Just Peachy!
When it comes to baking (and music), sometimes I feel like I was born a generation too late.
If you click through my iPod, you might assume that it belongs to a 50-year-old man. It’s full of relics such as The Police, Squeeze, and the Rolling Stones.
As for baking: Most girls my age are under the impression that baking involves going to the store and buying box mix. As a result, I only have a handfull of friends who understand why spending three hours in the kitchen is my idea of a perfect Saturday afternoon.
Enter Katie Lee Joel.
Aside from being ridiculously beautiful, she’s married to the Piano Man himself - Billy Joel. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, she has her own cookbook - which increases her coolness exponentially. She’s basically living my fantasy life.
But I’m not here to talk about Katie’s cookbook (which is supposed to be good), or her marriage to Billy Joel (which is allegedly ending in divorce).
I’m here to talk about her now-defunct website: Olive and Peach.
From 2004 - 2006, Katie Lee Joel ran a website with her friend Aleishall Girard Maxon. It’s simplicity is what makes it so wonderful. It’s not drowning in HTML, and there is nothing pretentious about it. It’s just two girls who love to cook.
The website is laid out like a magazine: There was an “issue” for each month, and each issue contained new recipes, product reviews, and restaurant experiences. The best part is that Katie and Aleishall created all of the content themselves - there were no other contributing writers.
Sadly, the website has not been updated since 2006. But thanks to the magic of cyberspace, you can still view the website and all of the archived articles.
Make sure to check out my favorite recipes from Olive and Peach : Watermelon Greek Salad, and Sweet Potato Casserole.
Now that Katie Lee Joel’s marriage is over, only time will tell if she can hold her own as a chef. We’ll have to wait and see!
Coming Soon: Two weddings in two weekends - a crash course in wedding food.
