The jig is up for me. It seems the teachers have put two and two together and are taking advantage of it. No longer do I get the easy job of providing plates or juice boxes for the holiday classroom parties, I am now slated for the task of providing the good stuff. Ok, maybe it’s not that bad, but if this past Christmas was any indication I am betting that I will be asked ...
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Strawberry Basil Muffins with Whipped Strawberry Butter
These Strawberry Basil Muffins with Whipped Strawberry Butter are a delicious morning treat for the start of a new week or a sunny weekend morning. The whipped butter can be kept for several days in the fridge and goes great on just about everything. I do not pretend to be a tidy or organized person, but for the last 6 years I have struggled to understand how the ...
Jam Muffins
I have a deep-seated love of muffins. Something about the domed tops and colorful liners that make me as giddy as an 8-year old to pop a couple of muffins in my face for breakfast. Muffins, for me, are a great way to celebrate a weekend, a snow day, or the fact that you are awake at 4 AM on a Sunday morning for no good reason. Versatile and forgiving, muffins can turn ordinary ...
Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins
You can learn a lot of things from a kitchen remodel. For instance you can learn simple things like, your small kitchen houses no fewer than 19 doors, 7 drawers and 26 pulls that have to be either painted or replaced. You can learn, too, that when picking out the color yellow, there is a fine line between buttery and school bus. You may also learn that the old man who lived ...
Homemade Baking Mix
Convenience and good taste are rarely found together. Like tuna salad in a gas station, a party dress at the Dollar Store, or jewelry at Walgreens, store-bought baking mixes are very high on the list of things I will never buy. When I was a kid, all of our pancakes and waffles were made from the yellow box of baking mix that Mom kept under the counter. I didn’t know the ...
Breakfast Muffins
We have been having quite a few adventures over here in the middle of the country. School has started back, my catering side business has been picking up and my husband has taken up the accordion. Yep...the accordion. I'll just tell you right now it's hilarious. So, what's the first song he decided to learn on the weird mutt of an instrument? Moves Like Jagger. "An ...
Apple Oatmeal Muffins
Apple Oatmeal Muffins are a cinch to whip together. One bowl and one muffin pan and you are on your way to a warm muffin for breakfast. So, here was the plan. The plan was for me to take my sweet baby girl to dance class and type out this blog post about Apple Oatmeal Muffins in peace out in the lobby of the building where the class is. Here I am. I have a comfortable ...