You know that feeling….
When you’re on a brunch date, you arrive at a restaurant, and the hostess tells you that the wait is going to be 20 minutes…
And you think aloud to your date…’ok, great… let’s take a quick stroll around the block’… and you two take a quick stroll around the block.
It’s sunny and it’s Sunday and everything seems lovely…
Until you get back from your 18 minute stroll and check in with the hostess to find out that your wait time has increased in your absence… to like… an hour!!!
And your heart sinks. ย And you want coffee. ย And you really want some eggs. ย And your kinda want to kick the hostess in the knee cap.
But you’re with a date. ย You’re with a brunch date…. so you just sit with it. ย You just sit with the wait time. ย And you don’t complain. ย And you try not to think about coffee. ย And you try not to glare at the patrons already enjoying their eggs… those jerks. ย And you just wait. ย And wait. ย And wait.
And then your brunch date finds the random rogue hair that sometimes grows out of your chin. ย You call it your old lady hair. ย And you’re usually really good about plucking your one old lady hair… but you misplaced your tweezers and your old lady hair got out of control… And you’ve waited so long for breakfast that your date has taken to intently staring at your face and has spotted your old lady hair…
And now you have to have a really awkward conversation about your old lady hair and all you want to do is dig a whole in the ground and crawl into it… And you curse that stupid hostess (who probably isn’t that stupid) for making you wait for your eggs so long that your old lady hair has been spotted.
DANGIT!
And you keep your hand on your chin for the rest of the date.
You know that feeling? ย Yea… me too.
Let’s avoid that this weekend. ย Make brunch for someone.
And keep your rogue old lady chin hair in check. ย For your health. ย For your dating health.
I can not believe I just told you about my rogue old lady chin hair.
This is totally embarrassing.
Perhaps I can distract you with these Cornmeal Molasses Pancakes. ย They were really tasty.
This Crustless Quiche had spinach and blue cheese and walnuts.
How’s that for fancy!?
I want to marry these cinnamon rolls. ย I already have the dress.
…. Stop looking at me like that.
There’s cream cheese! ย In the cinnamon rolls!
Wait… did that picture of cinnamon rolls make you feel fat?
Me too.
Have a smoothie. ย I’m going to.
And while we’re in the kitchen making that smoothie… how about some 30 Minute Croissants?
There go our healthy thoughts… right out the window again.
Hm…
You might consider turning these Cheddar Black Pepper Biscuits into egg sandwiches.
That’s a good idea.
It’s up to you.
Get your brunch on… but don’t you dare wait in line for it.
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totally understood
You are hilarious and your blog is a wonderful way to lift me from my serious case of the Mondays. Many thanks.
How about multiple roque chin hair? agghhh – i will some day have saved enough to have it removed with laser. In the mean time i’ll cook & bake, thanks for reminding me I’m not the only woman with chin hair.
Looking at your website makes me SOOO hungry! My mom is always making your recipes. Thank you!!
I love you, Joy! You make me feel normal!
You really are just too awesome! LMAO!!
don’t forget the bloodys! or mimosas. and coffee. and oj. well now i’m overwhelmed with beverages AND all these lovely brunch choices. my favorite meal!
thanks for sharing! :)
I feel ya on the rogue chin hair. I have one too. And I don’t think I noticed it til some guy pointed it out. Then I felt awkward. Now I always have to have tweezers. haha
Hahahahahahahaha hilarious you just made me laugh so hard my hubby sitting beside me thinks I am a little knots! Ohhh but who cares!!! Amazing blog! amazing food!!! Thanks for sharing!
Some words of wisdom for the troll (sorry, I can’t recall it’s name)….
“The more you nurture a feeling of loving kindness, the happier and calmer you’ll be.”
I believe it was said by Ghandi. Who should know.
Try it, you might be surprised at how well it works. When you’re thinking something nasty, SAY something nice. Seriously…words that may seem hard to say at first, become easier and easier and you will see your black heart start to come alive.
Joy, you truly are a JOY to visit, I love how you write, your smiling face, all of your chin hairs, and most of all, your delicious baking :) Never change the way you are!
hi joy! i’ve been stalking your blog since i found it a few months ago (love it!), and this is my first time commenting. i felt compelled to break my silence in order to inform you that those hairs you refer to as “old lady chin hairs” are actually WISDOM hairs. i have two persistent ones…which i believe, means that, along with a few of your other blog readers, i am actually a bit wiser than you. ;)
about the Rogue Chin Hairโฆ I have two. And I really agree with TJ :
“1) Their very best and closest friends, who should definitely tell you if they see one. 2) You gay male friends, who should also tell you, and then never mention it again. Anyone else that says something, stick them with the brunch check and donโt return their calls. The nerve!”
Droooool. One of each, please!
My opinion: The only people allowed to notice chin hairs on women are 1) Their very best and closest friends, who should definitely tell you if they see one. 2) You gay male friends, who should also tell you, and then never mention it again. Anyone else that says something, stick them with the brunch check and don’t return their calls. The nerve!
TJ
Have no shame in the rouge old lady hair! Actually, I made my mom and husband promise to take care of my eyebrowns and chin should I be incapacitated. I can’t bear the thought of having visitors, doctors and nurses seeing my billy goat gruff.
