This week has been a symphony with moments of sure-footedness and focus, and a few scattered moments of self-doubt and late night Forensic Files episodes (enough to scare the surety out of any reasonable person). I complained about the chill in the New Orleans air twice, obnoxious considering we arenโt buried under snow, and hopefully the chill has finally killed off the last of the swamp mosquitos. I cried once because my Mom texted me to tell me she was proud of meโฆ make that twice, because I just cried again typing out that last sentence.
The lessons learned this week are these: no late-night Forensic Files / itโs not that cold so hush / make your mom proud.
The Internet told us these things:
โข Ta-Nehisi Coates on His Breakthrough Moment โThe winner is the person that keeps asking questions.โ The winner is also the person that is a stronger, more talented writerโฆ so thereโs also that.
โข Letter of Recommendation: Sick Days. Letโs be sick in bedโฆ but not that sick. This is important. All signs point to putting down our phones and closing our email.
โข Iโm currently working my way through old episodes of Sex and the City and it feels strange because I am currently the age of the characters in the show. Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha used to be older, adventured, relevant, and exciting people who possibly held a light to parts of my future, even in their imperfectionsโฆ here I am. And, HUH!? This is related, but mostly about cupcakes: The Comfort Food Diaries: Cupcakes, Reclaimed
โข Tom has a girlfriend: Vases.
โข โSleep, much like running a marathon or chewing food, is a solitary activity. We physically lie next to each other, but we sleep alone.โ Why We Sleep Together. Much like chewing foodโฆ
โข Escape From The Internet! Closing the curtains on a cult-following with the blog Young House Love.
โข In case you wanted to read Sarah Palinโs endorsement of Donald Trump with highlighted highlights.
โข The Presidents of the United States when they were young and hunky. Please see #38 Gerald Ford.
โข A Cozy Kitchen made this Blood Orange Curd and I wish it would magically appear in my refrigerator but I keep opening my refrigerator and apparently, thatโs not how things work.
โข Did you know that you can sign up for Joy the Baker mailings including blog posts and semi-regular newsletters and giveaways? Itโs pretty cool if you ask me, but donโt ask me because Iโm super biased. Thereโs a sign up link in the sidebar. Check it (likely scroll down). โ>
โข Sausage and Mushroom Risotto for your Winter comfort and your tummy satisfaction.
โข Weโll spend 3.5 days of our life untangling headphones soโฆ thereโs that.
โข Every episode of The X Files Ranked From Worst to Best. Who knew weโd be back on an X Files kick, you know?
โข Re: Mardi Gras. Everywhere Else Itโs Just Tuesday
โข Party. Pizza Party. Will you throw one and invite me? Appreciated.
โข Filed under Things I Made and Did Not Photograph is a coconut curry hot chocolate with curry marshmallows inspired by the book Quench: Handcrafted beverages to satisfy ever taste and occasion. I did take one picture and Iโll post the recipe next week! If you must have it today: coconut milk, dark chocolate, a little sugar, and a dash of curry powder, aaaand GO!
I wish for you good and warm things,
xo Joy
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Late to this party but my husband sings that PartyโฆPizza party jingle on the reg to the point where our kids do too.
I read โEscape From the Internetโ on Sunday and itโs been nagging at me ever since. The Internet and social media have brought so much to our lives, but I canโt help but wonder if itโs making us all (more than) a little crazy? I appreciate the inspiration that I glean from online sources, the new information, the connections that are occasionally made. Those things enrich my life. I understand the benign celebrity crush, too. But what has happened that we ask and need so much from total strangers (that weโve somehow decided are our friends)?! Itโs frightening to me โ and a bit bleak. I wonder, what would happen if we were to spend more of our time and energy creating lives of fulfillment and purpose for ourselves? Scary territory, certain risk, but the payoff would be so much better than waiting to be fed by an online entity. Food for thought.
Hi Joy! Can you tell me what kind of sausage you used in that mushroom and sausage risotto recipe? I want to make it tomorrow night. Thanks!
I cannot wait for the hot chocolate recipe. Seriously.
I too started rewatching Sex and the City a few months ago (Iโm up to season 6A now) and had the same reaction. Carrieโs 34 in the beginning, and so am I! My dating life isnโt nearly so exciting as hers, but itโs nice to see my situation on the little screen. Interesting to consider where life has taken me since the last time I watched in my early 20s. Life, Joy! Crazy stuff.
