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Welcome to the Bakehouse: A Kitchen Tour and Giveaway!

November 26, 2016 by Joy the Baker 46 Comments

Welcome to the Bakehouse!

My first kitchen was pea green.  Not the pea green you’re thinking.  The sort of pea green only achieved by soup-ing peas.  My first kitchen was pea soup green.  Technically it wasn’t my kitchen. It was my parents’ kitchen where they likely stood sleepless, heating my baby bottles, where they taught us how to hide under the table in the event of an earthquake, where my dad would lovingly stir maple syrup into my cold cereal milk.  

It was a galley kitchen, a pea soup green hallway essentially. It’s where I learned the discipline of doing the dishes even when you do noooooottttt want to do the dishes, it’s where I dropped my goldfish on the linoleum floor and couldn’t find it for hours (I dunno), it’s where my dad would yell “how many times do I have to tell you to close the refrigerator / close the cupboards / wrap up the bread / be a decent thoughtful human!?!?!?!?!?”. I always thought those were rhetorical questions because the answer was obviously A LOT… YOU HAVE TO TELL US A LOT OF TIMES, DAD!

That galley kitchen where six of us chopped and stirred, wiped and washed, swept and mopped, unloaded groceries, fought about chores, bickered about the phone, shared meals, made brownies… that kitchen was perfect in its pea soup green chaos. 

There have been a slew of kitchens between then and now.  All small, some shared, all wonky and imperfect and precious in their own way.  

Welcome to the Bakehouse!

And now we’re here.  Right here.

A few years ago I moved from Los Angeles to New Orleans with adventure under my wings.  I’ve managed to live and love and bake in a few kitchens around these swampy grounds and I’ve finally decided to take root, settle, and put together a kitchen exploding with care, competence, and just really good vibes. 

This year I’ve been fortunate enough to partner with my favorite kitchen brand KitchenAid to bring together my dream cooking space.  It’s been more than I could even imagine to combine their stellar large appliances in putting together my space.  KitchenAid cares about how we move around our cooking spaces, how we welcome people in to cook and eat with us. Their products reflect that care down to the detail.  

Welcome to the Bakehouse!

I hope you’ll join me in the coming weeks as I show you around my kitchen space. I want to show you how the Multi-Door Freestanding Refrigerator keeps my food fresher longer (and looks good doing it). I want to show you how the Double Oven Convection Range allows to me cook more evenly.  I want to show you how the Dishwasher with Dynamic Wash Arms helps me clean up easily and happily. 

My kitchen life has been transformed and to share that with you, we’ll be making a fall-inspired Brunch over the next month and I’ll show you just how KitchenAid makes my space and my cooking shine! 

And, the best part?  Cook this brunch along with me for the chance to win a full suite of KitchenAid® major appliances!* It’s the largest, most awesome giveaway we’ve done on the site so far and I can’t wait to make it all come true. Along the way we’ll be giving away an array of KitchenAid® small appliances, so be sure to follow along as we go for details. You can enter to win the full suite of KitchenAid® major appliances by participating in all 3 small appliance giveaways we’ll be announcing over the next 3 posts. I can’t wait to see how your Brunch comes along!  

Follow @KitchenAidUSA and @joythebaker on Instagram and use #JtBBakehouse and #MadeWithKitchenAid to be entered in the giveaway with each brunch recipe.  Official rules here.

I want to share my kitchen joy with you.  Come on in to the heart of my home, the Bakehouse! 

Welcome to the Bakehouse!

Here’s a peek at what we’re making!

Sweet Potato and Fresh Sage Frittata with Herby Butter Lettuce Salad

Crisp Butter Roasted Chicken with Fresh Corn Johnny Cakes

 and two traditional New Orleans Cocktails!  The Hurricane and Brandy Milk Punch! 

KitchenAid provided the appliances shown. I have been compensated for creating this content, but all opinions are my own.

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  1. Karen

    November 27, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    So beautiful and welcoming!! Your passion for baking, dreaming and living is so inspiring – glad you do what do….keep doing!

    Reply
  2. Gina F

    November 26, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Love your kitchen! Cheers, Gian F

    Reply
  3. Joan B.

    November 26, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    Shlling for Kitchenaid? Do you think a lot of your fans can afford a $4,000 refrigerator?

    Reply
  4. Lori

    November 26, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    Yay! How awesome for both you and us!

    Reply
  5. Kathryn Corona

    November 26, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    I wish I lived in my own house, and not a rental, so that I could make use of such an awesome giveaway!! I so want to visit Bakehouse!

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      November 27, 2016 at 12:01 pm

      I hope you can! I’ll be offering classes soon!

      Reply
  6. Aly

    November 26, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    Love it! You are wonderful on camera.

    Reply
  7. Megan

    November 26, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    Oh Joy! You’re so charming. I wish we were neighbors. Love the kitchen and the food looks incredible.

    Reply
  8. Samina

    November 26, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    I’m looking forward to seeing your new kitchen (& stealing a few ideas)!

    Reply
  9. Liz

    November 26, 2016 at 4:57 pm

    Such a pretty kitchen. Looking forward to those yummy recipes!

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    • joythebaker

      November 27, 2016 at 12:02 pm

      Yes! I can’t wait to see how you cook them up!

      Reply
  10. Margaret Arrington Montalban

    November 26, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    I’m living here in NOLA and I love milk punch and your blog! Can’t wait for your recipe and to win all the great giveaways!

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      November 27, 2016 at 12:02 pm

      Fantastic! And you’ll have to come by for cooking classes and milk punch in person this Spring!

      Reply
  11. Karen B.

    November 26, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Love your new kitchen and the idea of freezer drawers on the ‘fridge and 2 ovens in one stove and a dream come true for this small kitchen owner. :-)
    This will be fun, count me in!
    Karen

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    • joythebaker

      November 27, 2016 at 12:03 pm

      I absolutely understand you!

      Reply
  12. Deborah

    November 26, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Can we participate in the giveaway if we don’t use instagram or twitter?

    Reply
    • a

      November 26, 2016 at 2:21 pm

      I’m also wondering this. Additionally, the rules are a bit lacking. What if you’re not a homeowner and win the grand prize when you just wanted a mixer? When do you have to take delivery by? Do you have to allow your face, name, location, etc. to be used in perpetuity for advertising?

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      • joythebaker

        November 27, 2016 at 12:05 pm

        These are great questions and I’ll be back with a solid answer for you tomorrow! I can tell you that you don’t have to allow your face or any of your information to be used in advertising. More soon, thank you!

        Reply
    • joythebaker

      November 27, 2016 at 12:03 pm

      This is a great question and I’ll be back with a solid answer for you tomorrow!

      Reply
  13. Mirtha

    November 26, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    Wow! Beautiful.

    Reply
  14. Emily S Banks

    November 26, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    Brandy milk punch!! <3 …also, if anyone deserves this beautiful kitchen, it's surely you, Joy. Thanks for your Sunday roundup of thoughts, for Tron pics, and for the food p0rn. Peace and love.

    Reply
  15. Thomas D

    November 26, 2016 at 10:44 am

    I like the large working area of your granite counter. The only item that I would prefer to have also, would be a oven, chest high. I’m 6’5″ and from a hard active life my back is shot. Any suggestions for a bakers oven, chest high?

    Reply
    • seritasunflower

      November 26, 2016 at 12:09 pm

      Fabulous kitchen

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