I’ve eyed Food52 for awhile now – drooling over their recipes, fawning over their contests, so this week I figured what the hell, I’m going to go for it!
So this week the contest was Your Best Walnuts & Sage recipe. “Holidays behind us, we’re ready to return to the pure, clean flavors of winter. We want recipes highlighting the earthiness and muted hues of walnuts and sage – bonus points for thinking beyond pestos.”
Okay. I ...
During the holidays, one of my favorite things to do is baking. It’s this beautiful meditation as baking takes a patient heart, a careful eye and most certainly a sweet tooth. When the weather is cold outside, the kitchen becomes my favorite place of solace — as it’s always been my most sacred spot to relax. I always believe that homemade gifts are the ones people remember, so what better way to spread the love ...
My favorite holiday of the year is hands down, Thanksgiving. Growing up, my family didn’t have many Thanksgiving traditions – it was a foreign holiday that we never really embraced. But I’d always dream about what kind of Thanksgivings I’d have when I grew up: the perfectly browned turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato casserole with those nicely melted marshmallows on top, green bean casserole topped with crispy fried onions…the glory!
Once I headed off to college and pretty much had to ...
As I inch towards my late twenties, I find myself struggling with the idea of aging, growing up, whatever you want to call it. I have all these questions, ones that no one really knows the answers to. But I guess that’s what life is about: finding those answers.
My mother came to visit recently; it’s been a year since I’ve last seen her. I still always cry whenever she arrives and when she leaves, ...
Where do I even begin? 3 years ago I was in a scary place. After graduating college, everything was uncertain; I had no intention of pursuing my major and ultimately went after something I’ve always loved: cooking. At one point my mother was trying to convince me to become a candle-maker. Don’t ask, it’ll just make this more awkward. The point is, no matter how busy or difficult things became in life, I always made ...
It’s a common belief that only children tend to be awkward, many times introverts and apparently always selfish. Well whoever said that was obviously jealous- speaking from personal experience being the only child was pretty freaking awesome.
Sure I’m weird (I prefer quirky), and on some days I’m definitely one of the most introverted people you’ll ever meet and when it comes to food, you bet I’m selfish — DONT YOU BE TOUCHIN MY BROWNIES. Don’t ...
So a couple happenings have been going on here at Joylicious. Sorry for the lack of updates but I am back and ready to attack!! I hope you guys are enjoying the new layout. I figured it was a better representation of who I am and it also gives you guys the freedom to poke around at my other works outside of food .
First and foremost, Artizone has launched some new vendors that will ...
Happy 4th of July folks! The biggest Summer holiday that celebrates all the important essentials– swimming, BBQing, soaking up the rays while sipping on some ice cold beer lemonade. Are yall feeling me? Aside from getting a day off work, 4th of July is actually one of the most important holidays in America as it celebrates the legal celebration of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain. Pretty big deal guys, without the the Declaration of ...
I always tell girlfriends who can’t cook — “Ladies, there’s only 3 recipes you’ll ever have to learn to win over any man’s heart: the perfectly seared steak, killer mashed potatoes and these Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes.” I’m not much of a bragger or anything but people have told me this was the cupcake that changed their lives. THIS was the cupcake that opened their eyes to a new wonderful world of possibilities. THIS was the cupcake ...
Baking has always been meditative to me — it takes patience, delicate finesse, and oh right, more patience. Being Anal is key when making sure your measurements are spot on — not too much not too little. Timing is also another important one, a minute too long in the oven could be catastrophic. But the best part of baking is the reward at the end: putting all the elements together to create the perfect masterpiece. ...
Since being back from our Europe trip I’ve realized the solace of one’s home is often forsaken. We seldom take the time to appreciate the commonplace of our lives, the comfort, security the simplicity that comes along. Instead I often find myself dreaming of traveling to a far away land and touching foot in every corner of this world. I dream of colors, sounds, smells; I imagine the people, their faces, their clothes, their ...
17 days in Europe. 45 miles hiked with 60 lb backpacks. 1 (bad bad) case of food poisoning. 7 pounds lost, each. Endless laughter with friends on first week. Beautiful sunsets and snuggles with my love for the rest. Exploring small towns, big cities, and eating all the pasta and pizza to our hearts’ desire — may we always take these wonderful adventures together.
It’s good to be home. We came back to our sweet ...