This post leaves me wanting brunch…at 2:10 pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Darn you! :O)
I loved this post. The cheddar biscuits look soooo good. Also, I have a couple of rogue hairs on my chin and I call them my piggie hairs as in the three little pigs and not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.
You are too funny. I can’t say I have a rogue old lady hair-I’m sure it’s coming! But I do get that moment when I either have something in my teeth or a unslightly pimple. All the same, it’s AWKWARD.
I have one rouge old lady chin hair, too!!! I’m 28. Lol!
How funny! Your post made me crack up! So relevant, too! I ran into a past acquaintance today and the subject about stray facial hairs came up. Then I came home and found your post! How weird! For those of you who can’t relate (yet), just wait. Your time will come and you’ll get it.
This just totally made me laugh out loud!! Made my day!!
Thanks!
Danica can suck it. You are delightful.
oh man! I’m feelin’ you on this one. too bad you don’t always carry tweezers in your purse like a buddy of mine. then agian, if you did and you tweezed it, he would know that you did and wonder about the missing chin link. sigh…will you see him again? um…the boy, I mean?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA you are hilarious. and this sounds like something that would happen to me. angharad recommended your blog, and i am so glad she did. my willpower is nil and i have a rogue hair or two as well. let’s be friends?
OMG. I am 27 and totally have an old lady hair on my chin, except my sister and I call it my witch hair. And I have definitely forgotten to take care of it before an important event and been in awkward situations. I feel ya, girl. Hang in there.
And keep the brunch recipes coming, please!
eheehee! old lady hair! funny funny story. thanks for the beautiful photos, i definitely need to do some brain exercise to counteract all that brain munching i just did.
Hi Joy – I just needed to tell you… I bought the Pioneer Woman Cooks book today and I’ve never been so excited to dig in! The cinnamon roll post totally got me.
At first I had to giggle about the Rogue Chin Hair… because I have one. Okay, I have 3. (!!!) Seriously though…that quiche and the black pepper cheddar scones look to die for. I must try them. Next weekend.
Gasp! Joy dear, do not get so caught up in the mortification of said chin hair that you forget the obvious – it was a wee bit rude for your date to point such a thing out, especially on a *first* date! Of course, full context is needed, but you need to ask yourself where exactly you weigh in on his behavior?
One of my exes pointed out my granny chin hair in the very moment that we were saying our final goodbye. This is the one of a few moments I routinely conjure up where listing reasons why he could never be the one for me :)
You just made my Sunday morning :) Thanks for sharing about your chin hair! Wish I had only one that sprouted :)
Such a funny post, making me smile first thing in the morning. :) And awesome ideas for brunch!
That’s so not nice. Now I’m all hungry again and I’ve already had breakfast. I want those cinnamon rolls. Get those little rolls in my belly, now!
But, then if I eat all that, I’ll have to make my run 10 miles instead of 5.
I have a super-sneaky old lady hair that grows out of my cheek just below my eye. It is so fine, and see-through, like nylon. You can only see it when the sun catches it juuuust right. Of course, the sun always catches it just right when you’ve forgotten about it for a few weeks and it’s a healthy centimetre long.
In other news, I would like to eat ALL the brunch. ALl of it.
I have a rogue old lady chin hair too!!! I’m not the only one!
You are such an absolute hoot. I love reading your blogs and watching your little cooking clips which make me happy. Your Joy of life and cooking are awesome Keep it coming. I have tried a few of your recipes. I am a nurse and took them to work to share with my nurse friends and docs and everything is always gone in a flash. We need goodies at the hospital always!! Thanks so much.
Hee hee. Old lady hair. I have a pact with a friend in case of a medical emergency. If either of us goes into a coma the other is responsible for said hair removal. Unfortunately it means that we can no longer travel in a car or airplane, or do any dangerous activities together. However, chin hair removal security gives us enough peace of mind to make it worth it.
I just looked at the c-rolls recipe. Why oh why do these require such an early wake up?? I guess that’s why these are for brunch and not breakfast. Oh they look so good though. Maybe you could make them the night before and refridgerate until morning.
Why does breakfast demand so much of us??
I thought we weren’t going to tell people about our, you know, chin *problem.*
Those cinnamon rolls might do the trick though.
Nothing like a little Joy the Baker to make me laugh so hard {with the fondness of a shared distaste for unsightly facial hair}, that my after-children body has to resist the urge to pee. On my office chair.
Thanks for the giggles. You’re delightful!
It’s hard to wait when you’re in a restaurant and feeling really hungry! Anyway, the croissants look really great, as well as your cinnamon rolls!
Since you shared where yours is I’ll tell you that mine is on my left cheek. After each time I tweeze and curse it to never return, it still shows up in a matter of like 3-4 days.
The distraction of those yummy brunch ideas worked! Wait, what are we talking about again? Thanks for sharing!
I didn’t have a brunch date so I made the Single Lady Pancake instead. Holy delicious! And I had it all to myself! I’m psyched to try out these other tasty recipes too.
You’re so cute, Joy….chin hair and all! We all get that one hair eventually. It’s what keeps us real.
Old lady hair blows…
Your menu, however my dear, does not.
Thanks for the Saturday morning inspiration. You’re adorable.
I don’t have a rogue old lady chin hair.
Mine comes out of a mole on my cheek. Lucky for me I can trick a man into thinking it’s sexy by feeding him bacon waffles.
