Friends, hello! Welcome to the weird and wonderful month of August. Some of you are sending your littles back to school this month and I still think that’s downright criminal. School is supposed to start the Tuesday after Labor Day and I don’t know why the world changed so cruelly. We’re talking a break this…
Apologies to anyone who thought I wasn’t going to spend 40% of this post talking about The Bear. Listen, here’s what you need to know about me, I love a bandwagon. My love language is hype. It’s the same reason I watch Love Island UK every year. Unrelated to my terrible taste in television, I’m…
What we have here is my seemingly never ending quest towards the best peanut butter cookie recipe. It would seem that, when it comes to peanut butter cookies, I can leave well enough alone until I realize there’s a bag of marshmallows in the pantry and I need to head to the store for milk,…
Friends, hello, good Sunday to you! We’re going to keep it cute and short this Sunday. While my body is here in Houston working this weekend, my head and and heart are still up in the Colorado mountains cruising down the winding roads on the back of Will’s bike. It’s called summer vacation and… turns…
Hello, hi! If you’d like an immediate mood booster, follow this simple 3-step procedure: Call one of your oldest friends at the last minute (this won’t work if you plan in advance) Head to one of the oldest dive bars in town Order a ginger ale and a po’boy and proceed to catch up on…
Friends, hi! I’m sneaking into your summer weekend with a simple offering: peach scones. There’s not a fussy bit about this invitation. I simply cannot bear formalities (or bras or any clothing that touches my body) this time of year. The offering is to take a single ripe peach (you likely have one languishing in…
Last Sunday found me sitting on these damp stairs at Jessica’s place in St. Gabriel making pizzas in what looks like the blink of an eye in the Roccbox pizza oven. I get a lot of questions about that fancy little pizza oven and yes – it’s fantastic. It makes restaurant- quality pizza in your…
It was supposed to rain last Wednesday, as it’s always supposed to rain every summer afternoon down south. The rain is a welcome relief to the blanket of humidity we lie under unless, of course, you planned to be outside picking blueberries during said torrential downpour. I’ve quickly learned to just get out in the…
Hello friends and welcome to this fine Sunday. Today marks the 379th time I’ve come here to tell you how I think, what I feel, and what dresses and lip balm and sunscreen I’m into beyond the recipes that are the foundation of Joy the Baker. Can you believe? That’s no small feat. I’ve taken…
It would seem I’ve landed on baking these to get us through these summer days – small batch and EASY. That’s my level in the kitchen these days. I’m either making just two giant cookies, one cinnamon roll, or the actual best coconut sheet cake with cake mix. Since we’ve mirrored each other in the…
Summer books are meant to be defiled. Pages should be smeared with suntan lotion and potato chip grease; covers should be sun faded and waterlogged, used as coasters for your margaritas, a landing pad for unwieldy ice cream cones. (Unless, of course, you’re checking your summer book out from the library. In which case, you…
BUCKET LIST buck•et list (noun): a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have accomplished during their lifetime. Also, a 2007 comedic film featuring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. SUMMER BUCKET LIST sum•mer buck•et list (noun): a list of things that a person would like to accomplish and experience during the summer months. If done correctly,…
Hello, friends! What are you eating and drinking to stay cool when going outside is like entering a furnace? As I type this, my fingers are buzzing from iced coffee and my fingertips are stained crimson from cherry consumption. It looks like my 4-year-old gave me a French manicure. Who knows? Maybe this’ll be the…
A few years ago when I embarked on the (incredibly exciting) journey of magazine making, I had no idea just how much it would flip my seasons and try to scramble my festive circadian rhythm. Last summer, I had a Christmas tree up in the living room for most of July and August. Yes, fully…
This post is sponsored by ALDI! Thank you for supporting the brands that make Joy the Baker possible! It is ICE CREAM SEASON! (A statement worth shouting from the rooftops) and I have the best-kept secret to beat the heat. I’ve never really been great with secrets anyway which is why we’re all making the…
