{"id":165550,"date":"2025-03-31T11:25:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/baking-category-a-b\/a-nemesis-for-spring-joy-the-baker\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:25:20","slug":"a-nemesis-for-spring-joy-the-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=165550","title":{"rendered":"A Nemesis for Spring – Joy the Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"\"\"\"I looked out the bathroom window this week and\u2014boom\u2014the trees have exploded in green buds overnight. We knew it was spring, but the absolute evidence of it snuck up on me. Time feels faster these days, which means it\u2019s probably time to catch up. Are we spring cleaning, friends?\u00a0 Do you have the mop and bucket and squeegee out?\u00a0 Are we opening the windows and letting the fresh air in? (Caution: I did this the other day and spent an hour try to get to small birds out of my house.)\u00a0 Are we making a list of nemeses for personal growth<\/em>?\u00a0 Let\u2019s shake off the dust, starting today \u2013 after our links for reading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> This week our friend Amy wrote about The Power of A Nemesis<\/strong><\/a> and yes, perhaps a little dose of balanced nemesis energy can hold up a mirror for ourselves. Unfortunately, that mirror tells me that I have too much face for aa skinny workout headband, so \u2013 I very much feel Amy on that very specific\/non-specific nemesis.\u00a0 (Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong> \u00a0The Office Turns 20<\/strong><\/a> which means I\u2019ve been saying \u201cthat\u2019s what she said\u201d for two decades and my apologies but, I\u2019m just getting warmed up.\u00a0 (Hollywood Reporter)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong> \u00a0A really lovely interview with my favorite author Ann Patchett<\/strong><\/a> (BBC)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I don\u2019t read nearly enough but I will be reading Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/strong><\/a> as soon as it comes out in June.\u00a0 Consider it pre-ordered. (Amazon)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> If I take anyone\u2019s advice this week it\u2019s going to be from 95 year old deadlifting record holder Catherine Kuehn and Catherine Kuehn alone.\u00a0 Please see: Strong Grandma<\/a>. <\/strong>\u00a0(The New Yorker)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 We\u2019re getting closer to 95 by the day so what are we doing for movement lately? I\u2019ve cut back on going to my Crossfit style gym several days a week because I noticed that I\u2019m getting rather bulky\u2026 like the sleeves of my dresses aren\u2019t fitting comfortably\u2026 like I need to ease up on the weights. I\u2019m swapped the time for good old-fashioned walking<\/strong><\/a> and I\u2019ve really enjoyed Issa Welly\u2019s beginner Pilates videos<\/strong><\/a>. Tell me you!\u00a0 (YouTube, Self)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 My dog Graham is a runner. He thinks all of Bellville is his personal farm. \u00a0Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective<\/strong><\/a> (Gift Article NYT)<\/p>\n

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\u2022<\/strong> \u00a0This is the chocolate <\/strong>pudding<\/strong> I try to make every month<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0around my period. It can be made with either cocoa or cacao powder and if I\u2019m feeling a little splurgy, I top it with pomegranate seeds, hemp seeds, and black sesame.\u00a0 I\u2019ll take my luxuries where I can get them.\u00a0 (Joy the Baker)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 After you read The Quiet Joy of Doing the Dishes<\/strong><\/a>, I\u2019m going to need a full report on your dishwashing strategy. I like to say my real profession is dishwasher<\/em>\u2014and as a trained expert, my method is highly specific: knives first, then all the reachable silverware, most of the plates, the glasses, the sneaky silverware hiding at the bottom of the sink, and finally, the big pots and pans. I do it this way every time\u2026 unless, of course, I do it completely<\/em> differently. You get it.\u00a0(Savuer)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 This week on Instagram I had a litttle spiral bake featuring Banana Nut Muffins<\/strong><\/a> (Instagram)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 In case you needed a new little anxiety unlocked:\u00a0 Are You a Hostile Punctuator?<\/strong><\/a> (Time)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 From 2018 through 2020 I was making these Almond Flour Snickerdoodle Cookies<\/strong><\/a> at least once a month. They\u2019re so simple, chewy, just all around satisfying. They completely fell off my radar until this weekend I\u2019ve been hit hard by a craving for them.\u00a0 Throw these on the bake list with me!\u00a0 \u00a0(Joy the Baker)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 And finally, welcome to the working world!<\/strong><\/a> The laughing and crying is so spot on. (Tiktok)<\/p>\n

My love to you, friends.<\/p>\n

Enjoy your Sunday!<\/p>\n

xo Joy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n