I have a rogue old lady chin hair too!!!!!!!! And darn it if it isn’t always my husband who notices when it’s especially magnificent. Men! Although, I will say that if he’d first noticed it when we were dating, he wouldn’t have mentioned it. There are benefits to being with a guy who grew up in a household of women…..lol!
Joy, you crack me up! I’m sorry your hair got spotted – I’m sure you’re date still thinks you’re beautiful! And those waffles are killing me – kill-ing! I need a waffle maker!!
It’s croissants for me today, the old long way, not the 30 minutes ones – rolling the pastry again and again should keep my thoughts away from wanting to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it. :)
Oh gosh, it’s 3pm in the afternoon here and I’m now seriously craving brunch. Those cinnamon rolls… oh my gosh. Maybe I don’t need to go out tomorrow. Maybe I need to stay at home and make them. And then eat them. YUM!
you’re absolutely hilarious! i love reading your blogs like we’re talking… your commentary is soo funny :) and love love love the pictures!
i just thought id let you know i love youre blog. you are an amazing baker and i love how raw you are with your posts. i adore that you arent afraid to let your personality shine and be yourself. if you werent straight i would ask you to marry me ! haha
my old lady hair isn’t on my chin, it’s on my neck. equally gross if not slightly worse. *sigh*
Joy-I had to read that post twice to believe it was really real…I’m a 55 year old wife and mother and I LOVE your blog. I read it everyday. In fact, one of the best and satisfying meals I made was the one that you posted about a year ago on brownie cookies, pizza and caesar salad. My family loved it. I had never made real caesar dressing before, but I did and all were impressed! Keep smiling… keep shining….keep joyful!
Oh — and I have a hair on my chin that I really call a wire whisker…just one…totally black…and I’m almost all gray now….my sister has one in the exact same spot….
You know, I just got home from a pretty annoying day, read this, and am just dying laughing out loud… Thanks!
cinnamon rolls = love
I’m 19 and I totally have an old lady chin hair (two, I think). Well, not now, since I plucked them a few days ago. But I know they’re hovering beneath the surface of my skin, just waiting to re-sprout.
In less disgusting news, those cinnamon rolls look glorious.
Oh my goodness, those cinnamon rolls look gorgeous and I’m not a lover of blue cheese but I have to say that that quiche looks… Wow.
I can’t say I’ve experienced the chin hair thing, but I have had a really long hair come from my eyebrow before which my mother noticed and decided to broadcast to everyone in the department store we were in. It was horrifying.
Wait, old lady chin hairs are normal?! Thank god! :)
I have a rogue hair, it just gives you more character…:) You dates should be so lucky to have a rouge haired girl who can bake like the dickens! I see some bacon waffles in the near future. I have a teen who loves waffles and bacon. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of this before!
Keep your “hairy chin” up…I will..:)
Your post was great, I laughed so hard which I really needed today :) If it makes you feel any better the same thing has happened to me. I’m barely 28, how can this be?! On a side note, I’m having a yard sale this weekend and my awesome friend Claire is whipping up a large batch of your Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes which ARE the best cupcakes i’ve ever had and giving them away at the yard sale. Just to spread the JOY, joy.
Have a great weekend!
Mmmmmm those cinnamon rolls are gonna feel good in my tummy! You know, there’s a restaurant in Monterey Park called Luminarias and they have a pretty darn good brunch! what makes it so good you ask? well its all you can eat!! yup, all you can eat seafood( crab legs, shrimp) mexican food ( carne asada, chorizo, tacos), breakfast food ( bacon, eggs, huge sausages, waffles), desserts ( carrot cake, chocolate cake, pan dulce, flan, chocolate dipped strawberries) and like tons more- like an omelette and pasta station. Sorry for ramblin, its just that good and its like 17 bucks before 10am on sundays. Plus there’s hardly a wait, at most its like 5 or 8 mins. Its cause they’re cool like that.
We lovingly refer to the occasional chin hair as ‘Chinny’.
Oh.. how sad that someone has to bring their own little Black Cloud along with them when reading blogs.
I guess Misery does love company but I have not seen this yet, in my limited blogging experience and it saddens me to see that some people cannot control their need to spread their own little brand of ugliness around ..
Joy, I always leave your blog smiling.
And That is what it is all about.
Not being snarky or bitchy or going to the trouble of posting something asinine just to make oneself feel important.. but to bring something Positive to people .. making them smile or be able to bake a cookie.. same thing..
You do a great job at both ..
You are so funny. Is this a true story? What kind of a date asks about an old lady hair anyway?
i just don’t get people. i can’t stand sarah palin, so guess what, i don’t follow her on tv or the internet…its just a recipe for ripping out my hair, so whats the point? following the same logic, why can’t danica just be polite and screw off? no one is forcing her to read your blog. besides, did she not look at the pictures of the lovely brunch items? why was she filled with bitchiness instead of being instantly hungry and drooling over those breakfast treats? what is wrong with her? clearly, something is off in her noggin/stomach. she better get to a doctor.
It breaks my heart that people can be so mean. Joy, you’re GREAT and you have the whole world at your finger tips!! Keep doing what you do! That’s why we all keep coming back, because you’re REAL.
