sharing a Sunday. It’s my favorite! I’ve been in New Orleans all week putting The Bakehouse back together to make it a rental during the times I’m in Houston. It turns out, I really love living in Texas. I…
By the time I was 21 you couldn’t convince me to eat these two things: A dill pickle, and a raw tomato. While I still stand by the dill pickle, I will eat one on occasion if in the middle of a fried chicken sandwich. The later, thankfully, I’ve seen the error of my ways….
Hello friends! I met you a few weeks ago when I had the honor of kicking off the release of Camp Joy (have you bought it yet?) with a little essay about being an indoor kid. I’m thrilled to be here as a contributor to Sunday posts, which are one of my favorite things to…
Let’s talk about the summer tomato. They’re at their best exactly ripe and with a touch of salt and pepper, they’re perfection. Over the summers I’ve perfected my favorite tomato sandwich recipe. It’s extra – with Havarti cheese, avocado and a zippy grinder salad. Here’s how! Sandwiches are better in the summer. I don’t know…
