Here’s what this past week looked like:
I woke up above the fog.
I love lists, Friday!
- I love when Matt shares the behind the scenes of his work.
- My week felt just like this. Except I didn’t have the perfect soundtrack…
- Photoshop is crazy, yo.
- No. Just. NO.
- You hate the dentist??! Have you thought that maybe the dentist hates YOU?
- This is funny because it’s true.
- The Anatomy of a Compliment. Your article is wonderful!
- Am I too old for this eye makeup? Please say no.
- Next year I’m gonna pretend I ate all of Cooper’s Halloween candy. Wait…
- Why do pictures taken at just right the angle excite me??
- What I want to make for appetizers this holiday season!
- Things that Lady Gaga looks like. *snort*
- It’s that time of year where we bing watch ELF. Here are some Elf Facts.
- ALWAYS BE SOAKING! Nice tips, Isa Chandra.
- Procrastination+ CATS. I may have posted this once before but WHO CARES.
- The Misspelled Names at Starbucks crack me up. They get mine wrong a lot.
- 12 Piece No Brainer Fall Wardrobe. YES.
It’s Hard to Eat & Cry— the title of our latest Joy the Baker podcast! This week we answer your quickfire questions! Also…I do some photo mashups of Joy that I’m pretty proud of…
Tres Chicas Morenas made my Baked Caramel Apple Doughnuts
Tasty Artichoke made my Sriracha Mac & Cheese
Despite My Pancreas made my Spinach Tortellini Soup & Banana Walnut Granola
Use Real Butter adapted my Baked Dark Chocolate Doughnuts
Thoroughly Nourished Life was inspired by my Broccoli Kale Slaw
The Cheesy Kitchen made my Sausage Sweet Potato Soup
Forbidden Rice Blog adapted my Raisin Focaccia
Blah Blah Birds also adapted my Raisin Focaccia
Stir and Strain was inspired by my Orange Ginger Toddy
Baked Maple Bacon Doughnuts
Putting bacon on Baked Maple Doughnuts is kinda like ordering a Diet Coke when you get a double double with animal style fries at In & Out Burger. Or maybe it’s like getting your burger protein style (lettuce instead of bread)? I dunno. Baking a doughnut is just one simple way of sparing the littlest of calories. What happens is that it tricks your brain into eating more…and you know what. THERE’S totally JUSTIFICATION in that.
I give you permission to make these for your friends. I give you permission to be the cool one at the office who brings in the best treats. I give you permission to use the “But they’re baked!” line because sometimes you have to help people see the beauty in balance.
I give you permission to eat one and then turn that into two because you really want to appreciate the nuance of maple glaze with bacon. It’s like a doughnut was put on a plate of pancakes with a side of bacon then someone who doesn’t mind their foods to touch let it alllll happen. It’s everything right.
Lastly, I give you permission to blame your sudden weight gain on me. But that now means you have my permission to buy a cute oversize sweater to cover said weight gain cuz DOUGHNUTS!
OUTFITTING: Navy & Gold
ONE/ TWO /THREE /FOUR /FIVE/SIX /SEVEN /EIGHT /NINE
I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to wear to Thanksgiving. I usually end up looking like a hot mess because I’m too busy cooking or rounding the troops up to go over to my parent’s house. But this year I’d like to look less frumpy cuz maybe we’ll take some holiday pictures…I dunno. We dress somewhat casual on Thanksgiving so I put together a “holiday” outfit I’d wear in a heartbeat. I love Navy & Gold together because it’s a nice balance of warm tones with cool tones. Drapey fabrics are the way to go during big meals. You need room to grow!
Carrot Coconut Soup
I made this Carrot Coconut Soup twice in one week. That’s how good it is. It wasn’t because I had a ton of carrots to use up. Nope. I’m just clearly obsessed. Make it. You’ll see what I mean.
It was the sweet & spicy kick that I kept craving. The subtle hint of coconut reminds me of my favorite Thai soup.But! I didn’t have to go to a restaurant to get it…which means I didn’t have to get dressed cuz I’m allllllll for pajamas.
I also have all of these ingredients at my disposal most of the time and this soup took almost no effort. WIN.
Hooray for simple/satisfying soups. We have the holidays coming up, I say we make things easy on ourselves starting NOW. Can we make things even easier and tell everyone they can come to Thanksgiving in their pajamas? Cooooooool.
My Everyday Life: Week 44
Here’s what this past week looked like:
A week full of baseball! Congrats, Red Sox! You made the boys in my life SUPER HAPPY.
Now we can catch up on all of our shows on TV…
I love lists, Friday!
- Cats with unusual markings! I like the cat within the cat.
- I’m guilty of staring at this Age Transformation for far too long
- Heather makes Brussels Sprouts look DANG GOOD!
- Mini Vegan Pumpkin Pies that I want to jam in my face. YUM.
- Cutest little tap dancer!
- I’m in love with Black & Gold now.
- More Totoro Love! OMG these are sooooo cute.
- My husband can relate to this & this.
- I did it! I bought the sweater! Stay tuned for a photo.
- A whole lot of quips from Bill Cosby. Hilarity!
- I really want to make these cookies. They were my favorite growing up.
- This video made me teary and made me want to hug my mom.
- Twenty Something vs. Thirty Something party edition!
- These noodles look AMAZING.
- This dog will make you smile. Guaranteed.
- I haaaaaaaate being late.
No Bites Around the Net this week (sad face!) which means you need to get cooking/baking!
Here are some suggestions:
PEAR CORNMEAL CAKE W/ ROSEMARY SYRUP
PUMPKIN PECAN ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
SPINACH TORTELLINI SOUP
STICKY CRANBERRY GINGERBREAD
PUMPKIN BOURBON MILKSHAKES