Best story ever, Joy. No shame about the old lady hair. If it drives a boy away, he’s not the kind of boy you want anyway, right? :) And for the record, here’s yet another reader who thinks you’re charming and cute and funny and all of the above. Thanks for the good times.
Your brunch experience is one for the books–I definitely needed this good laugh after a loooong day at work! I admire you for sticking out the wait, too–definitely not a favorite task when your stomach is begging for eggs.
Thanks for all the tasty breakfast posts–now I’ve got to decide which one to make for weekend breakfast :)
Hi Joy,
I’m Joy. The Cook, not Baker, just to clarify. :) You are awesome in every way. Uh-oh… that Danica chick might think I’m all gay now. Well, while I’m on the subject:
Danica,
Honey, go have a cupcake, prance through a flower-filled-meadow, and watch some children play in a sprinkler. If all that wonderfulness doesn’t erase the bitch within, then kindly fuck off.
Sincerely,
Joy
You have an old lady hair on your chin, too? And I thought I was the only one with a random dark hair on my chin. HA!
You are hilarious, Joy, as always.
Yes, lack of food leads to awkward conversation. You should bring muffins in your purse next time you go out for brunch :)
I am still LMAO after reading your brunch adventure! Next time bring the boy to your place and cook him up one or more of your amazingly delicious brunch dishes! No waiting… impresses boy… and the food is better!
Prove it.
I wanna see that dress.
:D
Danica needs to eat some really good food, starting with cake. And she needs to take a vow of silence.
Just joining everyone else in support for you! I find your posts charming and funny! You’re a seewheart!
Sometimes I don’t have all the right ingredients to test your recipes (I’m from Brazil!), but I adapt the ones I can, and dream with the ones I can’t!
Keep up the good work!
xoxo
Carol
Dear Lovely, Charming Joy,
I’m catering a baby shower brunch for 25 people tomorrow, which is going to involve mini-versions of all kinds of brunch things, and this post just got me more excited! I’m making mini quiches, and I have never even thought of putting blue cheese in one. Fantastic!
Also, don’t let anyone’s ugliness get you and your adorable porch table and pink wine down. Just note the ugliness-to-we-love-Joy-sentiments ratio in the comments.
:-)
Danica is dumb and probably has burned every cake she’s ever made. You are adorable and charming and I love all your recipes.
Joy, I’m not a frequent commenter, but I had to chime in to counterbalance that earlier spew of negativity. Your posts are the loveliest balance of sunshine and snark, and waking up to a new one makes my day. Rock that old-lady hair!
It’s ok, I totally found a neck hair the other day. I can’t believe those really exist(!) Anyway, don’t believe whatever he name is. Haters are always gonna hate. You fantastically charming. Plus you always give me good dessert ideas to share with my family and friends.
Joy, do NOT believe a single thing that Danica said. I think that you are quite charming and I agree with Maryam. I am 51 and have 5 daughters and we learn a lot from your blog about just having the courage to try stuff we never would have tackled before. I also have one boy who loves to eat so he appreciates you too and my husband is always trying to lose weight so he doesn’t like to be tempted, oh well.
Haha. I can totally relate with rogue old lady hairs. I have a traveling rogue hair. It first made its home in the middle of my forehead (!), but after plucking constantly, has picked up and moved to my jawline. I’m just waiting for the day when it finds a new spot to grow. And knowing my luck, it will be somewhere I won’t see it, and then one day, my brunch date will point out a 3 foot long hair growing out from my shoulder blade. Seriously.
Joy- Don’t listern to Danica. I feel sorry for Danica, she must have such a miserable life and feel so beaten down that the only way she can feel better about herself is to bring others down. If she doesn’t get your humor, why does she read your blogs? I, for one, wholeheartedly disagree with her. Not only are the recipes divine, but your take on life almost always has me laughing so hard that I nearly pee my pants.
I am totally doing those black pepper biscuits for my next brunch in the evening party!
And get this- I have three old lady chin hairs that are the color of my dark brown hair, and one lone WHITE one that grows out of my cheek. And the white one, it’s never little! I check every day, and there’s no hair, no hair, no hair, and then I get up one morning and it’s an inch and a half long. How does THAT happen????
Seriously, the weird odd ball stuff that happens to a woman’s body can just drive you to drink… or to brown sugar bacon waffles, ‘cuz that will make everything all better… ;)
Do you honestly believe you’re charming? Is that what you think? Is that what people LET you think? ‘Cause honey, I’m sorry to tell you, you’re not. You’ve been lied to.
You’re not cute. You’re not funny.
And you seriously need to get over your lesbian crush on Jill, she’s too cute for you.
Also, if you think that you’re hiding your lesbianism by writing to your “future husband”, you are sorely mistaken, dear girl.
One last thing. It’s called ‘wax’. You might consider it.
If you want to die unhappy and alone, you’re on the right track. Go take your nasty attitude someplace else. Where’s Gordon Ramsey when you need him? He’d kick your sorry ass.
Wow…Joy? You’re. In. Love. With. ME? Like, wow! And, this Danica chickie poo was the one to discover it? WOWZERS! How did she even KNOW I was a lesbian?? Too cool. Okay. I’m game. So, this whole brunch post REALLY WAS FOR ME?? I’ll be over in a few days. (Need to give notice at work and all…) Keep those eggs warm for me. (My girlfriend won’t even mind! ‘Cause, she loves you too!) In fact, I might bring her too.
