joy the baker

Four day weekend [part 1]

Is there anything better than a long weekend?  Yes.  And that’s a long weekend house dog sitting here. With sunny weather, golf course views, and a well stocked fridge, there’s no reason to venture further than the community pool.  Agreed? We drove down to San Juan Capistrano on Thursday evening and stayed through Monday.  Some friends joined us for part of the time.  We cooked.  We ate.  We drank.  We relaxed.  The weekend may as well be titled “blissful nothingness”.  It was perfect. When we first arrived, the priority was dinner.  That’s what 3 hours… Read more >

Dear Joy

I may as well warn you now…this is going to be one of those posts that will make you drool.  A lot.   I am having a full blown love affair with joy the baker right now.   It’s unstoppable. Don’t even try.   I’m enchanted by everything from her recipes to her writing voice to her photos.    But I’m especially enamored with her biscuit dough.   Home-made cinnamon rolls are one of my bucket list things.  I have a million and one recipes for them starred and bookmarked, but I’ve been too intimidated… Read more >