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December 14, 2011
Anyway, I fell back on my favorite Smitten Kitchen Muffin recipe but I’ve modded it a bunch and I’ve finally come up with THE ULTIMATE BREAKFAST MUFFIN. Or anytime muffin. Anyway, the kids like them. And I like them. And George likes them. So they don’t last long around here. Vaguely Healthy Pumpkin MuffinsOkay, pause: There’s a tiny trick here. MAKE TWO BATCHES. On the second batch, you won’t have enough pumpkin from the canned pumpkin. Fill up your measuring cup and top it off with some other mashed fruit. I used canned apricots (rinsed and smashed) but I bet you could do banana or overripe mango or anything else smushy. You’re welcome. 1 cup all-purpose flour (I just sprinkle pre-made cinnamon sugar on the tops before baking.) I whisk together the flour and baking powder, and briefly whisk together all the other things in another bowl. And then I slowly pour the flour mixture into the goopy mixture while either stirring with a huge oversized ridiculous silicon whisk or an enormous spoon. Then I spoon into a muffin tin WITH CUPCAKE LINERS BECAUSE I HATE CLEANING MUFFIN TINS and bake at 350 for 28 minutes. The end.
December 13, 2011
This post was sponsored by GoGo squeeZ!
“Do you guys know who has a birthday on Christmas?” I asked, while driving us over to get our tree. They said no. So I explained, kind of awkwardly, that it was Jesus’s birthday. (I have no idea what they’ve learned at Chapel in preschool, and Chipmunk is in public school now so he has no exposure to religion.) Moose (3), yells, “JESUS GIVES ME CANDY CANES. HE PUTS THEM IN MY BACKPACK.” Chipmunk asks me about God and I tell him that we should be thankful to God, basically, for making us and making the things we love. And he (5), yells, “THANK YOU GOD FOR STAR WARS LEGOS.” Moose, really get into this whole thing now, yells, “THANK YOU GOD FOR TRASH TRUCKS.” That’s right when we pulled up to the tree lot.
When I was little, I had a chocolate advent calendar one year. I can remember the near-painful level of happy anticipation as I counted down the days to Christmas. More than anything else, I hope my kids enjoy that aspect of the holidays I know we should always be living in the present, but life is so electric when you have something to look forward to, something bright on the horizon. And it’s pretty awesome when the house smells like fresh pine. *** This month, GoGo squeeZ is holding Twelve Days of GoGo on Facebook. They’re giving away gift cards, games and toys. This a brand I love (and purchase frequently thanks to both my kids’ huge obsession with “squeezies”) so I’m thrilled to partner with them as they do their own fun version of a holiday countdown. You can get in on the giveaway action on the GoGo squeeZ facebook page. |
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It’s been muffin central around here lately, since my kids have decided they like muffins unlike: cookies, cupcakes, cake, anything, etc. I couldn’t be happier since, in theory, muffins are healthier than those other awesome things. The only downsides to muffins are: they’re better with nuts, and we can’t do nuts. And: they’re better with all kinds of stuff in them, but the kids hate anything that isn’t a uniform cakey texture.
This year, I have a five year old and a three year old and it’s full on Christmas anticipation shenanigans time. Both kids are old enough to understand that Christmas is coming (and that Santa is coming). Neither have a particular good grasp on this though.
I love that our holidays are a crazy mish-mash of the things my husband and I love and the traditions we held close. Our tree is covered in our childhood ornaments. We play carols and decorate it as a family and try not to yell at each other too much while we’re doing. We do little online Santa videos to get the kids fired up, and we focus more on our stockings than the big presents.