;-)
Don’t let the internet-turkeys gettcha down.
do you walk around in the world being this mean to people?
Hey Danica,
A good piece of advice, well two actually…
1. If you don’t like it (it being, Joy or her blog), don’t read it. We’re nice people here, who come to read Joy’s blog because we like her, and find her charming. (Joy, you’re charming.) And your (Danica) nastiness is not welcome nor appreciated, so bugger off.
2. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Hugs and rainbows to you (even though you seem like a really nasty person),
– Maryam
Danica
Wow. You must be a very sad, lonely person. Why would you spew such bile?
Do you need a hug? Do you need someone to like you? I think so.
I can’t think of a normal, happy, well-adjusted person I know that would take the time to write such nastiness.
Life must be very disappointing for you so far. I hope you get what you need to make you happy.
Holy shit, what a bitch. Looks like someone is pretty pissed over not being cute/charming/funny themselves; they do say bullies are always jealous. I just thought we’d all grown out of that now.
Oh, and another thing? Don’t you ever use the word ‘lesbian’ like it’s an insult. I thought we’d grown out of that, too.
Excuse my language, Joy.
Danica,
I really hope that you are a young girl and will mature out of this phase. Trust me, life’s a lot more fun when you don’t go around picking fights. Bullies are not happy people. Why not try to let Joy’s positive outlook and good-humored nature rub off on you, rather than trying to bring her down with the negativity you are so sadly burdened with? It sucks if you’ve had bad experiences in life that have made you like this, but at some point, you have to take ownership over who you are and decide who and how you want to be. I can’t imagine you really want to be the person reflected in that hateful post.
Hey there Satan. Can I call you Satan? No? Okay, Danica it is.
I’m Joy’s brunch date. And I can tell you first-hand; you’re right. Joy’s not charming.
She’s genuinely wonderful. And wonderfully genuine. I find charm in that. But that’s just me.
She’s not cute – she’s beautiful. She’s not funny – she’s hilarious. Effortlessly, gut-bustingly hilarious.
And let me assure you: the lady is no lesbian. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Despite her brazen heterosexuality, Joy is intimidatingly creative, thoughtful and wonderful company. I seriously doubt you are any of those things.
It’s called tact, you should consider it.
p.s. I thought it was an eyelash.
If you truly were Joy’s brunch date, I heart you in the biggest way. Thank you for being an all-around terrific person for standing up for Joy. As a long-time reader of this blog, I know that she can definitely stand up for herself when she gets attacked by someone who lost their favorite teddy bear as a child. Still, it’s nice to know that it’s not just her readers that have her back – her brunch date does too. So, from the bottom of this fan’s heart, thanks for being awesome. :)
P.S.: Hope you two had a great time!!
hey M, your response was pure class. thank you for that. made me smile and you weren’t even my date!
and hey Joy, ahem…a classy boy that DIGS you, very nice! (i LIKE him!) keep rockin’ it sister friend, we love you.
Honestly, man, I tend to associate using gay as an insult with bad grammar, an inability to spell, and a lack of intelligence. The fact that you haven’t displayed any of these unfortunate failings and STILL chose to be so deeply repugnant might make you evil.
Joy is adorable, creative, interesting, and the kind of person I aspire to be someday. I sincerely doubt you’d receive even half of the outpouring of love that she has if someone were to pathetically insult you in a public forum.
Danica.. do you seriously believe your comment on Joy’s blog is charming? Frankly, it’s a pretty low move. Seems like you are having issues coming to terms with your own sexuality so you attack others to ignore the big elephant in the room.
Clearly, you’re someone that reads Joy’s blog often since you’re familiar with her “Dear Future Husband” posts.
Didn’t your mother teach you that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all?
Wow, I cant believe that someone is sooo unhappy with their crappy life that they would come to a joy-ous place to put people down just to make one measly minute in their crappy life better! I hope that that minute was worth it turd, cause thats the only happiness that will fulfill you for the rest of your shitty life. Who cares about diablo, i mean danica, at least we have joy in our lives. Cheers!
for lack of better phrasing, kiss our respective cute asses :p
Danica, if you don’t like Joy’s blog, then just don’t read it, it is as simple as that. Let us have a good time with Joy’s posts and her wonderful recipes, life can be so lovely!
My mom & I call our chin hairs (yes, plural) “stray eyebrows”. :)
Cornmeal pancakes are my FAVORITE. There is one brunch place in San Francisco that I order them because they serve them up with lemon curd & fresh strawberries and bananas on top. To. Die. For.
All look awesome! But actually, your Maple Syrup Pancake Muffins are my favorite brunch treat! I’ve made them for brunch guests and they are always gobbled up in a second.
Oh, and before my coffee, hairs are the least of my problems. Pre-coffee I am simply not human, nor do I look like one. My husband can tell you that I am S-C-A-R-Y. Which is why I have coffee before heading out to brunch!
Cream cheese is my love language.
And all ladies need to unite over our rogue hairs.
Luckily my huz didn’t see mine until we were already engaged and going to the travel agency to book our honeymoon. We were arguing over something trivial when he attempted to move a hair from my neck that he thought had fallen….um, nope. totally attached and growing from my neck (and it was new to me as well- that bad boy was so long it blended in with my long hair- for better or worse). Luckily, the petty argument ended immediately because you can’t laugh about a hair and argue.
