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Let It Be Sunday, 143!

October 29, 2017 by Joy the Baker 12 Comments

My friends! 

Welcome to another Sunday. Let it be easy.  Maybe enjoy a warm bagel and sneak in some Halloween candy. Let’s just live it. Geez… ya know?  

Here is our week, in parts: 

•  I think this is a really important thing to read:  Potatoes as a Metaphor for Emotional Labor.  It’s a really simple metaphor for a really complex aspect of our emotional / conflicted / feeling hearts.  Let’s all just bring our potatoes to the kitchen, or at least try. 

•  If you don’t know who Senator Jeff Flake is, you might listen to this podcast, The New Washington. He’s an interesting human and these are trying times. Follow up: The Tragedy of Jeff Flake. 

•  This is what is on our minds as a country these days – more Americans have died from the current opioid epidemic than Americans who have died during the Vietnam War.  That’s the frame we’re using now. Here’s this: Faces of an Epidemic.  We have to figure this out. 

•  I’ve made loads of bagels over the past few months and these from the Smitten Kitchen archives have been, far and away, the most delicious and successful.  Speaking of our girl Deb, Smitten Kitchen Every Day is out this week and JonJon made her Potatoes Anna and they look incredible (plus he’s hosting a giveaway!).

•  What is a ‘super-single’?  MMMMM HHHMMMMM. 

•  I also love a Dive Bakery.  Thank you Jessie! In Praise of the Dive Bakery! 

•  As previously stated, I’m far too eager for the winter holidays to start.  These cookies are on my list for December. For your consideration: Speculaas Cookies.

•  More current holiday baking projects: How To Make Pan de Muerto (Day of the Dead Bread). 

•  I’m very open to a new favorite chicken recipe, especially from Melissa Clark: Peruvian Roast Chicken with Spicy Cilantro Sauce. 

•  As the weather cools and we want to keep our warmth inside: How To Make a Draft Stopper. There’s sewing and rice involved! 

•  Found this little gem of Ree and me on Youtube.  

•  If you’re already thinking about holiday gifts:  DIY Colorful Rope Necklace. 

Have a very fine day, 

xo Joy

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  1. MARIA

    November 1, 2017 at 4:07 am

    HI! I just read this today and thought of you. Think you might like it too…. https://www.carolinehirons.com/2017/10/thatsnotme-ageism-beauty-industry-continued.html

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  2. saltandserenity

    October 30, 2017 at 9:14 am

    Loved the video with you and Ree. So sweet. Made me feel so happy.

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  3. Ben Myhre

    October 30, 2017 at 5:05 am

    For anybody out there today having a rough one… my potato goes out to you.

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  4. Annie

    October 29, 2017 at 7:47 pm

    Thank you for doing this every week – I really look forward to it!

    Reply
  5. Martha in KS

    October 29, 2017 at 11:04 am

    I look forward to your post every Sunday. I made draft “dodgers” for Xmas gifts several years ago. I filled them with kitty litter. I think they might attract bugs & vermin if filled with rice. You might give the litter trick a try.

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  6. Christy

    October 29, 2017 at 10:24 am

    Love, Love LOVED the ‘Ree & Me’ video!
    I’m making Dark Chocolate Orange scones this week…gonna add Pistachios now!

    Reply
  7. Emily

    October 29, 2017 at 10:18 am

    I had no idea you were using the Smitten Kitchen recipe for your bagels! They were lovely yesterday!

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  8. Loretta

    October 29, 2017 at 9:36 am

    Made the Peruvian Chicken with Spicy Cilantro Sauce for my book club – best thing ever! Doubled the recipe with one change. Didn’t double the jalapeños. The ones I had were really large so I used 4 of them. My bookies couldn’t stop raving about both the chicken and the sauce. Paired it with a classic tarragon potato salad, arugula/fennel/avocado salad and green beans.

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    • joythebaker

      October 29, 2017 at 10:22 am

      Amazing! I’m making it tonight!

      Reply
  9. Jill

    October 29, 2017 at 7:42 am

    Love the clip with Ree!

    Reply
  10. Chrissy

    October 29, 2017 at 7:03 am

    I’m also super ready for the holidays! I feel like it’s okay as long as no ornaments make an appearance until Thanksgiving weekend. Also, super singles unite. As I sat around last night reading a happily-ever-after novel in lieu of taking advantage of Halloweekend, I did wonder how a man would ever fit into the near-perfect universe I have created with my friends, my home and my cat. Enjoy your bagels!

    Reply
  11. Of Ashes & Bones

    October 29, 2017 at 5:22 am

    The article on emotional labor is spot on!
    Have a great weekend

    Reply

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