I spend a lot of time alone in my kitchen creaming butter and doing the dishes. I spend a fair amount of time at my desk writing recipes and reading your comments. There is even more time spent standing over my counter trying to take pictures of coffee cake while I cat tries to paw at the frosting. There are a lot of little pieces that have to come together to make the wheels turn in this little space.
The very best thing about the wheels turning on this little Joy the Baker train (if you will…) is YOU! Seriously. Thanks to Instagram, and your clever @joythebaker tags, I get to see what has travelled from my kitchen counter to yours! It’s incredible! You, my friends, are out there killin’ it! You’re making magic happen in your kitchens and I couldn’t be happier!
These Brown Butter Baked Doughnuts are so dang photogenic and delicious, it’s almost obnoxious. You nailed it jenny_mitchell!
You know how to get down with the Bourbon Banana Bread from my cookbook. I so appreciate that you have it in your kitchen and you pull it out to make bread!! Nicole, you know you’re incredible, and sashlajefa… amazing!
Mashed Potato Waffles with Cheddar and Chives. I mean… this might be one of my favorite recipes ever. I applaud your taste and your chive sprinkling skills, kprood!
Tomato Cobbler with Blue Cheese Biscuits and these Baked Eggs from my Mother’s Day collaboration with Honestly Yum. Totally dreamy! kelseycolette and hilaryamyers! BOOM! Doin’ it! Also.. can I borrow your round casserole dish? K. Thanks.
I see you’re making Banana Rum Cake from the cookbook dustinscupcakes! You’re doing it right, as per usual!
Cake-shaped Pumpkin Pie Bars are looking great! vyvette, I feel like we should high-five.
Charred Corn Tacos success from acjarboe!
Oh… just the best Apple Crisp on the planet is happening in jokiddles’ kitchen.
The Homemade Dill Pickles made my veryusefulblog look stellar. Also, I am newly smitten by this instagram feed.
Chocolate Bundt Birthday Cake! Totally heart-warming. This picture completely made my day! Thank you for sharing elizabethlauranelson!
Thank you all for making my kitchen a piece of yours. It’s incredible this thing we share! I love you so much… I don’t even care if that’s weird.
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This post is so wonderful! You are so loved and respected, Joy the Baker! <3
Funny how technology does have away of keeping everyone all connected even though it does feel often you are just alone in your kitchen doing the dishes :-)
Totally made my day to see my instagram on your blog! You’re the best, Joy! :) and of course you can borrow my round casserole dish!
This blog post makes me so happy! Always thrilling to try recipes out and have the recipe creator see and recognise your efforts.
It’s Thanksgiving next week in Canada, and I’ll be looking through your site for some ideas. :)
This year has been a rough one for me, while doing my thesis I realized that I wanted to do a totally different thing with my life: cooking!! and thanks to the infinite power of procrastination I found your blog and omg I couldn’t be happier :) between text books I baked delicious coffee cakes, cookies, biscottis, pancakes and bread <3 so thank you Joy, I found what truly makes me happy and that it's my kitchen, dancing and singing between butter, sugar and vanilla. If I ever get one of those fancy phones, I'll tag my "creations" because you've inspired me in too many ways. Have an awesome week and thanks again for sharing your recipes, they're the shit <3
I would love that Banana Rum Cake recipe. How can I get it?
I loved seeing your shout-outs this morning! What a great way to start a Monday. Thank you for letting us peek into your life and pretend we’re eating doughnuts with you. :)
It’s so awesome to see your recipes mushrooming in everyone’s kitchen. This is fun!
You are the best Joy.
It’s not weird at all. We love you too!
It’s so cool to see how engaged you are with your readers. =)
Omg girl,I love your blog.I am on the dreaded diet quest right now but reading your beautiful fun posts is as fun as cheating! I swear,somehow just seeing your gorgeous food satisfies all craving!
This is such a gorgeous post, so full of heart. Joy, we love you too.
Potato waffles w/ cheese…. To die for!
Aww, I love this post!! Thanks for the shout-out! <3
Ah joy you have a generous old soul for one as young. and your food, recipes, heartfelt writing and joie de vivre are both fetching and catching. way to go girl xx
Love your pictures!
Yes, food is love, love is food, it truly is, truly. Just cooking up the love and sharing it with everybody. Your blog has drawn me in, and your wit is the best part. Thanks for being you.
Those are my pickles!
Sigh.
You are so cool.
so cool, I love this post!
Joy we all have a big ole Love Fest going on or maybe I should say a Joy Fest!! Thank you so much for all your hard work and for your inspiration. I look forward to your post so much! Hugs and have an awesome Fall weekend!
Those pickles do look very Bon Appetit-y. Bravo to all of the Joyette’s out there gettin’ down in the kitchen!
And your readers love you too <3
I love joythebaker. The Brown Sugar Fig Oatmeal is delicious and it inspired me to use my ginger figs on my porridge. Now I can have this in the winter when figs are no longer in season. I
And we totally love you, Joy! You make our days more awesome and delicious. Thank you!
I love this post so much. Insert multiple heart and baked good emojis here.
I have never seen another food blogger do this and it is adorable. You’re awesome, Joy.
awww, we love you!
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Thank you, Joy! You are an a lady who knows what is up.
Loves to you and a big high-five. You just made my day! Real talk I needed this so much.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend and having some fun out of the kitchen with some sunshine!
xoxo
It’s true that the best thing about having a food blog is watching others take your recipes and enjoy them themselves! I remember being over the moon the first time my friend showed me her pictures of the Beer Bread recipe I’d posted. Hope you’re well, Joy!
you are my absolutely favorite Joy. thanks for another wonderful post. I am flying to Nepal tomorrow and have all your old and new podcasts downloaded – so excited for it already.
Great great post- love this love feedback!
I love how engaged you are with your readers. It makes me want to keep coming back even more!
Love this — technology is a crazy, wonderful thing, isn’t it?
Have a great weekend!