Sooooo glad to know that I’m not the only one with a rogue old lady hair! I actually went over to meet my (then) boyfriend’s parents at a big family dinner and his *mom* spotted my old lady hair. She then proceeded to attempt plucking said old lady hair from my chin for the next five minutes in front of my boyfriend’s *entire* family. The shame was beyond horrific. I think If I could have gotten away with it, I would have pretended to not speak English anymore and just run away crying.
hahahah
My husband fondly refers to them as my beard hairs and even after years of him pointing them out and joking about them, I still get all embarassed when I don’t pluck them before they’re noticed. I’m sooooooooo glad I’m not the only one.
What??!! You only have ONE old lady chin hair?? I’m jealous! LOL!!! :D
Joy, I think we’re on the same wave length. I broke down last night and finally made homemade cinnamon rolls, despite the fact I didn’t get back to my apartment after classes until 8:30pm. It was worth it because I have literally been craving them for WEEKS. Nothing compares to brunch and coffee, even when you enjoy your brunch food at midnight.
The cinnamon rolls look delicious. I have a super fine piece of hair that grows out of my cheek. It’s so fine and white that I never see it in time to pluck it. My sister usually points it out, pulls it, and makes fun of me. I’m sure she’ll have one some day too.
You’re not alone girl. I’ve got an annoying one, only it’s on my neck. Just one. Totally annoying! I’m SO LOOKING FORWARD TO the old lady mustache that will need maintenance…as if I don’t have enough to do already!
tee hee, you mean everyone doesn’t have a rouge old lady chin hair?
and stop it with the cin. rolls and those bacon waffles- they look amazing! I just don’t know if I can wait until Sat. to attempt them is all…
LOL. Too funny. There is nothing worse than waiting for coffee. Or having rogue hairs. But really? He pointed it out?!
lol…hahaha…lol…this was very funny and giggly to read. I am in love with every single thing you suggest for brunch “dans la maison” and I love your blog! First time here, but I will SO be back :)
You made me smile and giggle and made my belly rumble. Oh how I love brunch but I will not wait for it.
OMG! Look at all that food! I just had a smoothie and I felt so satisfied. But now all I want are some cinnamon rolls with a side of quiche :)
And who hasn’t had that brunch senario happen before?? Thanks for the anecdote on how to avoid it from repeating!!
Awww, Joy you’re the cutest. And don’t worry about that rogue hair we’ve all got one… or 12.
Hey, while I was dating my husband, one day when the lovely sunlight was obviously at just the right angle, he looks at me and says, “you have more of a mustache than I do.” Honestly, at that time it wasn’t saying much, -he was such a baby face. But I guess the point of this story is that I’ve been married to him for many years now, and I will never forget how rude that was!!! Or actually I will just NEVER FORGET IT. I never forget a rude comment. Never. And I still shave my slightly darker than peach fuzz mustache.
Hahahahaha, this post just made my day!!! I love reading your blog :) I’ve been contemplating throwing a brunch this weekend and you’ve just sealed it for me. It’s gonna happen! Bring on the gluttony!! Oh, one more thing…..I too have an old lady chin hair……it also has been pointed out by someone I thought was quite cute…..I feel your chin-covering pain :)) Hope you have a great weekend!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA – Old lady hair!
My grandmother’s name was Zetta. So I call my old lady hairs my Zetta’s. Because Lord knows she had a ton of them.
My husband is in charge of noticing them for me. I rip him a new one if he hasn’t noticed and they’ve begun to sprout like weeds.
I remember fondly the days when I had only one old lady chin hair.
I love this brunch menu. I’m planning a brunch for some girlfriends next month and will be borrowing heavily from your menu. Thanks!!!
Hey, I’m Belgian and I’ve been following your blog for a while now, since I accidentally found it looking for good recipes. But brown sugar AND bacon waffles? No no no no no… that is sooo over the top.
They look delicious. I’ll try making them some day. And then commercialize them in Belgium as Joyian waffles. :o)
Oh how hungry you have made me, you minx! Brunch is the best, but I think not so much for a date…I’m usually too hungry to be good company with someone I don’t know too well.
And now I’m obsessively pulling at my old lady chin hair.
Hair today, Gone tomorrow.
Let’s face it, the guy wasn’t a keeper, Joy.
Hope you meet your kindred spirit. He’s out there somewhere in Foodland!
This looks delicious. I too have a single old lady hair that sprouts from my chin. An old boyfriend once saw it when it caught the sunlight (and I guess I HADN’T caught it at home when I had the chance to pluck it!) and thought it was just a hair stuck to my face and attempted to brush it away for me. That was an embarassing moment. We broke up shortly thereafter. That’s not the reason why, but I think it was like an omen.
i’m sort of thinking your date digs you. i mean, think about it…if the chin hair freaked him out, he wouldn’t have pointed it out, would he? he would have stared at it without saying anything. right?
maybe he realizes his third nipple now isn’t a deal breaker.
granted, i just found a SECOND chin hair growing out of control so i’m not in my right mind.
Cheddar Black Pepper Biscuits – Make them almost every weekend and stuff with homemade turkey sausage and egg! Nom nom! I called my errant curl my ‘Wicked Witch Hair’ and if you pluck every time it starts showing it will eventually ‘lose it’s memory’ and forget to grow back, mine did!!
