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Nutty
Boy did I wake up on the right side of the bed this morning! It was the side with the pecans, bananas and cinnamon. And I ate gooey, good banana bread for breakfast. The 6 brown bananas in my fruit bowl forced my hand. Actually, the story started about 2 weeks ago. My child okey doked me (again) at the farmers market. She proclaimed that we needed bananas, a bunch with 6, in fact. Then she diligently counted until she found the right bunch, placed it in the cart and promised to eat them all. She’d need one for a snack each day, you see. That’s why there had to…
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Eat your veggies!
Yes. These are brussel sprouts. I know, I know… But, don’t they look yummy? Brussels don’t have the best reputation and I may or may not remember gagging on them as a child, but I’m older now and more open minded. Recently, I tried them again. I was out of town with a foodie friend and all of her friends were raving about the brussel sprout appetizer at our dinner destination. And then it happened. My latest food obssession. Those who know me, are aware that I can eat the same thing for days on end. Leftovers are safe with me. If I can’t clear my plate, I’ll just save it for later,…
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The Mommy Cookie
Snow day! Snow day. Snow day? It’s all kinds of hot chocolate and snowman fun on the first day. The second day is a relief too, no work, more time to rest. But by the third day it’s a little ridiculous. You’re trapped inside! To ease the monotony, I decided to collect a few of my favorite things (cinnamon, pecans and coconut) and put them into a cookie. A “Mommy” cookie. My 5-year-old doesn’t like nuts so anything with nuts in it she declares a “mommy” thing. And promptly loses interest. And that is how you get a preschooler to retreat from a treat. It gives me uninterrupted pleasure. And mommy…
