Hello! I don't know about you all, but I am limping across the finish line of the year. My little family is opting out of Christmas for the most part this

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The Week Long Year - Joy the Baker

Happy Sunday friends! Is it just me, or did this year have year long weeks, and the year collectively felt one week long? Like it rolled up to the party,

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13.12.2024

Host a Dinner Party for $100 or Less with Trader Joe's - Joy the Baker

I am going to make a bold statement here - dinner parties are so back. Intimate dinners with 3 or 4 of your friends, followed by several rounds of

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Let Us Be Married - Joy the Baker

Hello, friends and good Sunday! I’ve got a little news. A single bit of big news, actually. The kind of news I'm going to need you to swallow your sip of

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The 5 Things In My House That Make My Kitchen Feel Like a Bakery - Joy the Baker

It’s just dawned on me that I’m slowly but very surely turning my kitchen in Bellville into a full-blown bakery. It feels inevitable, honestly, given how

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French Onion Cornbread Dressing with Zatarain’s Smoked Andouille Sausage - Joy the Baker

French Onion Cornbread Dressing with Zatarain’s Smoked Andouille Sausage is the cozy, savory holiday side with a Louisiana twist your table needs this

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In A World of Carrie's, Be A Magda - Joy the Baker

Hello, friends. How are you? We are deep in a season of grief at my house. My mother-in-law, Donna, died last week. She was diagnosed with an aggressive

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A Classic Pineapple Upside Down Cake with a Secret Ingredient - Joy the Baker

Let’s put a playful spin on pineapple upside down cake with a surprising secret ingredient that makes each bite extra moist and tender—Duke’s Mayo! Don’t

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The Feathered Thing - Joy the Baker

Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul/And sings the tune without the words/And never stops/at all - Emily Dickinson That is what hope

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The Year Long Week - Joy the Baker

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03.11.2024

Still the Drama, It's Me. - Joy the Baker

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Overnight Apple Fritter Focaccia Recipe (with step-by-step photos) - Joy the Baker

If you’re in the mood for a fall baking project (and I know you are!), this focaccia recipe is where it’s at: tender, yeasted bread meets the cozy vibes

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The End of Summer Check-In - Joy the Baker

Friends, hi! I don't know about you but the end of summer/start of fall is my favorite time to check in life-wise. I will always be a back-to-school

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28.10.2024

Analog Dreams - Joy the Baker

Hello, happy Sunday! I hope you're well. Personally, I'm enjoying the dropping temperatures and the feeling that this year will soon be over. My current

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21.10.2024

The Pile-on - Joy the Baker

Hi, friends, and good Sunday to you. Can I be honest with y'all? Struggling is not the word I would use to describe life at the moment. I know everyone is

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19.10.2024

Brown Butter Pumpkin Texas Sheet Cake - Joy the Baker

Get ready for Pumpkin Texas Sheet Cake—the fall twist you didn’t know you needed. It’s the classic chocolate sheet cake we love in Texas, with a cozy

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14.10.2024

Land's End is Self Care - Joy the Baker

Good morning, friends! This week is the Austin County Fair, and let me tell you—small-town Texas is truly where my heart is. The boots, the rodeo, the

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11.10.2024

October-Coded Must-Make Recipes - Joy the Baker

October is that awkward in-between season, isn’t it? The calendar says fall, but Texas is still serving up swimming pool weather. (I’ve probably just

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Will Things Ever Just Be Precedented? - Joy the Baker

Friends, hi good morning and a very chill Sunday to you! I was walking Graham this morning (sidenote: October is National Adopt a Dog month so if you're

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30.09.2024

It's the Climb - Joy the Baker

Hi, hello! Happy Sunday to you! I hope things are well in your world. If I had to select a word for how I'm feeling right now, I think it would be

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23.09.2024

The Life-Changing Magic of Baking Launch! - Joy the Baker

Friends, hello and welcome back to Sunday! I've been recovering from a lil' surgery this past week and I can confirm, I'm the most impatient patient.

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21.09.2024

The Ultimate (EASY!) Cookies and Cream Brownies - Joy the Baker

These Cookies and Cream Brownies are ultra-fudgey, swirled with sweetened cream cheese, and a generous layer of whole Oreo cookies. Each bite is the

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16.09.2024

The End of Summer Check-In - Joy the Baker

Friends, hi! I don't know about you but the end of summer/start of fall is my favorite time to check in life-wise. I will always be a back-to-school

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13.09.2024

My Best Browned Butter Blueberry Muffins - Joy the Baker

If there’s one thing that never goes out of style, it’s these Browned Butter Blueberry Muffins. Originally whipped up in 2009, they’re still a total

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The Back-to-School Special Episode - Joy the Baker

Hello, friends! Welcome to Let It Be Sunday: BACK TO SCHOOL SUPER SPECIAL EDITION! I started my 19th year of teaching back in August, but judging by the

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The Easiest Overnight No-Knead Bread Recipe - Joy the Baker

Think you aren't a bread baker? Let me change your mind! This easy no-knead bread recipe does all the hard work while you sleep, so you can wake up to a

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A Guest No Longer - Joy the Baker

Friends, hello, good morning, and a very warm welcome to this Monday that feels like a Sunday. This week, I've taken large strides on The Bakehouse Texas,

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Schoolin' Life - Joy the Baker

Hello friends! We have entered VIRGO SEASON, and as a Taurus sun, Virgo rising, (Leo moon, if you want to know), I'm happy to be in a grounded, earthy

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A Merry Magazine Christmas to You - Joy the Baker

Friends, hello and good Sunday to you. It's First Christmas here in Bellville. Just a holiday I celebrate every July and August as I develop recipes for

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Learning on the Go - Joy the Baker

Hello, friends! How’s your summer winding down? Mine came to an abrupt halt when I returned to work at my children’s school and jumped into a brand new

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The Invisible Summer Bucket List (aka Living Life) - Joy the Baker

Real question. When did it start happening that summer ends with the return to school in mid-August when I remember, clear as day, dreading Labor Day

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Marriage & Mouth Tape - Joy the Baker

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We Deserve a Nap - Joy the Baker

The plot points of life are coming fast and furious this week. It's only (and already) July of an election year and.... buckling up would be the least we

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Gummy Woes - Joy the Baker

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Karlee's Crushed Pineapple Upside Down Cake - Joy the Baker

Friends, hi! Today we have a guest post from our friend and photographer Karlee Flores. Karlee and I met, what feels like a decade ago (though I refuse

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Happy Caesar Salad Centennial! - Joy the Baker

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Deb Perelman Really Does Make The Best Ice Cream Sandwiches - Joy the Baker

The secret to making the softest and chewiest homemade ice cream sandwiches? Blondie bars instead of cookies. Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen lays out

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Love, Your Favorite Medium Friend - Joy the Baker

I've seen a meme going around lately that says "It takes a special kind of person to wake up early and still be late" which unfortunately, calls me out

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Toby Rose's 2024 Summer Reading List - Joy the Baker

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From Bummer to Summer - Joy the Baker

Hello friends! How are things in your world? I ended the school year and finished the third semester of my MFA program, including a critical thesis (I'll

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