*love*
Is it weird that my boyfriend plucks my old lady hair out for me?
No, my boyfriend does the same. And he pops my back pimples too.
= love
Those cornmeal pancakes look delicious! I think I will make them tomorrow for breakfast :).
Oh man, Joy….I L-O-V-E your pictures!! :D They really, really, really, make me want to go out, get my own, house, decorate it eclectically, and start eating brunch! I’m a baker too, but I don’t bake as often right now because our family’s in the middle of some renovation, and the kitchen we are currently using is tiny (plus all dishes have to be done by hand *grimace*). Anyways, thanks so much for your pics (and the recipes)!
I have been LOVING your blog & recipes for awhile now, but this post was just so dang adorable and delicious that I had to click out of reader to say you’re great. XO!
Joy, I love you. You make me feel normal. :)
You’ve got one chin hair? I’m work on about 20 or so. I have to pluck almost daily. That may be too much information but I feel like you should know. You’re so not alone.
I just read this post to my co-worker…best post ever! I might re-think your date. Rule #1 on dates: do not point out your date’s chin hair! You’re not doing them a favor!
I’m pretty sure people are not meant to point out other people’s rogue chin hair….ever. Ever. That’s rude. Not as rude as that quiche. I want that right about now with my coffee please.
I not only have one old lady hair, but several that grow out of a mole on my face. I too try to keep it plucked, but there are only so many hours in the day, so don’t feel bad that you have only one. Even though I ate two breakfasts this morning, now i’m hungry for brunch.
Oh my. All of this looks SPECTACULAR! I’m so brunch hungry now, and I’ve already had breakfast.
And I have like a dozen wild old lady hairs. And I’m not even 30. *sigh*
I shudder to think how many rogue old lady hairs I will have. I work with the geriatric population, and their beards frighten me for the future.
my first husband pointed out my old lady hair when we had been dating a whole 3 weeks. yeah, it was a sign…
oh crap, i was too caught up in the gnarly chin hair part that i forgot to comment on the yummy food part. ( i thought i had dealt with that issue but apparently 20 years is too soon, way too soon) anyway, brunch is my absolute most fave meal of the week…even after cooking it for years every sunday morning in an irish pub! there is something so perfect about putting out all manner of yummy foods you just mentioned on pretty vintage plates for some lazy, late morning noshing. makes my heart smile :)
seriously people, do what she says.
Chedder Biscuits? Yes, please! Waiting for brunch is my nemesis, while I might consider eating brunch to be one of my best friends. Great post!
Joy you are amazing hilarious! and I love that you wrote about your old lady hairs, cause as I was bringing up your page this morning I felt one and instantly grabbed for my pink tweezers and my little mirror! But I hate that your date pointed this out, what kind of manners does he have??? I don’t know about this boy Joy…
*There is the possibility that a stray hormone caused that hair and you are not old at all..once started, they don’t know to stop..even though you are quite young.. very young.. practically a teenager.
*Going to lunch in bright daylight with people/dates who have 20/20 vision is often a mistake. God knows what else they are seeing and not talking about ! choose wisely, there are benefits in knowing people with faulty eyesight.
*Who gives a sh*t if you have a hair on your chin, your brain is better than theirs anyway !!
OK…. too much coffee and listening to sledgehammers upstairs makes me cranky. Happy Friday Sweeties!
I have an old lady chin hair, too. Mine is dark red (my hair is more strawberry blonde). My husband calls it my leprechaun beard.
I must make those waffles!
Now you make me want to look at all your past photos and see if I can spot your ‘hair’! Why? Because then we’d be kindred spirits to a new and even more subtle degree. *cutehystericallaughing*
sorry to tell you the granny hairs tend to increase with age. ugh!
by i think the marrying the cinnamon bun with help. ha ha.
thanks for the laughs.
I love it when you post these recipe round-ups :) I love seeing recipes that I missed the first time through. crustless quiche is on my menu now! :)
love your commentary too :)
I was dreading sitting through budget mtgs all morning……..then I read your post ……sooooo funny………guess what I’m going to be thinking about all morning……..no not brunch
So you have a wedding dress already…………hum
i DO NOT have a wedding dress already. that would be sooooo gross.
Joy, I’ve been reading your blog for a while now, but have never posted a comment. This post made me laugh – I can definitely relate with the rogue chin hair! I love brunch…I think brunch is in order this weekend in fact. Thank you for the awesome recipes. Those cinnamon rolls are in my future, of sure!
Make your date that brunch sometime. He’ll offer to be your on-standby old lady hear plucker for all eternity. Don’t marry the cinnamon rolls. Invite them to the wedding, though.
Hilarious. And the photos are awesome. Brunch / breakfast foods… for sure the best meal of the day… especially brown sugar bacon waffles… sigh.
FYI – and totally random – i gave you an award on my blog.. random and just cuz i really like your blog.
https://tinyurl.com/2c6duhm
thanks for always being so fun.
