Work that is. It is an unusual thing that lately all I can think aobut is NOT working. I am wondering why I am throwing away these precious days of Mayson's childhood, sitting in front of some computer screen while she is laughing playing, saying new words and making memories without me. While this is probably a normal thing moms go through from time to time, at least I hope, I do sincerely wonder if dad's ever go through this. Of course I am too scared to ask my husband lest he say yes, it kills him that he doesn't get to see Mayson for 5 days every week and that he really needs to work less and see her more because that may translate into me working more so you see my dilemma in not wanting to the truth on that one but wondering just the same because I really can find no moral justification for my own voluntary absence from my child's days (intentional run on sentence by the way). I like my job, really I do, most days anyway, I really like it, as much as I could like any job BUT... my heart is wandering so they say. Like I say, hopefully it is a phase but let it be said to all those moms out there who are fortunate enough to be at home with their children, appreciate every moment, no really, APPRECIATE EVERY MOMENT. Okay there. Hmmm, what else, what the heck, my kids been in bed for 40 minutes and I can hear her on the monitor babbling to herself, WHAT THE?? Completely unrelated I am really liking the cookbook
Eat, Shrink, and Be Merry, I have had it for a year or two and have been using it quite a bit lately (by quite a bit I mean more than never which is how much I used it over the past two years) and I have to say while not GOURMET, everything I have made from there is really good. I am a muffin ma'am (get it "Muffin Ma'am" vs. "Muffin Man", or as Mayson says "Mussin man") so I am always looking for a new and tasty muffin of the week. So this week I am promo'ing the "Little Miss Muffin Tops" from the afore mentioned book. I love anything that has any ingredient containing any of the following words: wheat, oat, bran, grain, germ, seed. Of course I am also fond of sugar but feel a little guilty of that so if the recipe has sugar AND one of the other words then I focus on the latter and revel in my excellent nutrition choice. Okay, here is the recipe. I substituted rasberries for blueberries and they were fantastic, I wouldn't change a thing (also because raspberries are less sweet than blueberries I added a little more sugar but since the recipes contains more than one ingredient containing those good words mentioned above I think this is entirely offset by those healthy things).
1 cup quick oats (NOT instant)
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup coconut
1 tsp each cinnamon and baking powder (the can)
1/2 tsp each baking soda (the box) and salt
1 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt
3 Tbsp melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup blueberries (or whatever berries you like)
Heat oven to 375.
Mix dry ingredients (everything before bananas - bananas are wet in case you forgot)
In another bowl mix wet ingredients (except berries, berries are neither dry nor wet, berries are special). Add wet to dry, stir until JUST mixed (the key to good muffins is not overstirring, but we ALL know that don't we). Fold in berries. Pour into greased muffin cups and bake around 20 minutes (until done, you know the drill). They freeze beautifully. Truly a 15 minute endeavour and you'll have a nice snack for the kids and to have at work with your overpriced coffee from whatever vendor when you could have just drank the crud from the lunch room, but when you're eating muffins this good, you'll feel justified in buying that good quality coffee to pair with them.
And, because there's never a bad time for a naked cowgirl baby reading a book in a laundry basket...
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