Round Here

...which, if your interested, is one of my all time fav (counting crows) songs.

I just love this tray. I found it at Ikea.


A friend gave us this Kitchen cart because she redid her entire kitchen and didn't need it anymore. It really helps in the space! I love baking by it because everything is accessible and tidy too.

Forgive my horrendous photos of Corrina. I have to snap quickly else she bullets over for the camera.


I made the very best oatmeal chocolate chip muffins today from one of my loneyspoons cook books (guilty confession: I made them yesterday too, and we ate them all, so I made more today. We did share a few...)


I can't leave everyone these delicious pictures without posting the recipe, now can I? So...

Oatmeal Choco-Chip Muffins (p. 53, LooneySpoons Cookbook):
1 1/4 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups boiling water
**Pour over oats, stir and let sit for 20 minutes
In the meantime...
Combine
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup unpacked brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
** stir these dry ingredients together
In another bowl combine
2 egg whites
1/4 cup pureed canned peaches (seriously, i just used apple sauce... 1/2 made very moist muffins!)
1/4 c. marg or butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
*mix together, then add to oatmeal... mix very well then add to flour mixture
The batter will be VERY thick. Stir until all ingredients are moistened, then add 1/2 cup (yeah right, like I didn't add more!) Chocolate Chips!
bake at 325 for 20-25 minutes

I am in love with mini muffins, so I make one tray of these, one tray of normal, then about a half tray more of mini...

a few new links

I have added these great links:

bobs red mill (whole grain food and recipes; good muffins!)
Kiddley (everyday ideas for you and your kids)
wisecraft (a great craft site i have been snooping on for some time now!)
Pure Style (simple style and decorating; i think JK the blog snooper will like this one, and Sue you too!)

That should keep us all busy for some time! I have muffins in the oven (a recipe from redmill, using wheat bran, ground flax seed, raisins and applesauce; i'll let y'all know how they work out!), a baby napping in her bedroom, no supper to make (gilmore girls night at The Girls, which means they cook a simple supper and we dine together. I love tuesdays!), a pile of laundry to put away, not too many school readings calling my name, just a few, and warm thoughts in my head (bet ya thought i was going to write heart... well hearts don't think, they just pump blood... warm blood in my heart just doesn't sound to nice to me. Life sustaining but not nice.)

Hope you enjoy my wed wanderings!