Oh Dear!! Joy, you make me smile!! Ugh, I hate when you find a random hair and no tweezers. I used to carry tweezers all the time and then thought the air police would come get me when I fly (which is really not that often) — so I removed them from my purse. Ooh, a brunch date sounds very nice (minus the finding of random chin hair of course). I must work on finding me a brunch date — if not for this weekend, then most definitely for next weekend since it is a holiday weekend =) Joy, May your weekend be full of cute men who are not offended by a little extra hair (if we have to deal with their funky smells that lil ole hair is nothing — seriously!!)
haha, you’re funny :)
Joy! You are too funny. Thanks for the laugh this morning.
haha – you are hilarious!
My husband is usually in charge of breakfast/brunch on the weekends…I’m going to forward this to him for some inspiration! The flavor combination in the quiche sound fantastic!
I feel your pain. I love when I am out with my husband and he will be string into my eyes having a deep and meaningful conversation when all the sudden he reaches across the table and tries to pluck the hair out of my chin. So much for him staring into my eyes! I mean who does that?!? Anyways…. I am tired of going out for brunch. There are very few places around here that are both kid friendly and don’t taste like bunk. I have been making your delicious waffles, pancakes, frittata, and quiche recipes lately and I am perfectly happy to no longer subject myself to public embarrassment or mediocre food. This weekend I am making Pioneer Women’s cinnamon rolls. I have been lusting after them since the other day when you mentioned them in your blog post. I guess I will also have some lucky friends and neighbors since they make a butt load. If you didn’t live on the other side of the country I would send some over.
Don’t be embarrassed by the hair, I plucked mine last night. :)
i could SO go for some crustless quiche right about now! yum!
I don’t know how much longer he would have been my brunch date had he pointed out a rogue chin hair!
LOL! I love your humorous posts, and once again I find myself drool on my keyboard….
Sorry, that was supposed to say “drooling”.
Aw, I think all of us have at least one weirdo hair we have to keep in check. haha.
I LOVE brunch!! Can’t wait to make all these recipes!!
Have a great weekend!
I also have an old lady chin hair. And I also hate waiting for brunch. And I would marry those cinnamon buns too if they would only learn to say “I do”.
your posts are so fun to read…. and i have limited tolerance for super long brunch waits!
I absentmindedly try to pluck mine with my fingernails at work. I wonder if anyone notices. In high school I would do it in class, but with my happy trail, which is so much grosser.
hahaha that’s helarious, that happened to me actually when i first met my fiance, it was awkward, weird, annoying knowing that he’s thinking of that hair and so are you!!!!!!!!!!! anyways… those recipes look yummy… hope to be able to try them soon enough. actually to try all recipes out… i as well (not a chef) but a marketing manager in a food industry in Lebanon so i come across some tasty bakery stuff and I just love baked good and salt and sweet and fat and……. simple food is fun to eat.
No worries, lady. I too have an old lady hair on my chin. But I will share another weird fact about myself that will make you thankful for your old lady hair. I have some sporadically placed rogue hairs on my arms that are not straight and flat and blonde. No. That would be too normal. Instead, they are black arm pubes. I said it. I have arm pubes. There. Feel better now?
oh.my.god.
I loooooove brunch. I want to make ALL of this when I get moved into my new house.
p.s. I have one of those hairs. So annoying.
I’m eating breakfast and now my oatmeal just doesn’t stand a chance with all these good eats!
I never, ever have brunch.
That needs to change.
You’re a crazy woman! Thank you for waking me up this morning. I think I peed myself laughing…wait don’t look at me like that either! Thank you for all these wonderful recipes and ideas.
omg so many awesome links,..
I wouldn’t mind your rogue old lady chin hair at all if I could have brunch at your house. Let me know when I’m invited ;)
Thoroughly enjoyed this post. Brought a smile to my old lady face. In my corner of the globe, it’s almost midday on Friday morning, Friday’s the weekend here, and you’ve got me thinking that I will bring this laptop into the kitchen and rustle up a Brunch Date here at home for Hubby.
Your writing inspires me to get creative in the kitchen, Love your Blog.
Thoroughly enjoyed this post. Brought a smile to my old lady face. In my corner of the globe, it’s almost midday on Friday morning, Friday’s the weekend here, and you’ve got me thinking that I will bring this laptop into the kitchen and rustle up a Brunch Date here at home for Hubby.
Your writing inspires me to get creative in the kitchen, Love your Blog.
Yah, the rogue old lady hair. I got one of those. It is always invisble at first, and then it is suddenly 1/4″ long!! I feel your pain.
Hurray for weekend brunch, we’ll be making pancakes!!!
PS: My boyfriend has one out-of-control eyebrow hair. It disguises itself as normal, and then one day it is suddenly literally 3/4″ long!
HAHA you are have a real sense of humour! One of the reasons why you are one of my favorite bloggers. :)
I know there are so many tasty tasty tasty things in this post, but I’m crying just a little bit right now because all I want are those Brown Sugar Bacon Waffles (but maybe without the bacon, actually – Brown Sugar Waffles sound awesome alone, too) and I don’t own a waffle machine. I want one. Right now!
Oh, and don’t mind when someone spots your rogue chin hair! (Ok, I know, everybody would mind.) But he looked so much at you that he saw that because he likes your face so much! (Yeah. That’s the optimistic view.)
With this lovely home-made brunch who cares about the odd old lady hair? And, besides, who hasn’t one?
Your date did NOT point out the rogue chin hair!!! Did he? Time to re-direct that kick in the kneecap.
Also, the cinnamon rolls make me think I wouldn’t mind gaining an extra pound or two…