i'd rather be baking

Our busy summer gave way to a busier-still fall. The rain has started and I know we have many months of fading daylight ahead…which means I’m basically stockpiling all things cinnamon and cable-knit at this point. I can’t be trusted around all of the seasonal stuff at Target and Trader Joe’s. It’s getting a little iffy.

All summer long I meant to make a fruit crisp healthy enough to eat for breakfast. I’m a little late, but I have finally done it. This feels like a magic trick. I’m eating dessert for breakfast every dang day.

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Summer just won’t quit. I see you, red leaves…you’re dropping everywhere. We noticed a bunch of trees in front of church that are suddenly bright yellow. And yet summer’s holding on so I’m painting my toenails neon pink one last time. And I made a pie.

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Muffins make Mondays better. I’m pretty sure it’s science…but I need to keep conducting these studies. One can never be quite sure.

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I’d like to have a muffin every morning for breakfast…and probably for a couple of snacks throughout the day, if at all possible. I try not to get too crazy with baked treats for breakfast, but sometimes the situation calls for it. I’ll take a summer wedding roadtrip as perfect breakfast sugar material.

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I’ve never known a summer without strawberry shortcake. I don’t want to! But why do we limit shortcake to strawberries? WHY.

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