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Pure Joy, Mixed Metals & Burgundy Bliss
Burgundy Bliss Florals October is the perfect month for wonderful wedding weather. It’s beautiful, sunny, predictable and the Fall Season...
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Postcards From Charleston
If Y’all haven’t been to Charleston I can whole-heartedly recommend it. The south is rich with American history and low-country cuisine....
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Sherry Sweet Potato Souffle
Posh up the sweet potatoes with this rich & deeply flavored twist. Easy, much loved & requested recipe that also turns out great with...
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Passion for Passion Fruit
A dear lil' friend of mine grows passion fruit in her garden and asked me to help her make passion fruit cupcakes. She had an inspired...
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Postcards From Tokyo, Noodles & Tempura
My sons, Cougar, here, and Luc, couldn't get enough ramen, WARNING: eating ligit ramen will completely alter your perception of what it...
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Kale & Caramel Recipes for Body, Heart & Table
CHEESY BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH SAGE CAULIFLOWER BREADCRUMBS BREAKFAST PLUM CAKE ORANGE BLOSSOM PISTACHIO MILK JASMINE NECTARINE COCONUT...
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Shimika & Lance Thank You Thursday!
“Ellen, the beautiful memories you and the Pure Joy Team helped create on our wedding day will always be treasured. you have truly...
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Tomato, Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Tart with Parmigiana Pepper Crust
This dish delivers sublime satisfaction with the colorful heirloom tomatoes of Santa Barbara, all those glorious colors, in a light, and...
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I'm Coco For Coconut Rice
This is a recipe I often go to, I just love coconut! I grew up (if that ever really happened…) in Hawaii, and, to me, coconut is comfort...
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Postcards From Barcelona
Jamon abounds (that's ham), its perfect with Spanish Brandy, try Magno, neat Doing the tap tap tapas dance down the endless streets of...
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Paul & Lizzy's Thank You Thursday!
“Patrick! What a fun wedding with such an amazing meal(s) - we had the best time and have only heard about how much people enjoyed...
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Postcards From Cooking Lessons in Bordeaux
and an unforgettable pistachio cake frosting... Like translucent bubbles from the earth in Bordeaux; Chasselas blanc grapes I begin...
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Gluten Free, Lessons From Luc
Lucas Oswald, my son, Author & Content Manager / Photo Journalist with Emerson Collective Luc, me & Cougar in India Great Pure Joy...
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Multi-Cultural Wedding Bliss
You can literally feel the love this beautiful couple has for each other through the photos. We caught this adorable couple googly-eyed...
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Postcards From Brazil
the only vehicles allowed on the ancient cobbles of Paraty The bus from Rio to Paraty seemed pretty sketchy, so at the last minute we...
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Lemon Braised Fennel
“The fennel is beyond every other vegetable, delicious. It greatly resembles in appearance the largest size celery, perfectly white, and...
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Rebecca & Max's Thank You Thursday!
“You guys were amazing. Even now, 2 ½ years later I STILL have people telling me how great the food was at our wedding. I recommend you...
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Behind the Scenes at Pure Joy Catering
The experienced team at Pure Joy is what enables us to excel at planning and executing such fabulous off-premise events. Everyone’s...
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Ripe figs + Meyers Lemon + Cognac = Pure Joy
Goat Cheese & Cognac fig jam .... glorious now thats a ripe kadota fig! kadota figs from Chris at Santa Ynez Gardens who sells at SB...
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