Is there anything better than a fresh blueberry muffin warm from the oven? Not much. Especially when that soft muffin has a crunchy, sweet topping, too. Of course, you probably need to go to your local bakery to get a perfect blueberry muffin, right? No! Let me say it one more time: No! You can make perfect blueberry muffins right at home without a mix, and it's really not even very ...
Breakfast
How to Make the Best Fluffy Whole Wheat Pancakes
Before I tell you how to make the best whole wheat pancakes ever, I have to start this post off with a confession: I don't like breakfast. I never have. I just don't like to eat first thing in the morning. Oh, I like breakfast foods, but I prefer to eat them for brunch. Or snacks. Which leads me to another confession: I hate to make breakfast. At breakfast time anyway. ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Baked Apple Spice Donuts
How about a "healthified" donut recipe today? These little donuts are very tasty and really simple to make. I used a mini donut maker that I found at Dirt Cheap for about $3, but I should think a donut pan in the oven would work as well (or maybe even a waffle iron). Here's what you need: 2 cups whole wheat flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground ...
Oh, yes, I am THAT mother…
My daughter's school is a 15-minute drive from our home. (Okay, it SHOULD be a 15-minute drive from our home.) So every now and then (read: at least once a week) she eats breakfast on the way. Today was one of those days, and to be honest, I had even planned it that way. Here's what I didn't plan for: The morning started off just fine. We were doing great. She was dressed. She was ...