I’m trying to set myself up for success this week (the week before my first half marathon). By “success” I mean I’m trying to limit my popcorn-as-a-meal or tortilla-then-cookie-dough-dinner. I wish that last dinner option was fictional, alas. This week, I’m digging through the archives for my grocery list. My weeknight dinners are usually one-pot…
Hello friends. It’s SUNDAY! This week I’m thinking about little gifts. I was chatting with my friend Trevor on the phone about how we’re going to shoot an upcoming live tv segment. All business – but before we got off the phone Trevor says, hey I have a song I want you to listen to. …
Each week this fall we’ll revisit a recipe from last year’s Joy the Baker Magazine with new tips, tricks and insights. The latest issue of my holiday magazine is available for pre-order here (!!!) and will hit grocery store shelves nationwide (and in Canada!) November 1st! This week, let’s make Pumpkin Black and White Cake. This pumpkin…
I hope you have at least one Greek friend. With one good Greek friend you’ll know that whatever you’re cooking needs more olive oil and whatever you’re working on, well you should stop to relax by the sea. My dear friend Anastasia is my Greek friend. She also happens to give the most incredible culinary…
I’ve handed our Sunday links over to our friend Toby Lowenfels. Please enjoy! ——————– Hello, friends! It’s Toby again and I’m so happy to be here. Many thanks to Joy for inviting me back. Let me tell you something that I do: read a piece of clickbait titled, “10 Foods to Brighten Your Mood” and…
Each week this fall we’ll revisit a recipe from last year’s Joy the Baker Magazine with new tips, tricks and insights. The latest issue of my holiday magazine will hit grocery store shelves nationwide (and in Canada!) November 1st! This week, let’s make Chicken and Andouille Gumbo. So many hours and so much pure love goes…
Hello dear friends. Let’s Sunday! I have a total of 51 FIFTY ONE tabs open on my computer browser as we speak. It’s mad. The tabs are a mixture of projects I’m hopeful for (tissue paper dying and paper marbling), shared google docs and calendars and analytics and email. The tabs reflect my stress over…
I just got off a video call with a friend in Connecticut. She gave me a tour of her PORCH PUMPKINS and wow, friends. I’d like to congratulation each and every one of you who has porch enough for pumpkins. It’s a lifestyle. And I hear that pumpkin are $8 each at Trader Joe’s? Listen……
I have to admit, I’m not a Halloween person. I’m not one for the blood and bones and tombstones. Those GIANT SPIDERS people are putting on their houses just about send me into an arachnophobic panic. Don’t get me wrong – I love to dress up. I’m just not good with all the spooks or…
Hello friends! It’s Sunday, how ya feelin’? Actually don’t answer that until you’re up and you have a cup of coffee and your slippers on. It’s slipper season. This week I’ve gathered myself to stand up and tall and work my whole butt off for the rest of the year. Not only is it slipper…
Each week this fall we’ll revisit a recipe from last year’s Joy the Baker Magazine with new tips, tricks and insights. The latest issue of my holiday magazine will hit grocery store shelves nationwide (and in Canada!) November 1st! This week, let’s make a Sweet Potato Biscuit recipe which will serve us well on nights…
Friends, hello! I don’t know about you but I am absolutely counting the days until October. I don’t know exactly why. September is a lovely month of transition. But October! October means we can lean all the way into apples and browned butter and Halloween candy (so so many fun-size Snickers, please), and I can…
Today marks an important holiday for the Wilson family! It’s Aunt Dede’s birthday! Aunt Dede was my dad’s sister, the baker of every family birthday cake for as long as she lived, and the patron saint of The Bakehouse. Today we’re celebrating Dede’s birthday and celebrating the ever present smile on her face with Dede’s…
Hello dear friends! Another fine Sunday! What good fortune. I hope this finds you well. I hope this finds you cozy because here we are in the coziest season of the year. Yes. It’s almost almost time to start thinking about sweaters and I am READY. I’m ready for sweaters up until the exact moment…
Let that thermometer drop a few three degrees and you’ll find me inside (with the air conditioning still on) in a sweater, with a cozy sandwich to match. Yes that is correct. The calendar reads fall and the forecast calls for Lasagna Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. It’s not often (read: never) that I make myself an…
