Sometimes I get frustrated by the constant mess in my house and get on my kids’ case about helping out, putting things where they belong, etc. Then I notice my one-year-old puts his milk cup back in the fridge and brings his empty snack bowl to the dishwasher, and I wonder where all the mess is […]
Perfect Chocolate Chip Muffins
You know when you see those big, bakery style muffins in double chocolate, carrot, and vanilla chocolate chip and you just want to have them allllll, even if you can literally see the oil oozing out of their over-stuffed pores? I do. Chocolate chip muffins were my siren call in every box of muffins my […]
Vanilla Cinnamon Scones
The other night, we had just gone to bed when the cat discovered one of his jingly ball toys. He loves those silly little things intensely, and was soon chasing it happily around the house, crashing into various walls and pieces of furniture while the ball jingled merrily away. He has a bad habit of […]
Nutty Granola
I made the grevious error of buying “all-natural” trail mix a few weeks ago. Doesn’t sound so bad, does it? A variety-packed blend of natural, raw nuts and seeds, mixed with some dried berries and even the occasional bonus chocolate chunk – sounds pretty good on paper. But throw in way too many tiny pumpkin seeds and […]
Lentil Oat Berry Muffins
Well, how many people resolved over the holidays that the time had come to really commit to their goals to eat healthier, sleep more, exercise better, and all those other equally noble, important things? Yeah, me too. Then I got hooked on Suits the very first week of the new year, and sleep and exercise went […]
French Toast Croissants
While I was teaching the other day, a student asked me what time it was. Caught off guard, I stared blankly at the clock. I’ve never been great with clocks, and having no watch and no cell phone means I generally don’t know what time it is, and am not too concerned about it. I […]
Bluberry White Chocolate Muffins
Whew! It’s been too long since I sat down with you, my fellow hungry people and cheerful internet friends. I need a break from the upset, angry, rude, confusing, silly, and sometimes downright hateful comments filling too many abortion “discussion” feeds. Sometimes it’s not even worth engaging, is it? Sometimes you just a cup of […]
Reese’s Stuffed Cinnamon Sugar Muffins
Is it possible for your own baby to give you baby fever? Well, I guess that’s a rhetorical question, because the answer is yes, yes it is. My littlest has always been amazing, but he has lately gotten even better as he’s turned into a snuggler. I think the over-the-top positive reinforcement when it happened […]
Banana Bran Muffins
There’s a large bush on our walk to the bus stop that keeps encroaching further and further onto the sidewalk. Normally this isn’t the kind of thing I would comment on as, not being the type to trim my own bushes, who am I to judge. Except this particular bush always has multiple bees busily […]
Zucchini Lemon Loaf
Can we talk about school group work? Is there a person alive that went to school, cared about their grades, was genuinely interested in learning, and then got assigned a group project or presentation, and thought, “YES, group work!” ?? I’m not a gambling gal, but I’m putting my money on NO. Yet teachers seem […]
