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Let It Be Sunday, 95!

-Carry On & Eat All The Pie

November 20, 2016 by Joy the Baker 15 Comments

Let It Be Sunday!

Hello friends. Another week creeping closer to the holiday season. Are you feeling it in the air?  I am… mostly because there was no fresh rosemary at the grocery store this morning.  Everyone is thinking ahead / prepared / making Rosemary Cornbread Stuffing from scratch and… well, I really needed some rosemary.

I’m back from a whirlwind of work in New York City and when I got home Tron told me that he had a looooong week eating my jade plant and scratching the door frames.  We all carry our own weight in the work world, right?

Here are some words from the week:

•  This is a good read: Obama Reckons With A Trump Presidency

•  There are all sorts of words and perspectives floating around the Internet in these post-election days.  I appreciate this perspective from one of my favorite writers.  None of the Old Rules Apply: Dave Eggers travels through post-election America

•  How We Built Our Bubble / our echo chambers change but stay the same, honestly.

•  We have 1000 years to find a new planet to live on. Ok? We’ll start tomorrow. Put it on the Monday list. This isn’t going to be a great thing to procrastinate, but we’re going to anyway I just know it.

•  Have you seen that show This Life With Lisa Ling?  It’s thoughtful, and deep and difficult and really an important show.  This week her story is about women who have to fight custody battles against their rapists.

•  Why do we bite our nails?

•  How exercise might keep depression at bay.   It feels real for my brain, thank you yoga.

•  Welcome to Hillstone, America’s Favorite Restaurant.   This is absolutely true. I will always eat their cheeseburger and artichoke dip and everything. Everything is always good/great!

•  The new Cherry Bombe Magazine is out with Padma Lakshmi on the cover.  I finished Padma’s book earlier this year.  Beautiful, heartfelt, vulnerable and funny:  Love Loss and What We Ate

•  In this weeks issue of Thing I Watched Most Of On A Plane, Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper.

Did you know my little sister Lauren makes (literally) the most incredible ice cream in Seattle?  She’s raising money to help get some equipment she needs to expand her business and you can help support here:  Help Sweet Lo Ice Cream.  Also, here’s more about my sweet sister in Seattle Magazine. 

•  It is time.  Respect:  Dad’s Sweet Potato Pie

•  Maybe you can’t be with aaalll of your loved ones this Thanksgiving holiday, but you can make the signature dishes of those you love. That’s one way to have them at the table with you. These Baked Artichoke Squares from my maj, Tracy, are hitting my table this year.

•  Today I’m hosting my first Cookbook Club in my studio space.  I’m inviting a few friends over and we’re all cooking from the book Everything I Want To Eat by Jessica Koslow.  Check it out on my Instagram Stories today and Facebook Live!

•  On the short list of things I covet very much: diamond and moonstone hoop earrings.

•  A gathering of links you might consider for Thanksgiving:

Mashed Potato Waffles with Cheddar and Chive  //  Brie and Cranberry Grilled Cheese  //  Creamy Pumpkin Pie Bars  //  Persimmon Pear Caprese Toast  //  Bourbon Pecan Pie with Dark Chocolate

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  1. Channing

    November 21, 2016 at 10:19 am

    I have made your fathers sweet potato pie and it is a total crowd pleaser. It is close to my dads and it warms my heard every time I make it.

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    • joythebaker

      November 21, 2016 at 10:28 am

      That makes me happier than you know!

      Reply
  2. Jennifer

    November 21, 2016 at 10:00 am

    Thank you for the first three articles you linked to! I’m trying to consciously turn away from FB and toward some more substantive journalism. Those were very enlightening.

    Reply
  3. Mary Ann

    November 21, 2016 at 9:54 am

    Jade plants are very toxic to cats.

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    • joythebaker

      November 21, 2016 at 10:28 am

      I keep trying to tell him!

      Reply
  4. Abbi

    November 21, 2016 at 9:45 am

    For Friendsgiving, I made honeycrisp apple bread pudding with a bourbon glaze (sort of) using your recipe for the Bread and Butter Bread Pudding– a million thanks! And it turned out deliciously, of course!!

    Reply
  5. adykay2014

    November 21, 2016 at 9:11 am

    Oh my, those Creamy Pumpkin Pie Bars. How did I miss those? Thank you thank you (aka someday I will learn to make a pie crust…..)

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  6. Danielle

    November 21, 2016 at 8:45 am

    I’m primed and ready to make your Dad’s Sweet Potato Pie this week!

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  7. Suzonne

    November 20, 2016 at 9:39 pm

    I thought David Remnick’s article was such a quietly powerful piece. As a private citizen struggling to move forward after the election, while carrying the dull ache of a vague despondency, I can only imagine what it would be like to be President Obama right now.

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  8. Shari giarraputo

    November 20, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    Your in new York Trader Joe’s has fresh rosemary. Special bouquets at a great price. Good luck. Happy Thanksgiving

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  9. Ka Ning

    November 20, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    I made your Dad’s Sweet Potato Pie today for a Friendsgiving – it was such a hit! Have a good week and a great Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  10. Dona Gomez

    November 20, 2016 at 6:18 pm

    Looking forward to your brunch book coming out so we can use it for our cookbook club! Good luck with your first one, they are awesome.

    Reply
  11. Samantha

    November 20, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    Wow I feel likeyou picked these articles for me today, Lifelong overgroomer(cuticle picker) here trying to get it to stop and trying to self medicate my depression with exercise. So far five hours a week of cardio is as effective as medication but a hell of a lot harder to actually do than take a pill. Especially with a toddler.

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  12. Marissa

    November 20, 2016 at 11:05 am

    Definitely will be making your Dad’s Sweet Potato Pie recipe! Thank you for sharing!!

    Reply
  13. Rena

    November 20, 2016 at 10:40 am

    Fortunately we have still rosemary in our garden :)
    xx Rena
    http://www.dressedwithsoul.com

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