A little bit of baking....

For those of you who know me well you know there is NOTHING I love more than sweet stuff. I mean surely my middle name should have been sugar. I could live off hostess cupcakes and reese's....I mean it! Ha! Of course, as I've gotten older I've had to give up some of the sugar. My girlfriend's would be irritated that I could sit down and eat an entire box of cookies (in high school) and wouldn't gain an ounce. Nowadays if I even think about eating that much sugar I'd probably gain 5lbs just for thinking about it..

I have found a small passion in baking. I was never a big fan of cooking...maybe that was a result of not being close with my mother growing up (she did all of the cooking) although as I get older I find myself enjoying trying new dishes/cooking dinner. Who would have thought?! Anyway, I was in the mood to bake this week but school/work schedules seem to get in the way of baking on the fly....so I had to put it off until this morning....and what did I make?!

I made Maple-Pecan Muffins (courtesy of The Wednesday Chef) and Banana Nut Bread courtesy of my late Grandma Miller . Oh did I mention we like pecans too?! Rarely do I bake something that doesn't have some sort of nut in it....maybe because I'm nutty? LOL...ok that was a lame attempt at a joke...nevermind me.

Anyhow, if you're into the whole baking thing or just the cooking thing....check out the Wednesday Chef's Blog -- the woman is a genius...err fantastic cook/baker. I have borrowed more than one recipe from her and have rarely been disappointed. I haven't tried those Maple-Pecan Muffins just yet.....I'm impatiently waiting for them to cool down....they look divine though.... The banana bread I've been eating for my entire life....mine still never tastes quite like Grandma's but it's a damn close substitute if I can't have her here to bake it for me. Happy Baking y'all!

**Edited to add: Tried the muffins....very v. good...I didn't think it had a huge maple flavor (and I love maple) so I drizzled real maple syrup over the muffin and that made it fabulous!!