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Dude That's Some Good Chicken

Joy the Baker — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:27:35 -0800

Pizza and The Beatles.

Joy the Baker — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:03:56 -0700

Baking Basics, Part Three

Joy the Baker — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:03:29 -0700

If I see another petite papered dessert menu with creme brulee listed on it, I might just scream. Allow me to take this opportunity to over share. I've been going out on a lot of dates lately. I thought it was time that I get out of the kitchen and meet a cute boy or two over dinner and drinks. It's all well and good. I get to hang up my apron, slap on some heels and try some new LA restaurants. Sometimes the company is good, sometimes the dinner date feels ...

(I Want) Chicken Potpie

Joy the Baker — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:31:46 -0700

Baking Basics, Part 2

Joy the Baker — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:12:13 -0700

How many times did you hear this phrase when you were a kid? "You can't get up from that table until you finish your muffins!" Never? Me neither. Muffins generally aren't a hard thing to throw down the hatch. They're packed full of butter, sugar and any fruit or chocolate you could possibly dream up. They're breakfast goodness, that's a fact. In Part 1 of Baking Basics we talked about scones. Now you know that the key to killer scones is cold butter chunks in the ...

Blueberry Mango MiniPops aka Save Me From August

Joy the Baker — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:35:34 -0700

Baking Basics

Joy the Baker — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:15:22 -0700

Baking, there's nothing to it! Throw together some flour, butter, eggs, salt and sugar and you're bound to come out with something soft and edible, right? Not always the case. Baking is a science. While that phrase is beyond cliche, it does have some truth to it. To be successful in baking, you'll need just the right amounts of just the right ingredients. Once you've got that arranged in your kitchen, you'll need to right technique to incorporate those things. Over ...