Love your lists! You always hook me up with things Iโd have otherwise missed! :-D Also, so SWEET about your mom. Thatโs definitely sweet-tear worthy.
Iโm so proud of you, too. You are fearless, determined, hard working, honest, genuine, and wonderful. Iโm so glad the world has you in it. xo
Thanks for including me, girlfriend. I always come here on Sundays to get some interesting reading done. The most interesting thing Iโve read all week is this post on Pitchfork about how these two bad ass bitches took down this creepy dude. https://pitchfork.com/news/63017-dirty-projectors-amber-coffman-best-coast-and-more-accuse-publicist-of-sexual-misconduct/
xox
Great post, the headphone bit so relateable!
Where do you watch the Sex & The City episodes? Dvds? Whereโd you get your box set?
i think i use HBO Go.
I am not your mama (could be age wise) and I am proud of you! You are creative, insightful & talented. I look forward to reading your posts.
Another wonderful post Joyโฆplease give our good wishes to your Mother who helped a daughter
many of us admire and respect, love.
Chiming in on also being proud of you! And Iโve always wanted to tell you that you have the best link lists. They are thoughtful and insightful and fun and inspiring. Keep up the good work.
If you think Gerald Ford was hot then, youโre going to love him even more after reading this article. Have you heard the story about Ford and Willis Ward? Back when he was a football player for Michigan, Georgia Tech was coming to play. They demanded that all black players sit out due to Jim Crow laws. Willis Ward was one of Fordโs closest friends and he was so incensed that he demanded that Ward play or he would boycott the game. Itโs really a touching story. Here read ..a Let It Be Sunday link for you :)
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2011/02/future_president_gerald r_ford.html
thank you so much for sharing this! off to read it now!
I did have a pizza party some months back. I used the overnight pizza dough recipe from Bon appetit magazine( October 2014 ), you bake it on cookies sheets. They called it Homemade Grandma pieโ. I remember my mom making pizza when we were kids like that on a rectangular cookie sheet. Anyway, they turned out great, something about the dough sitting overnight makes it light and crispy. I made one caramelized onion, duck bacon(I know, I had to try it!) and burrata and the other was smoked mozzarella and ndjua, a big green salad and for dessert a peach pie( I make awesome pie, I love pie). I wish you could have been there! TMI, I also invited a tinder date, I hadnโt met yet, but had been chatting with, along with some good friends. I know, totally crazy and so was he). It always makes a party interesting to throw someone new in works. I wonโt be doing that again. It made for an entertaining evening and Iโm laughing now remembering it. Today, I have friends coming over and we are making bagels( donโt worry, no one from tinder). Iโll let you know how they turn out. Love your Sunday posts!
bold moves, Cy. very bold moves!
I look forward to your lists every Saturday; thank you. Happy Mardi Gras!
Just LOVED the sick in bed article. It really struck a chord. Especially because I am currently snowed in to my own house with exactly nothing to do and with the advantage of NOT feeling unwell!
The thing I notice most about SATC now that Iโm officially Samanthaโs age, is where the heck are their families? Except for one episode involving Mirandaโs momโs funeral, it was as if we were expected to believe they were hatched or something. I get the idea of friends being chosen family but sheeshโฆ
you are so right!!
So the thing that surprises me most while watching old episodes of SATC (I am now their age as well) is the complete and utter lack of empathy the characters have for each other. They are so totally self-obsessed. I did not notice this while watching the show the first time around in my late teens/early 20s!
That hot chocolate sounds delicious especially since we just got some fresh snow.
The blood orange curd sounds so good! But shoot; it reminds me of Pepto or ham salad or salmon bisque.
Just sayingโฆI have never again been as cold as I was when I lived on Magazine across the street from the Poydras Home for Old Ladies 40 years ago. Chicken thawed quicker in my refrigerator than it did over the pilot eye on my stove. Oh, the humidity. AndโI so enjoy your blog.
So much for your mom to be proud of! I love these lists; I look forward to them every Sunday. Please keep them up!
I really like the re-design. Like really, really. And now I will go look at that X-Files list for the next few hoursโฆ
Bluetooth wireless head phones are life changing. No more untangling of the wires.
Oooo, what an interesting piece on young house love! Thanks for the links as always. Happy Sunday!
Arg! The headphones = my life every day.