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Beyond the Kitchen

A Peek Behind the Scenes of the new Joy the Baker Magazine

My Favorite Summer Baking Recipes

My Top 10 Peanut Butter Recipes

stack of books for the best nonfictions books to read in 2022

The Best Nonfiction Books for Summer 2022

Abby at a table at Alma

New Orleans By Way of Chicago

Easy Easter Eats

Joy opening ice cream for Jeni's Ice Cream review.

Joy and Abby ate a bunch of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and you should too

The Mood Is: Citrus

Cake mixes and ingredients on counter for baking.

But what if we add banana?

Happy Mardi Gras!

Holiday 2021 Williams Sonoma Events

What’s For Dinner This Week

Pandemic fatigue, the way we think about Gabby Petito, and a nice chicken recipe

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Northern California Family Reunion

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purple frosted cupcakes on a wire rack

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I’m a baker, photographer, cookbook author and teacher. I live laugh love in Bellville, Texas.

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