I remade the pie yesterday and ended up tweaking the recipe slightly for a more intense Baja Blast™️ flavor. Check the thread for new notes! 💖

For the first time ever, I have had people ask to buy my baked goods. Multiple people, across multiple days. 😭 including a friend who told me her extremely picky dog could NOT get enough of the treats I made.

For folks keeping score at home: All of this is done except for: - flavored butter (Which is getting done today). Not listed on the initial list: - a second loaf of plain sourdough - even more crackers - another Baja Blast Pie (All safely in the freezer)

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Happy holidays. As a gift from me to you, the following thread is the recipe for Baja Blast Pie. Bring it to your family gatherings.

my friend @alwayscoffee.bsky.social posted this elsewhere and it hit me like a shuttlecraft at warp 5 (complimentary) maybe it’ll hit your heart too

Jalapeño cheddar sourdough hostess gift for tonight’s party (the focaccia, crackers, the other half of the dog treats, and the cocktail syrup are also in the car on the way to this party).

A sourdough “croissant” loaf for my family’s white elephant exchange. They definitely come out unusual-looking each time I make them! This loaf has a whole stick of butter grated into it.

I saw one of my Christmas gifts early, but I was a good noodle and wrapped it and put it under the tree. I really want to start reading it though. 😭

obviously not the major driver of his health concerns but it is very funny to read A Christmas Carol as an adult and realize that when tiny tim first says "God bless us, every one!" he's a severely malnourished child and they've given him a cup of hot gin

Holiday cooking update: made an excellent cocktail syrup last night. Promptly dumped all but 2oz of it all over my counter. So now I have to do it again lol. I have stopped counting how many crackers I've made. It's a lot. I'm making 15-24 a day until Saturday night and I've been at it for days.

Crying on my couch because of TNG. “I Borg” took me out. 😭

I have dropped one of the plain loaves of sourdough on the ground so it’s just mine now and I gotta make another one. But I’m also roughly 50 crackers in, which is good.

Creme Fraiche is underfeatured on my BlueSky feed, so here he is, chilling ominously under our tree.

I made homemade Alfredo sauce last night to go with our pasta & garlic bread and you have never seen violence from a cat quite like what came from Bourbon when I wouldn’t let him lick the bowls/plates/forks.

the cooking schedule for next week is: - ~100 homemade herbed crackers - 2 loaves of jalapeño-cheddar sourdough - 1 loaf of plain sourdough - 1 loaf of buttermilk sourdough - 1 pan herbed focaccia - 2 dozen snickerdoodles - 2 dozen blueberry/pumpkin dog treats - 24oz of flavored butter

I got this really lovely cake stand back in 2018 and I hardly ever use it. But now I’m kind of using it as a weekly bakery case? I just put a new batch of cookies in there every week or so and it’s SO FUN to have them out on the counter like that.

Perhaps not one of my usual recipes, but I really love making this during the winter. Quartered orange, 1/4c cranberries, 1tsp cloves, a few cinnamon sticks and allspice berries. Throw it in a pot and let it simmer. It makes your house smell lovely.

Made myself some caramel Brulée syrup for my coffees this week (or, realistically, for the next few weeks…may have made a LOT of syrup)

This is not exactly a pretty recipe when I make it but the flavor is SO good 😭

It’s my husband’s birthday weekend! I made him his favorite coffee syrup (brown butter pecan) and am working on a rare breakfast treat—brown butter cinnamon roll focaccia. 😋 My kitchen smells amazing!

Finally got my grubby little mits on ABUZZ Pretty much anything by @amythunderjam.bsky.social is gonna be killer but with a creative team of @stelladia.bsky.social, @elllewrightart.bsky.social and @tayloresposito.bsky.social I know this is gonna be something special.

This looks like a soapy teen drama I am IN. I am excited.

Yesterday was my last day with Mad Cave Studios. I'm so grateful for the opportunities the last 3.5 years have brought me and the books these amazing creators produced during that time. I would really love to keep in touch and am open to new editorial roles. 💖

Time to wrap myself in cozy blankets and watch Ever After for the 900th time.

Two weeks ago, I got to see THEEEEE Lucy Darling live and in person on tour and it was SO MAGICAL and fun!!

Remarkable things happening on Facebook.

My autocorrect changed “nog” to “bog” in the context of “is there anything I can bring to your nog party?” I feel like a “bog party” is a completely different beast than a “nog party.”

Tonight’s dinner was this soup, but seasoning with my heart with regard to garlic powder, garlic, onion powder, Italian seasoning, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. I think I also tripled the spinach under the guise of health, too.

Creme Fraiche the cat doesn't really eat breakfast (which is problematic because he will get sick if he doesn't), so we've begun bribing him with TV time. This morning's selection is The Lion King, which he has seen no fewer than six times in the last four months.

Had to do a pool rescue again this morning. We do have a float for wildlife to land on and exit on their own, but I think this little guy was too small to get onto the float, so I’ll have to do some research on stuff that works for even teeny tiny critters.

Today's the day!!! I couldn't be more proud of our team, this book, and our kiddos! 💖🐝 Come see what the buzz is all about (and brush up your Shakespeare along the way)! ABUZZ is available now!

Okay so frosting things is NOT my strongest skill but this Bundt cake turned out SO tasty. (Also our cake stand becomes a chip/dip bowl which is neat)

Always fun to hear @yesimhotinthis.bsky.social talk. She’s so funny and I can tell that the kids here are getting so much from her talk.

Headed to go celebrate some of the winners of the Houston Public Library’s comics contest! ✨ I’m so glad this program exists!

Back to say “Devil’s Due” was an absolute delight. So fun!!

TNG watch update. So far, “future imperfect” and “menage a troi” are among my favorites (although we just started “Data’s day” and this is an episode I’ve heard a lot of good things about)

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Watching more TNG and I just noticed Picard has a real fish in his fish tank and that was a really exciting discovery. 🐠

I saw someone talking about this yesterday on a different social media platform--there's a way to use your credit card points to help stock food bank pantries! The link below has a list of cards which feature this benefit, how to use the benefit, and how to add things to "Community Carts."

Not only does the title keep getting the song What's the Buzz from Jesus Christ Super⭐️ stuck in my head but it's true: everyone should be ABUZZ about @amythunderjam.bsky.social & @stelladia.bsky.social's creative take on Shakepeare & I got to interview both creators here: comicon.com/2025/11/04/m...

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This is Créme Fraîche. He is obsessed with watching TV, especially Sesame Street. Unfortunately, he is not allowed to watch Sesame Street unless he eats breakfast first. This may seem like an evil rule but he literally *will not eat* if the TV is on because he wants to watch TV instead.

I'm going to try to type up the recipe later today for this in a more serious format than the way I took notes for myself, in case anyone wants it.

Today’s creation: Baja Blast Pie.

I made an utterly ridiculous dessert this afternoon and I finally get to take it out of the fridge (and post pictures!) once this episode of TNG is over.

Day 1 of Disney fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC. This food bank supports CM’s,hospitality workers & community . With layoffs ,hours reduced, inflation & external factors. Need is high & imminent. Please share & or donate! together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...

Chocolate cobbler time!