i'd rather be baking

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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Sometimes you need a blueberry muffin…or three. We pretty much ate our way through the weekend, but we sure started on a healthy note!

These are certainly the healthiest blueberry muffins I’ve ever made, and very tasty as well. While I was making them Saturday morning, Ryan and I joked that if they didn’t turn out well we’d feed them to the dogs. I can assure you that they are both human and dog-approved.

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I’ve realized that my recent blog entries (except for this lovely pie) have centered around fruit or something reasonably healthy. Honestly, it’s just where my head is most of the time! I know that healthier baking isn’t for everyone, but most of the time it’s definitely for me. If I can indulge my baking habit with foods that nourish my body well, that makes it all the more enjoyable for me!

These zucchini muffins fall perfectly within those parameters. Zucchini bread is a classic summer treat, whether your zucchini is the result of a homegrown bumper crop or simply the rock-bottom prices on squash this time of year. It’s something I dearly love to eat, and healthy-ing it up a bit means I get to eat it more often. I win!

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Hi friends! I’m not going to lie…there were some baking/dessert fails last week. It happens. But I’m back! I made some of the tastiest muffins ever, and not a moment too soon. I’ve almost eaten my way through 3 1/2 pounds of organic cherries…but that’s another tale for another day.

It’s Monday afternoon, my brain is basically fried, and I’m listening to Katy Perry (guilty pleasure) on repeat. Can you relate? Go make yourself some muffins!

These muffins taste like cherry pie in the best way. They’re sweet and flavorful while still being light and fluffy. And yes, I’m leaning towards the healthy these days (so that I can justify things like Chinese takeout on the weekends) — but you’d never know it on this one.

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