From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Joy the Baker in Seattle

January 30, 2009

Pin it I’m in Seattle this weekend. I’m sticking to a strict schedule of walking around in the cold, eating warm spinach Piroshkies, and enjoying friends, cocktails and Seattle times. Here’s what my life looks like right now. Super seats on a wall just outside Pike Place Market.

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How to Make Palmiers

January 28, 2009

Pin it I’ve now typed about seven different introductions to this post, only to completely delete them all. I’m trying my best to avoid words like unemployment, recession, war and ceasefire.  Ugh…  the world seems to be in the thick of it right now, and here we are just trying to work it out for [...]

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Giant Paprika Cheddar Drop Biscuits

January 26, 2009

Pin it Here are a few Monday confessions I feel compelled to get off my chest: I’ve given up working out for the new year.  I don’t wanna do.  I’m liable to throw a tantrum about it. I just bought a vacuum, and I’m too embarrassed to tell you how long I went without one. [...]

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Thank You! I Could Just Kiss You!

January 23, 2009

Pin it  Thank You!  Thank You!  Thank You!   I could just kiss you… or eat this doughnut.   You did it!   Your votes landed me a nomination as Best New Blog for the 2009 Bloggies. I  can’t even begin to tell you how exciting this is for me.  I’ll try.   I started [...]

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Winter Fancy Food Show

January 22, 2009

Pin it  Can I talk to you about the Fancy Food Show?  Can I be completely honest?   In some ways, the Fancy Food Show is a battle between people who want free stuff and vendors who aren’t all that eager to give away free stuff.  It’s a bizzare and sometimes troubling experiencing.  Take these [...]

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Lemon Souffle Pudding

January 21, 2009

Pin it I’m going to need a day to digest the Fancy Food Show. In the meantime, I thought I’d present you with this Lemon Souffle Pudding. I often think of myself as a mash up of the time I’ve spent in the world so far. In essence I feel like a messy concoction of [...]

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Joy the Baker Meets Fancy Food

January 20, 2009

Pin it  I’ve been at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco all weekend.  We have some things we should discuss: flavored sugars, Barefoot Contessa and just how seriously some people take their bottled water.   More later.

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Any Way Coffee Cake

January 16, 2009

Pin it Remember a few days ago when we were talking about husband hugs? Here’s the deal with me and husband hugs: I’m more than willing to wait for them.  Sure, I can come with a serious case of the ‘wants’, but I’m usually able to talk myself into a bit of patience. Your comments [...]

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The Perfect Caesar Salad

January 14, 2009

Pin it Sometimes what I need from the world manifests itself in the strangest ways. Truth be told, I think I might need a hug. I know… that phrase has tinges of lame and needy all over it. I could easily go find a hug, that’s not the issue. I’m looking for a very specific [...]

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Honey-Lime Curd with Creme Fraiche

January 12, 2009

Pin it This list of things that I’ve stolen in my life is pretty small. There was that piece of candy that I stole from Fedco when I was 7. My Dad caught me chomping on it in the back seat of the car and I got the big morality talk. Lesson: never steal anything [...]

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Lemon-Drenched Lemon Cake

January 9, 2009

Pin it Lemon-Drenched Lemon Cake. For this cake, simple loaf pans just don’t measure up. After one slice of the perfect, absolutely perfect cake, it became clear that when I next bake this cake (tomorrow morning), I’ll need to devise some sort of pillow shaped cake pan. This cake is going to be my new [...]

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Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Muffins

January 7, 2009

Pin it I’ve had my Impatient Pants on for the last week. Actually, they prefer to be called Impatient Slacks. They take themselves pretty seriously. See, I have plans for 2009. I put on my Impatient Pants and wrote every single one of those well crafted plans down. Some of those plans are pure Joy [...]

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Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding

January 5, 2009

Pin it Something happened last night- It involved me, my space heater, a few comforters, season one of Pushing Daisies, a spoon, and an entire container of chilled rice pudding. I realized two things last night. One: while Pushing Daisies is beautiful and charming, it’s almost too sweet. It is still, however, an effective way [...]

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9 Rules To Bake By in 2009

January 2, 2009

Pin it  Say “Hey Neighbor!” with homemade.  Nothing says “Hey!  I like who you are.  I’m glad we’re in the world together” like homemade chocolate chip cookies.  Nothing  helps makes the world a better place like letting people know they’re appreciated.  See how that works?  Spread the good. Whole Wheat, if not little by little [...]

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