Food Diary

Cook along with us! Tomorrow we are making our version of Fish and Chips. And you should too! We make our "fish" bites with grated cauliflower, zucchini, cheese and capers as the base and serve it with roasted potato chips and a little tartar sauce. See you in the kitchen!

Hello friends.  Let this be a bit of sunshine in your day.  This is a very vintage Joy the Baker recipe I’ve brought back to life for this modern day.  Cupcakes feel… I dunno… maybe a little trivial considering our current reality, but even as strange as things are, some things remain the same – our sweet teeth and need for little cakes.  This recipe is a wonder in that it uses one simple stick of butter to make and frost 12 tender little cupcakes. Continue reading Twelve Frosted Cupcakes, One Stick of Butter at Joy the Baker.

This fresh and healthy avocado tuna salad swaps the classic mayo for nutrient-rich avocado! It will become your new go-to after first bite. Here’s a healthy lunch or dinner idea to spice up your routine: avocado tuna salad ! This spin swaps out the classic mayonnaise for nutrient-rich avocado. The flavor is so fresh and delicious, you may give up the mayo version altogether. Alex and I might like this even better than classic tuna salad (except our recipe is really the very best so it’s a hard call). It takes only a handful of ingredients and 10 minutes to put together. It’s easy to forget about tuna salad, but this one is now solidly part of our healthy meal repertoire! Ingredients for avocado tuna salad The best part about tuna salad? You can make it using mostly pantry ingredients. Of course, you’ll need a ripe avocado. But other than the celery and onion, it’s totally pantry. Here’s what you’ll need to make it: 1 can tuna (water packed or oil packed work) 1/2 ripe avocado...

I’m a big Disney fan and, like many other fans out there, one of the things that I love about the parks is the food. If you follow me on Instagram , you’ll have seen that I sometimes post about the treats that I have enjoyed when visiting Disneyland. One particularly popular treat is Churro Toffee, a crisp and buttery toffee that is thinly coated in white chocolate and topped with the same kind of cinnamon sugar mixture that coats churros. The toffee is delicious addictive and, surprisingly, not quite as sweet as it sounds. It is a must-try for churro fans. Since I can’t visit Disneyland at the moment, I decided to bake up some Churro Toffee Blondies that are inspired by the popular Disney treat. The chewy blondies are packed with toffee bits and just the right amount of white chocolate, and they are coated in a crust of cinnamon sugar. They will remind you of churros and – most importantly – they taste like Churro Toffee! One of the keys for the success of this Churro Toffee Blondi...

This homemade no knead bread will wow everyone! It’s so easy to make and has the best flavor, crispy crust, and chewy interior. Great for beginners! Want to bake easy homemade bread, but not sure where to start? Try this best no knead bread recipe! Your friends and family will sing your praises. Neighbors following the wafting smell will come flocking. You’ll get multiple marriage proposals. Yes, this bread is life changing! It’s got the best flavor: lightly tangy and robust. The exterior is the perfect crisp crust, and the interior has the perfect moist chewiness. Even better: it’s our easiest bread recipe yet . If you’re a bread baking beginner, this is the place to start. Want an even quicker loaf bread?  Try our  Easy Homemade Bread  or  Easy Whole Wheat Bread , which are made with a loaf pan and take just 2.5 hours. How to make no knead bread: an overview! Here’s the basic outline of what you’re getting yourself into with no knead bread.  The process ...

This colorful kale quinoa salad is full of healthy ingredients and tastes incredible! Meal prep this easy plant-based lunch idea for meals all week. Looking for healthy lunch ideas? Here’s a salad that’s beautifully fresh and saves well for meals throughout the week: kale quinoa salad ! Alex and I typically eat pretty boring for lunch, but we’ve been trying to up our game. And we’re thrilled to add this one to our repertoire. It’s full of healthy ingredients: quinoa, kale, peppers, carrots: and then covered in a delicious, ultra tangy dressing! It’s so flavorful and keeps that flavor 3 to 4 days in the fridge. Our lunches just got way more exciting! It also works as a side salad for healthy dinners. What’s in this kale quinoa salad? This kale quinoa salad has limited ingredients. Because our philosophy around here is pretty simple cooking (we even wrote a book about it). Yes, in every recipe we try to use as little ingredients as possible to get the biggest flavor. This salad is...