I’ve been reminiscing a lot these days… mostly because I’m wearing the same pair of jean shorts that I’ve worn for the past two summers, and they’ve either shrunk or my thighs are getting… stronger (see what I did there?). ย The summer days have me thinking in peach dreams and strawberry fields. ย It’s in the air. ย I also love how the streets in my little beachy neighborhood are abuzz with people carrying surf boards and beach towels. ย I love it!
I’ve spent a lot of summers here on Joy the Baker which means I’ve made my fair share of amazing summer treats. ย Can we talk about that? ย Can we be inspired by the past? ย Can we also talk about the Lasagna Grilled Cheese Sandwich I’m going to bring you tomorrow? ย Oh man… the other day I did a search for ‘grilled cheese‘ on Joy the Baker…it’s too real.
I’m thinking PIE this summer. ย Are you? Thisย ย Peach Blueberry Pieย feels particularly festive. ย The smell? ย Don’t even get me started.
I’ll be the first to admit that I have a stacking addiction. ย I might also have a scone and butter addiction. ย Addictions (and peaches) collide:ย Peach Cobbler Scones. ย
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These are the flavors I dream about in November. ย Peach and Raspberry Crumble! ย Just to be clear, I can eat this whole pan by myself. ย No problem. ย
If you’re going to make breakfast rolls, they really should beย Lemon Raspberry Breakfast Rolls. ย This was a tremendous day with yeast.ย
Don’t put me in a kitchen with jars and boiling water and ask me to combine them in some sort of canning situation. ย I’m just not the one. ย
Strawberry Raspberry Vanilla Quick Jamย is well within my kitchen limits and out-of-control delicious. ย Ps. ย You’ll need biscuits. ย
Figs blow my mind! ย I can’t believe this candy grows on trees. ย Thisย Brown Sugar Roasted Fig Oatmealย features figs from my friend Clemence’s tree and remind me of the time I chased chickens down the street with her children. ย
Strawberry Jam Coconut Rice Pudding: ย I’m sorry you’re about to eat the whole pot. ย Also… you’re welcome. ย
Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Cakeย ย is made in a skillet and served in a skillet which makes it perfect for every season, all day, every day. ย
Toasted Marshmallow Squaresย are like camping cookies. ย Not cookies that you take camping… rather, cookies that you sit on your couch and eat while imagining that you were camping.
Couches are more comfortable than camping. ย #provenfact
Roasting fruit changes the fruit in the most delicious way. ย These plums are tender ย and herby. ย With yogurt and granolaย Roasted Plums with Olive Oil and Thyme Yogurtย are an incredible (and majorly easy) weekend brunch happening. ย
Please consider this you dinner for the entire month of August. ย Summer tomatoes and blue cheese biscuits. ย Just hush. ย Tomato Cobbler with Blue Cheese Biscuits
Last summer I went to Maine, ate a tremendous amount of food, hung out of a big boat, looked at the starry sky and then came home and ateย Fore Street Mussels with Almond Butterย on my couch. ย It was all the best thing ever.
I hope you’re in the kitchen and at the beach this summer. ย Bake the cookies. ย Bring the sunscreen. ย I love you so much.
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I love mussels in white wine. I look forward to trying this almond butter version. Thanks.
Joy!!!!! Thank you so much for the pie recipe….it was amazing but the star was the crust!!!!!!!!!!! I made it for my aunt’s birthday and it was a hit!! Thank you!!
So many beautiful pictures and so many crazy-awesome sounding recipes to add to my roster!
Thanks for posting – hope work on your new cookbook is going well! <3
I make your peach cobbler scones at least once a weekduring summer. That is true (food) love.
I wish it was summer already in Australia! Mango season where are you! Every single recipe looks so … summery. Yum.
My jean shorts shrunk , I might have to wear sweats instead of a bikini (bikini? hah!) but damn I’m SO tempted to eat my way through your list of summery treats.
I’m having a crappy night and am still at work at 10 p.m., and could not bring myself to start my next project so decided to procrastinate with some blogs… and your “I love you so much” made me feel so much better. (Because, I know you’re talking to ME!) Thank you! Love you too. :)
Okay, I have definitely gone down a dog trail now! I know that an hour ago I was looking at something completely different and now I can’t seem to tear myself away from your recipes (and ohhh! the photos). Everything looks so amazing. But it is also almost dinner time so that might explain why my stomach is growling. I have “pinned” almost all of them so hopefully I can try them soon. Thanks!
Love you, too, Joy! Thanks for being you!
I love your style.
Gorgeous post! I don’t know why I torture myself and read your blog – at work – at my desk – an hour before lunch – without having eaten breakfast – wanting everything on this page as I scroll up and down – and back up again. That tomato cobbler……. printing recipe now.
Torture I tell you!
I know…right? Torture. Absolute torture.
Happy summer, Joy! We love you, too!
<Love, love, love those cobbler scones, I've made them several times! Peach raspberry crumble is one of my favourite desserts…love the trip down memory lane :) And up with strong thighs.
Must make all the things! ;)
And now I’m starving. Mostly I want those Peach Scones…
Yes to all of the above! Can’t wait to see your grilled cheese. And I hear summer bike rides are just the ticket to stronger thighs ;).
Joy the Baker, my bathing suit is now crying. This post is amazing. Sadly I can only look at the pictures and dream. On a mission to eat more green and less donuts, scones, and ice cream. wish me luck, although i may have to try out the oatmeal. noms.,
These all look amazing, joy!
