I am a snob. A peanut butter and jelly snob, that is. This was told to me by a friend a few years back as we were shopping for PB...

Joy the Baker.  She's a favorite of us all, right?  Right.  And Sundays with Joy are such a good part of my week (or -- now -- every...

It is the week of L-O-V-E!  And you know what?  I couldn't care less about Valentine's Day, honestly. I know, I am such a Febru...

You know those days when you think to yourself, "I've got this!" but then you don't?  Maybe it is walking into a test d...

Happy New Year, Friends!  I know this isn't officially my first post of the year, but it is my first Wednesday post, which makes me h...

'Tis the season.  For lights and jammies.  For peace and joy.  For hot chocolate. 'Tis the season for learning how to make C...

Apparently, I am a bad neighbor. I mean, I try really really hard to be a good one.  Tip-toe through the apartment at night to not di...

Let me tell you a tale. Once upon a time there was a fair maiden who soaked up the California sunshine everyday.   Except when it was rain...

Cashews + honey + mustard = yum Don't believe me?  Try it for yourself... It's quite easy, really.  Mix some honey, add some ...

"Oh, come on, try some.  You'll like it, I promise!" How is it that every single time someone says those words they turn ...

Fall is good for many reasons.  Scarves, Thanksgiving, pumpkin-flavored-everything.  And apples.  Oh yes, it is time for apples! No...

You all should know by now that I am a Californian girl.  And being such, I am an In-N-Out girl.  There is nary a native Californian that...

My kitchen and I have a love/hate relationship as of late.  Really, it is quite simple -- I hate that I spilled rice all over the floo...

This week's Sundays with Joy recipe was jalapeno, chive, and cheddar biscuits.  I like cheddar and chives, but I am a little afraid of j...