After a round of baking, the sight of all the dishes to clean up usually bums me out. But sometimes there’s beauty to be found.

I made a batch of Peanut Butter & Jelly Blondies (recipe from a recent issue of Bon Appétit) for Shake’s birthday. No one else was home, so I got to lick the spoons, too.

There's Always More to Eat and Drink:

The Love Apple of My Eye Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie (Sort Of) Cooking From the Book: Strawberry-Lemon Layer Cake (Christina Tosi recipe in Saveur) Peanut, Peanut Butter…Jelly! Diaper Duty Cake Baking