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Let It Be Sunday!

The Year Long Week

Still the Drama, It’s Me.

The Pile-on

Land’s End is Self Care

Will Things Ever Just Be Precedented?

It’s the Climb

The Life-Changing Magic of Baking Launch!

A grilled cheese sandwich dipped in tomato soup bowl.

The End of Summer Check-In

The Back-to-School Special Episode

close up of fresh, ripe strawberries

Schoolin’ Life

Adding chocolate chips to brownie cookie batter.

Learning on the Go

The Invisible Summer Bucket List (aka Living Life)

Marriage & Mouth Tape

We Deserve a Nap

Pile of baked croissants on rack just like starbucks ham and cheese croissant recipe.

Gummy Woes

Happy Caesar Salad Centennial!

Love, Your Favorite Medium Friend

From Bummer to Summer

New levels of chaos unlocked

Texture of homemade hamburger helper in pot.

Truth Is I’m Tired

May your second cup of coffee hit just right

The Discipline of Hope

Strawberry pie filling inside of unbaked crust with crumble top.

Extra Weird + Spicy Perfume

a bunch of vases with red and pink flowers for mothers day.

You Wanna Talk About Mothers?

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Welcome! This has been my little corner of the internet since 2008!

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

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Joy The Baker 2022 Summer Magazine

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Over Easy: Sweet and Savory Recipes For Leisurely Days Cookbook

Joy the Baker Cookbook

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