Joy-
I love your blog. I love peaches. I live in Maine. I love Fore Street’s mussels as much as you do. Come back and visit again!
-Ali
P.S. I’m making your peach scones for my Mom’s birthday tomorrow…thank you!
The skillet cake looks awesome. I have some fruit (strawberries and other berries) that I have stuck in the freezer, and I was wondering if it is possible (advisable) to roast fruit that has been frozen.
I would love those peach scones, so much color and loveliness in one post.
Those roasted plums with thyme look too good. Must make a mental note…
These pictures! Dying! I wanna go home and bake now!
Oh, Joy! My mouth is watering with anticipation for all of these summer goodies. Bring on the berries!
Such a great round up!! Love these photos and my mouth is totally watering.
xo,
Sophie // sipsavourshare.com
Wow where to begin? Like a lot of times this Summer I’ll start with strawberries. So many good ways to have them too.
What an amazing post. Everything is mouth watering!
Ahhhh I wouldn’t even know where to start!! nothing wrong with strong thighs :)
not a dang thing wrong with a strong thigh!
haha i’ve been getting “stronger” all over. loose sundresses are getting me through this summer. jeans aren’t all that comfortable any way. who neeeds em!!!??
Ahh, summer fruit! The Best.
Recaps like this remind me how many of your recipes are on my ‘to cook’ list! Ohhh summer fruit, how I love you….
You just made me smile!!
girl, you are too much! I’m drooling
The photo and idea of the Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Cake is – no joke – making me feel a little weepy. Don’t worry, little strawberries I might have forgotten in the fridge that are now getting a little wrinkly, you’re about to be toasty-roasted into deliciousness again!
omg your blog is killing me. I want to move to the beach and sit on the couch and eat fruity baked goods. #bliss
Just a bunch of butter loving, strong thighed women… I seriously tried on a pair of my husbands pants yesterday to see if they would make a more comfortable pair of cutoffs then my 3-year-old-biscuit-dough-can-jcrew-black-cutoffs… unfortunately (or fortunately), my thighs aren’t THAT strong yet. phew!
Perfect timing! I have a crowd coming this weekend!
I love how much you love scones. Thanks for sharing awesome recipes for them! Love you too, hope you’re having the best summer ever. XO
Amazing goodies – must try the Brown Sugar Roasted Fig Oatmeal!!! Yum.
Such lovely looks desserts here. I love the look of those brown sugar figs… mmmm :)
And today I will be baking cookies for the strangers that are going to be traipsing through my home today. Yay moving :P
Aww this post makes me miss summer! I can not wait for summer to hit Australia again to make this pie
I bought extra peaches and blueberries to make your pie this weekend. Peaches are my summer fruit of choice and can be paired with so many other fruits to make a flavor explosion… in your mouth. I love it!
Stronger thighs – finally a way to describe mine! Just picked 9 lbs of blueberrries (because I do the canning thing) – and some are going into blueberry cobbler scones! Just love everything you bake – everything!!
All of these look to die for.
I think I’m going to make the first one for a BBQ this weekend.
xo Quinn
Quinn Cooper Style
Totally in the same situation with you on the jeans shorts. front! Surely its a reason for a new summer wardrobe…
SO MUCH GOODNESS in one post! Where to start, where to start . . . ???
Haha my thighs are getting soooo much stronger too! We’re just busy women! Also, wantwantwant all these things. Summer treats are the best!
I should not have opened this at work, all I can think about now is going home and eating all the berries in my fridge! I am definitely going to have to bake something with berries this weekend :)
Damn you Joy and your oh so lovely pictures of yummy food!
Summer for me is peaches smell and juice. Summer is cherry earrings and strawberries gems. Summer is berries in a basket like treasures found in the woods.
So just when I thought I couldn’t be anymore excited about summer, this post comes along! I love literally everything you just posted about, EVERYTHING! I l made a peach and blueberry pie/galette thing a few days ago, it just tastes of summer. (and butter – thighs are getting stronger here too!)
Love you too! And I think I’ll love those peach scones – wowsa!!
I love all of them have been great
i am of the opinion that butter addiction is an indication of extreme intelligence;)
My thighs are so…strong. They radiate…strength. And they’re only getting stronger too. Must be all this….exercise…I’m doing. Rolling out pie crust is exercise, btw.
I love the roundup and the reminiscing. And here’s to stronger thighs and gorgeous recipes and wonderful summers!
Embrace the pie and biscuits- shorts are just the mean girls of the clothing cliques anyways.. Long live the trend of maxi skirts! :] totally inspired buy all of the recipes(again) and craving a sandwich I don’t even understand yet. Dude. Can’t wait. We love you too. Obvsly.
My peach tree has all but a few fruits left hanging on it but I didn’t let as much go to the squirrels this year as years prior which makes me happy. I also just discovered the neighborhood Bea Arthur has a fig tree in her backyard…and she likes me! Recipeeeeee time.
I made the tomato cobbler last summer when you initially posted it and it became one of my favorite dishes to make EVER. I LOVE IT. okay. i just had to get that out. thank you!
Yes, it’s great to revisit the past, especially with all of these incredible dishes. Peach cobbler scones, roasted fig oatmeal, peach raspberry crumble…pretty much everything here inspires me. It’s gonna be tough for me to keep my jean shorts loose this sunmer. ????
Ha! Thanks Joy, I tried on shorts in Ross today and my thighs have gotten ……stronger too! So I put them back came home and made some rosemary biscuits……
i love you.
Oh that oatmeal. Oh that cobbler! Oh summer…