'Joy The Baker' Blogger And Author Shares Recipes And Tips For A Joyous Holiday Season

MODESTO, Calif., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Food blogger and author Joy Wilson, also known to her readers as Joy the Baker, serves up funny stories and tasty recipes on her lovable website JoytheBaker.com and in her "Joy the Baker Cookbook" (Hyperion, 2012). Now in a free, downloadable holiday guide illustrated with her own photography, Wilson provides a range of fun, easy and elegant ideas for a time of year that has her name written all over it.

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In "A Joyous Season: Celebrate the Holidays with Joy the Baker," Wilson has teamed up with California Almonds to show off in text, photos and video some new recipes and tips. From hors d'oeuvres to entreés to Joy's favorite -- desserts -- the guide is a great resource for home cooks looking for fresh inspiration for their holiday table. To download it, visit AlmondBoard.com/JoyTheBaker.

"While a lot of my recipes have been dedicated to sweet treats, I see the holidays as an opportunity to play in the kitchen, and expand my love of butter to other parts of the menu," Wilson says. "This holiday season in particular, I'm bringing new friends together around the dinner table to create new holiday traditions that feel both classic and fresh."