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    Family Friendly Recipes & Effortless Entertaining

    Joy + Oliver is a culinary hub where you can find a variety of recipes made from scratch, including savory snacks, creative cocktails, refreshing smoothies and indulgent desserts. Whether you are craving a homemade treat or looking for a unique drink to impress your guests, Joy + Oliver offers step-by-step recipes to enjoy for all of life's special occasions.

    NEW + FResh Recipes

    Join me in the kitchen with my most recent recipe creations. These recipes are fresh, seasonal and will fill your kitchen with joy.

    • a platter of meats, cheeses, veggies and chocolate in the center of easter decorations
      Spring Charcuterie Board
    • A white plate under three clear glasses with lemons on them, filled with light yellow liquid and green fresh mint leaves.
      Easy Homemade Lemonade
    • One glass filled with bright red liquid and a ruby red cherry in each.
      Champagne Shirley Cocktail
    • Light brown cookie bar with dark brown chocolate chips, cut into small squares with a small white flower next to it.
      Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

    About Kristen

    Kristen Massad is a classically trained pastry chef that specializes in family friendly recipes and effortless entertaining. Join me in our kitchen where we love to gather, create and enjoy all of life's celebrations.

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    Savory Bites

    • A platter of eggs filled with avocado cream topped with watermelon radishes and micro greens.
      The Best Whipped Avocado Deviled Eggs
    • A white bowl filled with orzo, shrimp, tomatoes next to a piece of french bread and a stack of plates.
      Mediterranean Shrimp Orzo Salad
    • A nine inch deep dish quiche next to plates, forks and fresh flowers.
      Deep Dish Broccoli Cheddar Quiche
    • A flatbread pizza topped with lamb, feta cheese and cilantro cut into three slices.
      Mediterranean Lamb Flatbread
    • Asparagus and Goat Cheese Tart
    • A tray of rolls next to a bunch of rosemary and thyme herbs.
      Easy and Delicious Garlic Herb Dinner Rolls
    • A clear bag of snack mix with a tailgate gift tag.
      The Best Tailgate Snack Mix
    • White Bean and Rosemary Dip

    Cakes + Cupcakes

    The best layer cakes and cupcakes that will be the perfect ending to every celebration. Learn how to make cakes, cupcakes and the creamiest frosting from scratch in your own home.

    • Three layers of sponge cake layered with fresh berries and whipped cream
      Festive 4th of July Dessert and Cocktail Recipes
    • Rows of small pink balls with white stick in it and rainbow sprinkles on top.
      Easy Homemade Vanilla Cake Pops
    • six slices of cake on different plates surrounded by rainbow sprinkles and two gold forks
      The Best Classic Vanilla Cake
    • A white dish with a square slice of bread on top with a gold fork sitting next to it.
      Deliciously Tropical: Banana Pineapple Bread
    • A nine inch cake with three slices of cake layer down.
      Favorite Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake
    • three chocolate cakes on dessert plate garnished with raspberries
      The Best Flourless Chocolate Lava Cake
    • A square cake cut into nine pieces with rainbow sprinkles.
      Easy Funfetti Snack Cake
    • Tres Leches Cake Jars

    See more cakes & cupcakes →

    Cookies

    You can't just take one bite of these decadent and delicious cookies. There are so many varieties of cookies that everyone will love and for every season.

    • A brass sheet pan filled with small round bites size balls of oatmeal and peanut butter.
      No-Bake Peanut Butter Energy Bites
    • a stack of six chocolate chip cookies in front of a glass of milk
      Best Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • A tray of 12 squares with a red and white ribbon and a green wreath laying next to it.
      Best 7-Layer Magic Cookie Bars
    • Oreos on popsicle sticks, dipped in chocolate with candy eyes.
      Easy Halloween Cookie Critters
    • A white piece of parchment paper with eleven round light brown cookies stacked on top.
      Best Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
    • A metal lunch box filled with mini chocolate chip cookies.
      Lunch Box Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • A pink bowl filled with small round cookies and two cookies sitting in the front.
      The Best Mini Snickerdoodle Cookies
    • Pink heart plates with heart cookies and heart candies placed on them.
      Valentine's Day Heart Shortbread Cookies

    See more cookie recipes →

    Cocktails + Smoothies

    Every celebration needs to start and end with a freshly poured drink that is made with a variety of seasonal ingredients. Join me while I create my favorite sips for kids and adult for every gathering.

    • A clear glass filled with a pink creamy liquid, topped with a dark pink powder and a green mint leaf.
      High Protein Raspberry Cottage Cheese Smoothie
    • three glasses of a christmas cocktail with rosemary, cinnamon and dried grapefruit
      Spiced Cranberry Paloma Cocktail (and Punch)
    • Three glasses filled with a light brown liquid, cranberries, an apple slice and a cinnamon stick.
      The Best Spiced Apple Cider Tequila Punch
    • a close up of three glasses of a red orange colored cocktail with a cinnamon stick and thyme leave in each glass
      Apple Cider Aperol Spritz
    • Halloween Hocus Pocus Punch
    • Three drink glasses filled with a light brown smoothie, cinnamon dussted on top and a silver straw.
      Rise and Shine Coffee Smoothie
    • A clear champagne glass filled with a bubbling liquid and a thyme sprig, sitting next to a glass jar and two pink orchid flowers.
      Classic French 75 Cocktail
    • Three glasses with grapefruit, lime juice and tequila mixed together with a fresh mint leave on top next to pint flowers.
      The Best Paloma Cocktail

    See more drinks →

    Recently Updated

    Bringing back life to recipes from the past. There is always room to make a recipe better and these have been perfected!

    • A clear glass jar filled with green pesto sauce next to fresh basil and fresh yellow lemons.
      Best Basil Pesto Recipe
    • A white bowl with green pasta and a gold fork surrounded by white cheese and toasted bread.
      Homemade Basil Pesto Pasta
    • A white bowl filled with a yellow liquid and orange carrots, white chicken, green celery and topped with melted cheese.
      Favorite Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe (with Rotisserie Chicken)
    • A round white platter topped with fresh strawberries, blackberries, green grapes, orange dried apricots and green fresh mint.
      Christmas Fruit Wreath with Maple Yogurt Dip

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