Juneisy Hawkins
@junehawk.bsky.social
US History college professor (VAP). Historian of Early America & the Atlantic. Food historian & writer. Cookbook lover. Pastry student. Travel addict. Always hungry.
📍NYC
All opinions are my own.
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📍NYC
All opinions are my own.
Historical Foodways newsletter: tinyurl.com/4tpxyvn4
I threw a blueberry pie together on impulse and it’s so good.
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I threw a blueberry pie together on impulse and it’s so good.
And because the dough looked so pretty in the mixer…
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And because the dough looked so pretty in the mixer…
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
An attempt at a turkey-shaped loaf was made.
LOL
LOL
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
An attempt at a turkey-shaped loaf was made.
LOL
LOL
Finally sitting down to watch The American Revolution documentary by Ken Burns.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Finally sitting down to watch The American Revolution documentary by Ken Burns.
I made creamy corn pasta for lunch. It's really good with a bit of red pepper flakes and a sprinkling of cayenne powder.
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I made creamy corn pasta for lunch. It's really good with a bit of red pepper flakes and a sprinkling of cayenne powder.
The igniter in my oven gave out today after a while of threatening to. It managed to ignite after an hour of being on and so I just barely got to bake this pear tart I had been working on since Sunday. The igniter is now definitely dead and the technician can't come until Friday. Baker's nightmare.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The igniter in my oven gave out today after a while of threatening to. It managed to ignite after an hour of being on and so I just barely got to bake this pear tart I had been working on since Sunday. The igniter is now definitely dead and the technician can't come until Friday. Baker's nightmare.
Some brioche buns with various finishes from a couple of weeks ago. Clockwise, butter and vanilla sugar, dulce de leche, coconut.
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Some brioche buns with various finishes from a couple of weeks ago. Clockwise, butter and vanilla sugar, dulce de leche, coconut.
Taking a little break from grading to fill some mango macarons.
October 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Taking a little break from grading to fill some mango macarons.
Correction, it took 11 days; the passport was delivered today.
September 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Correction, it took 11 days; the passport was delivered today.
LOL.
What a typo!
What a typo!
September 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
LOL.
What a typo!
What a typo!
The world is falling apart, but I'm still here cooking and baking my little heart out.
Today I made peach mostarda with peaches we picked a couple of weekends ago, and pasta sauce with what is the last of my "big" harvests from my rooftop container garden.
Today I made peach mostarda with peaches we picked a couple of weekends ago, and pasta sauce with what is the last of my "big" harvests from my rooftop container garden.
September 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The world is falling apart, but I'm still here cooking and baking my little heart out.
Today I made peach mostarda with peaches we picked a couple of weekends ago, and pasta sauce with what is the last of my "big" harvests from my rooftop container garden.
Today I made peach mostarda with peaches we picked a couple of weekends ago, and pasta sauce with what is the last of my "big" harvests from my rooftop container garden.
I got a little fancy with my lunch focaccia today.
All the veggies and herbs are from my rooftop container garden.
#yeastmasters
All the veggies and herbs are from my rooftop container garden.
#yeastmasters
September 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I got a little fancy with my lunch focaccia today.
All the veggies and herbs are from my rooftop container garden.
#yeastmasters
All the veggies and herbs are from my rooftop container garden.
#yeastmasters
I hope there are trials at The Hague when this is all over.
September 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I hope there are trials at The Hague when this is all over.
Me: oh, I'm probably not gonna need this baking sheet under the peach cobbler; I don't think it's going to bubble over.
The peach cobbler: LOL
The peach cobbler: LOL
September 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Me: oh, I'm probably not gonna need this baking sheet under the peach cobbler; I don't think it's going to bubble over.
The peach cobbler: LOL
The peach cobbler: LOL
Lunch today was this gorgeous peach caprese salad with prosciutto. The tomatoes and basil are from my container garden, and the peaches from a local farm, where we picked them.
September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Lunch today was this gorgeous peach caprese salad with prosciutto. The tomatoes and basil are from my container garden, and the peaches from a local farm, where we picked them.
I made lemon verbena peach ice cream.
In the last several years, when I've been making ice cream seriously, I've learned that I am just not a big fan of herbal ice creams. Mint aside.
The peach component in this one is great though. And if you really love lemon verbena, you'd like this ice cream.
In the last several years, when I've been making ice cream seriously, I've learned that I am just not a big fan of herbal ice creams. Mint aside.
The peach component in this one is great though. And if you really love lemon verbena, you'd like this ice cream.
August 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I made lemon verbena peach ice cream.
In the last several years, when I've been making ice cream seriously, I've learned that I am just not a big fan of herbal ice creams. Mint aside.
The peach component in this one is great though. And if you really love lemon verbena, you'd like this ice cream.
In the last several years, when I've been making ice cream seriously, I've learned that I am just not a big fan of herbal ice creams. Mint aside.
The peach component in this one is great though. And if you really love lemon verbena, you'd like this ice cream.
We saw this store today while driving in Connecticut and made the quickest left turn because I couldn't miss the world's largest dairy store.
It turns out, much to our disappointment, that it is not, in fact, a dairy store. It's just a grocery store.
It turns out, much to our disappointment, that it is not, in fact, a dairy store. It's just a grocery store.
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We saw this store today while driving in Connecticut and made the quickest left turn because I couldn't miss the world's largest dairy store.
It turns out, much to our disappointment, that it is not, in fact, a dairy store. It's just a grocery store.
It turns out, much to our disappointment, that it is not, in fact, a dairy store. It's just a grocery store.
McDonald’s nickel and diming customers as if their prices weren’t already ridiculous for what it is.
August 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
McDonald’s nickel and diming customers as if their prices weren’t already ridiculous for what it is.
Anyway, I'm testing a new recipe today. It's 50% whole wheat sourdough loaf and it looks great. Some minor tweaks for next time, but I'm pretty happy with it.
August 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Anyway, I'm testing a new recipe today. It's 50% whole wheat sourdough loaf and it looks great. Some minor tweaks for next time, but I'm pretty happy with it.
A couple of loaves from today. I'm pretty pleased with them.
August 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A couple of loaves from today. I'm pretty pleased with them.
Pastelitos de guayaba (guava)
August 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Pastelitos de guayaba (guava)
I know the world is falling apart, but look at this puff pastry I made from scratch with my new hand-cranked dough sheeter!
August 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I know the world is falling apart, but look at this puff pastry I made from scratch with my new hand-cranked dough sheeter!
I recently got myself a nice little manual dough sheeter because I was interested in adding laminated pastries to my microbakery menu but did not want to roll by hand.
Today I tested it with a small batch of puff pastry. I haven’t baked it yet, but it looks promising!
Today I tested it with a small batch of puff pastry. I haven’t baked it yet, but it looks promising!
August 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I recently got myself a nice little manual dough sheeter because I was interested in adding laminated pastries to my microbakery menu but did not want to roll by hand.
Today I tested it with a small batch of puff pastry. I haven’t baked it yet, but it looks promising!
Today I tested it with a small batch of puff pastry. I haven’t baked it yet, but it looks promising!
August 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM