From the monthly archives:

January 2011

Peanut Butter Pecan Biscotti

January 30, 2011

Pin it My life is so orderly.  Most afternoons I make up a pot of coffee, whip up some cookies, take out my fancy napkins and invite a friend over for coffee. Nothing is ever out of place.  My hair is always shiny and perfect.  My lipstick never wears off.  I could totally walk down [...]

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Breakfast Polenta: Two Ways

January 27, 2011

Pin it Dear Future Husband, I got your email yesterday… the one with the subject line “To My Future Wife”. Um….. can I be honest?  That was sweet… but a little creeptown. I know… I know… you’re probably going to say it was all a joke and you were just kidding and blah blah blah. [...]

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Tangerine Lemon Curd

January 23, 2011

Pin it I go to church in Hollywood.  Most every Sunday.  I step over super gross, drunken Saturday night vomit, club promo cards, discarded hair extensions, gum wrappers and street hot dog remnants.  I kid you not.  Hollywood is nuts.  Watch your step. Some questions arise when I go to church.  Is it rude to [...]

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Matcha Green Tea Malted Milkshake

January 18, 2011

Pin it Hey Nextdoor Neighbor, Hi.  How are you? Listen.  I know you’re attractive.  I know that you know you’re attractive.  It’s not really that big of a deal.  It’s not like you’re a model or anything.  Mostly… you wear nice hats. I think it would be nice of you to say hello to me [...]

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Orange and Dark Chocolate Buttermilk Scones

January 16, 2011

Pin it This is one of my favorite ways to count to five. It has chocolate.  So.. yea.

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Toasted Almond Granola

January 14, 2011

Pin it I’ve been workin my way back to you, babe. With a burning love inside. Hey I’m workin my way back to you, babe. And the happiness that died. I have that song in my head. Maybe that means I’ll want brownies and cookies again sometime soon. Maybe I’m working my way back to my [...]

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Hasselback Potatoes with Spinach Cashew Pesto

January 12, 2011

Pin it Did you know that if you fancy slice potatoes and roast them with butter and oil they’re called Hasselback Potatoes? Holy heck.  How did I not know this was a life option? Did you know you could pulverize all this stuff with a machine and turn it into pesto? Did you know that [...]

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Tuna Pasta Salad with Spinach and Radishes

January 10, 2011

Pin it Clearly I’ve lost my mind. For the life of me… I just can’t make a batch of cookies come out of my oven. That’s not a euphemism .  If it were… it would be a gross one. I hope you can bear with me through this savory time. I dunno.  I just need [...]

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Whole Wheat Molasses Bread

January 7, 2011

Pin it I had some pictures taken this week…. the kind of pictures where I had to pretend to be an actress with glossy lips and curled hair. The kind of pictures where you have to look surprised and pleased and over the shoulder and don’t do that weird thing with your lips and open [...]

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Kale Spinach and Pear Smoothie

January 3, 2011

Pin it If you’re lucky enough to romance someone with breakfast in bed…. do not bring kale.  Bring bacon.  Bacon is better in bed.  Kale is stupid in bed.  Kale is better if you’re a single lady that wants a smoothie. How is that for a pro tip?

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Twenty Eleven

January 1, 2011

Pin it I have a few New Year’s resolutions.  I want to be better and do better… you know, easy stuff like that.  Do you have resolutions?  Be faster and stronger and cuter and smarter?  Cut down on the sugar?  Take Joy the Baker’s blog out of your feed? Now waaaaaait a minute… before we [...]

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