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February 3, 2019
Let It Be Sunday, 208!
Hello my friends.
We’ve made it out of January – let’s stop and take that in. Well done. Let’s keep hydrating. Let’s keep moisturizing. Let’s keep it moving.
I’m feeling, well, behind on my Mardi Gras costume making but very well up to speed on my King Cake consumption. There has been no shortage. I had a King Cake doughnut just today thankyouverymuch. I have a houseguest in town and it’s always fun to take extra long walks and take in the city.
I spent the earlier part of the week in New York and left the city just before the cold cold cold. I hope all of you in the chill are staying warm and well and have a Roasted Vegetable Winter Crumble in the oven.
The offering this week is below. You’re good at this by now but – take what you need and leave the rest. I am thankful for your presence.
• A case made by a mild-mannered dermatologist: Is Sunscreen the New Margarine?
February 1, 2019
The Well-Kept Kitchen Challenge
Hello dear friends!
I’ve put together a kitchen-focused challenge for us! It’s called The Well-Kept Kitchen Challenge and it’s designed to be a way to purge, clean, and organize our kitchen spaces in a way that feels approachable and less daunting than flinging cabinets open and stressing all the way out.
I’ll be the first to admit that my kitchen has gotten away from me. Drawers are spilling over with utensils, cabinets are filled with half bottles of cleaning products, the junk drawers seems to be contagious and has infected several other spaces in the kitchen and listen… enough is a enough.
Continue reading The Well-Kept Kitchen Challenge at Joy the Baker.
January 27, 2019
Let It Be Sunday, 207!
Hello my dears!
Welcome to another fine day! I hope this finds you with, if nothing else, warm feet. I hate when my feet are cold.
This week I’ve been putting as much sugar in my coffee as I want because some weeks you remember that life is short and coffee needs sugar. I’ve also been working on a kitchen organizing challenge that I’ll invite you to join me in soon (with very little pressure and expectation). Making the challenge a thing for you has held me accountable when I’d very much like to slip away and do literally anything besides clean the kitchen. Making the challenge has also prompted me to clean my refrigerator and roast almost everything in it, see above. More on all that come next Friday, February 1st.
I’m headed to New York early next week where I will be wearing a very large lavender coat, taking a few meetings, gazing at this exhibit at the Guggenheim, and drinking a martini with one Cara Nicoletti. If you see me in the streets, say hey.
January 24, 2019
Pan-Fried Egg Salad
It can be safely assumed that if I’m home and if ‘m hungry I’m eating an egg. It’s a thing that happens multiple times a day in the most inglorious of circumstances: eggs just boiled, eaten standing in front of the dishwasher / eggs scrambled with six day old rice eaten from the small skillet it was cooked in / eggs fried with accidentally too much hot sauce / eggs in a torn tortilla while texting.
Eggs – because they’re so versatile, because they’re always in the fridge, because they bring actual energy back to my brain.
January 20, 2019
Let It Be Sunday, 206!
Hello dear friends!
Welcome to this fine Sunday. I hope this finds you well, warm and dry from all the rain that seems to be falling everydangwhere.
The pride of my week was that I was able to roast and stock all of the wilting vegetables in my refrigerator. Most everything went onto a pan or into the stock pot and listen, I’ll count these small victories when I win them. As part of the Food in Jars Mastery Challenge I even turned six past-their-prime satsumas and blood oranges into shrubs with some forgotten rosemary and ginger. Truth is, things are going to be alright. Likely even better than alright.
The offering this week is on the lighter side. Although – thank you for all of your thoughtful comments on last week’s post. I am thankful for your presence here and the thoughts you share.
• Let’s talk about fried chicken: Popeye’s: when you know, you know.
January 16, 2019
Almond Flour Strawberry Crumble Bars
These days I’ve been known to linger in the kitchen because the oven is on. Or linger with the dishes , my hands under the warm water. I’m looking for warmth is basically any and every household chore… and I’m definitely also wearing socks with my slippers. It’s a mood, and these New Orleans houses are drafty.
These are the days perfect for long pre-heated home baking.
I’m working my way through a mountain of almond flour, these strawberry wedges being my latest experiment. They’re hearty, in a way that feels more indulgent and warming than it does healthy. There’s hints of maple flavor, bites of oats, and thick strawberry jam.
Simple.
Continue reading Almond Flour Strawberry Crumble Bars at Joy the Baker.
January 13, 2019
Let It Be Sunday, 205!
Hello dear friends,
I’m currently in denial about what might be a cold? A cold because it better not be the flu. I’m not accepting any mail from the flu. Part of my denial this weekend involves me roasting a chicken with butter and lemons and making a variation of this lentil soup for next week. The old wive’s tale is definitely something like ‘feed a cold that you’re denying’ right?
This week I went to dinner at, inarguably, one of the most special places in New Orleans: Mosquito Supper Club. It’s an authentic Cajun restaurant, open three nights a week for one seating each night, communal tables, family style, so many biscuits and so much crab – it’s a perfect evening. I’m gathering up my other New Orleans favorites to share with you later this week. It’s an ever evolving list.
January 11, 2019
Cacio e Pepe Roasted Chickpeas
For all of the time I find myself in the kitchen space cooking between my stovetop and kitchen counter, it’s really a wonder how many boxes of crackers I eat in a week. Crackers, that is, that I don’t have to measure, chop, saute or bake. Crackers, that is, that I don’t have to tidy up after. Crackers that I can eat quickly to satisfaction.
But… crackers do not a meal make…arguably and unfortunately.
I’ve found a healthier option to my lazy cracker obsession. It’s the can of chickpeas that live right next to the box of crackers in the pantry. Take the can, drain and rinse and turn the contents in olive oil, good parmesan, and fresh cracked black pepper.
The result is a toasty and tender, elevated bean snack that’s salty and spicy and deeply snackable! Get at this with me!
Continue reading Cacio e Pepe Roasted Chickpeas at Joy the Baker.
January 7, 2019
The 6 Ingredients I’m Baking With This New Year
It’s not a diet.
It’s not a diet because I’ve never been particularly good at restricting what I put on my plate, the amount of butter I put on my toast, or the incredible amount of popcorn I sometimes eat for dinner. It’s not keto or paleo or a diet with any classification. This is an exploration.
With the new year coming into focus I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to play with in my kitchen, what I want my baking to taste like, and how I want to stretch myself and my ingredient list. But the thing is… I’m always thinking about you and your pantry, your time and your wallets when I develop recipes. I want this to be a place where the recipes feel both accessible and reliable – where you know what you’re getting yourself into.
You know by now you’re getting yourself into a lot of butter – that remains the same.
This year I’ll be experimenting more often with the following ingredients.
Continue reading The 6 Ingredients I’m Baking With This New Year at Joy the Baker.
January 6, 2019
Let It Be Sunday, 204!
Hello my dear friends!
What’s so beautiful about these days is that life feels like it’s everything all at once.
The new year feels exciting and fresh. I’ve spent some time the past week sorting through my 2018, feeling pretty proud of the ways I challenged myself, and grateful for the surprises the year held.
A fresh year always feels exciting but I’ve been slower this year about defining what sort of personal and professional challenges I want to take on.
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