Joy the Baker

Let It Be Sunday, 127!

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Hello my friends!  

Welcome to the weekend!  

I spent a few days in Philadelphia last week (it’s been a minute since my last visit) and the city has exploded in overgrown green and off the shoulder dresses and just some very fine summer living.  Good on ya, Philly.  I thought seriously about bringing home some long hots (these are peppers) so I could make my own roast pork sandwiches in New Orleans.  What stopped me was feeling self-conscious with a bunch of peppers on a plane, but as I sit here, back in New Orleans distinctly without long hots, I see the error of my ways.  

This coming week I’m off to Los Angeles and Denver for some solid work and play times.  If you know a thing or two about Denver, I’d love your suggestions! 

Here’s some of the links that resonated with me this week.  I hope this finds you well and rested and ready to enjoy this beautiful day.  

•  This week’s long read is really worth the time and I’ll just leave it here for you. How The Death of a Muslim Recruit Revealed A Culture of Brutality in the Marines.  Life is a lot of grays. 

•  A life; a home. This is a beautiful read: The Joy of Reading About Cooking. Also, have you ever had the language in your dreams change when you’re learning a new? Trippy.

•  Begin anew:  Chef Sean Brock puts down the bourbon. 

•  Do you listen to Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast? It’s very thoughtful, investigative stories you didn’t know you needed to know. 

•  Let us remember the neurotic hilarity that was Elaine Benes: 90’s Icon, amen. 

•  News that does not surprise us: Women In Tech Speak Frankly About Culture of Harassment 

•  The Chocolate Chip Cookies That Rewards Laziness by using cold butter.  High proportion of salt and flour and a curiously small amount of brown sugar but I’d give this a try! Twist our arms, right? Cookies! 

•  A very satisfying recipe for Homemade Franks and Beans which, strangely enough, might be my favorite food. 

•  We’ve entered a strange place.  It’s overly rainbowed, or full of sprinkles, or somehow a doughnut and sushi, combined.  Photographed and filtered.  It’s Instagram Food and really, let’s all just know that we don’t have to do this. Real food is actually exciting enough (and tastes better). 

•  My maj Tracy is creating healthy eating habits (and likely it’s Instagram-worthy because vegetables are beautiful.)

•  Not necessarily summer vibes but, here’s what I want to listen to on audiobook: No Country For Old Men. 

•  I’ll tell you now that I’m a sucker for a summer night sweater dress. 

•  I either love this romper or hate this romper. It’s really hard to tell and it’s really not the most important thing in the world. 

•  Two things in my summer travel bag: this insulated Klean Kanteen because it keeps my water at the perfect chill-ish temperature and this loose cotton cocoon dress for breezy summer comfort. 

That’s all for today, yea? Enjoy the rest.

xo Joy

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  1. Elise

    Knowing you, I think you’d really like Denver Biscuit Company (off colfax)! Four Friends Kichen and Sunny’s are good breakfast go-tos.

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    • Alison

      I second Denver Biscuit Co. I almost ordered two different biscuit sandwiches for breakfast there and think I would have died had that actually happened.

      Also want to add Hop Alley as a totally amazing take on Chinese food. It’s near Epic Brewing and Crooked Stave if you end up checking out those breweries at all.

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  3. Kelsey

    My vote is for Steuben’s and for Vine St. in Denver. The botanic gardens and chessman park were my favorite places when we lived there!!

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  4. Chrissy

    For Denver: if you have access to a car, I suggest heading out to the New Belgium Brewery not too far away in Fort Collins because the tastings are free, the beer is good and they have a food truck. Enjoy!

    I also feel vindicated by your summer sweater dress because when I suggested that summer required a light sweater, I was put in my place and was told that summer was not for sweaters.

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  7. Anne

    For Denver: Root down in the airport or downtown, tables in Park hill (be sure to get the tuna tartar), potager in cap hill, the plimoth. So many amazing places to eat! Enjoy!!

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  9. Nell Britt

    Might the cookie recipe brown sugar amount be a typo? With four cups of flour it seems that two and a half cups of sugar would be more appropriate….

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    • Sara Horsman

      I made these last night, used 1 1/2 CUPS of brown sugar. I aslo had an issue with 2 3/4 Tablespoons of salt, so cut it to 1 T. They were very good. Be sure to give them plenty of roon on your sheet. Don’t try to fit a dozen. They were still nicely salty at 1 T.

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  12. Ally

    In Denver:
    -Hop Alley
    -Acorn
    -Asada Rico for amazing and cheap breakfast burritos
    Also, wear lots of sunscreen and drink lots of water- the altitude will get you! Have so much fun!

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  13. Rebeca

    This finds me with a cup of coffee I didn’t have to make and a leftover brownie for breakfast (because I felt like it, damn), so, yes, pretty well.
    The article on harassment – not surprising, indeed, but I’m glad those women spoke up because it needs to be said.

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  14. Taste of France

    You made my day by bringing up Elaine Benes.
    Another great podcast: The Allusionist, about etymology (origins of words). Very funny and you never know what you’re going to learn.

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