From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Chocolate Dipped Toasted Coconut Macaroons

March 31, 2010

Pin it A few years back I was in my early twenties. I remember laughing… a lot. Everything was funny. A handful of years ago I was in my mid twenties. That’s when I discovered what a pain in the butt tax time was when I could no longer claim myself as a college student. [...]

Cornmeal Molasses Pancakes

March 29, 2010

Pin it I’m a stone cold maniac when it comes to making to-do lists. The only problem with my lists is that they’re usually filled with tasks that I’d much rather avoid. This week I’m going to put together a different type of list for myself. Instead of a To-Do List, I’m going to try [...]

On the Lamb at Surfas, Culver City

March 28, 2010

Pin it Listen up friendly friends! I’ve got fun news! The ladies of On the Lamb are having a strawberry themed cooking demonstration at Surfas in Culver City on April 10th! We’re making strawberry drinks, strawberry sweets and strawberry savories in Surfas’ gorgeous test kitchen. If you’ve never been to Surfas, the amazing kitchen supply, [...]

Apple Walnut Flax Seed Bread

March 25, 2010

Pin it I made y’all some bread. Some big, fat, in your face, whole wheat apple bread. It’s the kind of bread that will kick your morning coffee in the face… with love and respect. I like to do things with love and respect… even if it’s yelling at the Los Angeles traffic gods… or [...]

Broiled Grapefruit with brown sugar and ginger

March 22, 2010

Pin it I’ve learned a handful of things the twenty eight years I’ve been in the world. Really just a handful of things… the rest I’m just making up as I go along. One of the things I’ve learned: serving someone a segmented grapefruit for breakfast has got to be one of the most loving [...]

Homemade Caramel Corn

March 20, 2010

Pin it I cooked some sugar. I cooked some sugar and poured it over salted popcorn. Holy moly. Hot sugar. I need to talk to you about hot sugar. I need to tell you that hot sugar on you hand… not cool… at all. Hot sugar on salted popcorn is a dream come true.

Did You Win?

March 19, 2010

Pin it I have treats for you. Morning Glory Confections is some of my favorite candy, and I wanted to share it with some of you. Amanda. Nicole. Mackenzie. It’s your lucky day. I want to send you sweets! Winners selected by random.org.

Poppy Seed Cake with Blueberry Glaze

March 17, 2010

Pin it Two days ago my sister was out in Seattle having dinner with a friend. Simple enough, right? She was approached my a friendly faced woman and asked “Are you Joy the Baker’s sister?” My sister burst into confused laughter. They carried on a short, smile filled conversation and went on with their meals… [...]

Kitchen in Transition

March 14, 2010

Pin it Friends, The truth is… I haven’t quite been able to get my act together since my move. I’ve been trying to distract you with posts about my box grater. I’ve been trying to distract you with candy giveaways…. but that’s all starting to feel a little silly. The fact of the [...]

Morning Glory Confections Giveaway!

March 12, 2010

Pin it Three things I love: Bacon. Candy. People that make special things with special ingredients. aaaand bonus. You. I think you’re awful swell. Because I love all of these things, I thought I’d share a little something with you. Morning Glory Confections is a Los Angeles based artisan brittle and candy company. We’re talking [...]

Ode to my Box Grater

March 10, 2010

Pin it I was packing up my kitchen this afternoon and I got to thinking. I got to thinking about my box grater… which is totally weird. As if thinking at length about my box grater weren’t odd enough… I’m now going to shovel my box grater thoughts onto your lap. There’s butter. There’s cheese. [...]

Little Lemon Hazelnut Cakes

March 8, 2010

Pin it I have downright baffled myself. I may have mentioned that I’m moving this week. Moving is… horrifying. Yes, I’m being dramatic. Please indulge me. Among the things that I found under my bed and in the dark recesses of my closet as I’ve been cleaning and packing are: eight kitten stuffed animals. one [...]

Notes from the Road

March 4, 2010

Pin it This post could also be entitled: Can’t Bake Now… I’m on the I-5. Joy the Driver and Lauren the Snack Coordinator Joy the Baker eats 6 pounds of Chex Mix between San Francisco and Portland or simply… Joy the Baker moves her sister from [...]

Avocado Pound Cake

March 2, 2010

Pin itt I’d really like to conjure up some useful information for you. That would be nice, right? I could tell you all about avocados. Where they came from. What a lovely shade of green they are. Why they’re so expensive at the grocery store… you know, things like that. But you didn’t come here [...]

These Three Things

March 1, 2010

Pin it Three things. Can I tell you three things? Do you mind getting all up in my business for the next several minutes of your life?