Hello dear friends!
I’ll tell you what – if you dream of hosting a pop-up bagel shop in your backyard one day, all it takes is many MANY batches of this bagel recipe, a very early wakeup call, several batches of homemade flavored whipped cream, a few friends to help you bring all of your inside furniture out to the backyard, a portable speaker with a Drake playlist and BOOM – you’ve got yourself a bagel shop.
Truth be told, it’s an insane amount of work but I think that’s what it takes to make your own dreams come true. Hard work and good friends. This weekend was likely the last Bakehouse event until the Fall. I’m taking some time off this summer to do the dishes and do things other than dishes, ya know?
It’s been a complex week. Here are a few of the things that struck me:
• This week on Fresh Air, an incredible interview with the late Tom Wolfe. ‘Arrive in any situation as a man from Mars’. If you are only able to listen to part of this interview, the last half with Terry Gross about not trying to fit in is very compelling. (NPR)
• I’m working through two long reads this weekend and I’ll share them with you here if you’d like to join me: The Untold Story of Robert Mueller’s Time In Combat and The Nine Minutes That Almost Changed America. (Wired and Buzzfeed)
• What Happens To All The Plastic We Throw Out? Spoiler alert: it’s not great, and this reality is awful. (National Geographic)
• The new plan to defund Planned Parenthood, explained. It’s very important to know what’s going on here. (Vox)
• This really feeds my obsession with Mt Everest. Double Amputee Summits Everest (Outside)
• Again. Santa Fe High School Student Says She Wasn’t Surprised By Shooting. (The Cut)
• These words are about growing up, communicating our boundaries, and showing compassion – DANG POLLY THANK YOU! Ask Polly: Should I Dump My Toxic Friend? (The Cut)
• Truthfully, I didn’t think I was into the royal wedding until I saw the true love shining through Harry and Meghan. And Stand By Me made me cry so… I guess I’m officially into it. (Vox)
• Standing in front of the vast array in the olive oil section is definitely intimidating. The Best Olive Oil You Can Buy at the Grocery Store according to Tasting Table. California Olive Ranch is my favorite, too!
• 14 Secrets of Costco Employees. (Mental Floss)
• If you’re in the business of making a birthday cake for someone soon: Everybody’s Birthday Cake. And while we’re talking cake, Adriana’s Strawberry Milk Tres Leches Cake looks lovely. (Joy the Baker and A Cozy Kitchen)
• I’m here to fully admit to wearing body makeup when I want to look sun-kissed and like my skin actually bronzes to tan instead of burning to a crisp. This is my favorite: Body Blur.
That’s all for today! Enjoy your Sunday.
xo Joy
Emily
I was horrified to see that plastic has reached the deepest part of the ocean. A plastic bag in Mariana Trench!! It is HORRIBLE!!!
Also, the royal wedding was everything!
Abbi
I’m a huge Anglophile, so I wasn’t shy about my anticipation of the wedding– and it was everything I needed and more. The way he looked at her– geez, may I never settle for a half-assed guy again. I’m in it for the Harry look.
Cathie
Have you ever read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air? It’s such a fabulous book about the 1996 disaster.
I taught it with and English teacher in our Biology/English team classes.
Lisa Cox
An off-food-topic question…Your kitchen cabinets. Would you tell me the manufacturer and door style name please? I’m currently redoing my kitchen and I love your doors. Thank you.
Amanda
Reading your weekly Sunday post is legitimately one of my favorite parts of my week! Every week there is something that really makes me think, and you always find great articles I haven’t seen anywhere else. There are so many great food and lifestyle blogs out there, and I keep coming back to yours for your authentic voice and great pieces like this. Thanks for putting this together every week!
Emily Scott Banks
Agreed, entirely! Also, Joy – your sentence, “Truthfully, I didn’t think I was into the royal wedding until I saw the true love shining through Harry and Meghan. And Stand By Me made me cry so… I guess I’m officially into it.” Yep. Same.
Amanda
I can’t tell you how much I love you for having a political opinion and expressing it. Most other food bloggers pretend to be neutral, to not alienate their fan base, and while I understand that on some level, we don’t live in ordinary times. As far as I’m concerned, the only neutrality that interests me is of the Net. It’s a time to stand up and voice our opinions, and you’re doing it with class, yet pointedly, every Sunday. Thank you.
Kyla
Totally agreed!
Rachel @ Never Enough Novels
I had the same feelings about the Royal Wedding, but then I saw a few pictures online and got hooked! They looked so in love, it’s hard not to enjoy the celebration.
Ramona
Great Sunday post! Thank you so much!
Taste of France
I am so interested in the behind the scenes of a popup bagel shop! Something like that would be a hit here, but it’s such a headache to deal with permits, especially when food is involved. I tried to get my kid’s PTA to do a taco night (no Mexican restaurants around here) and got shot down over all the regulations. Even bake sales are no-nos.
Still, things are getting a little more open. I see other kinds of pop-up shops for clothes, soaps, etc. I’m sure others also would be interested in how you managed.
Rena
Oh no, what happens with all the plastics is definitely not great…
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
http://www.dressedwithsoul.com
Karen B
Finally making it to New Orleans this coming weekend. You seem to love it so much I felt that I must visit. I wish you were having a bake class this Saturday. Looking forward to a wonderful breakfast there.
Since I am spoiled by your baked donuts recipe (which I make at least once a month) do you recommend a place for breakfast near the french quarter. We are scheduled for the plantation tour for the day.
so excited and I just can’t hide it.