Baking Bread....

I have found that there is something deeply satisfying about making bread

from scratch. It is something that I have attempted a few times with little success...but my recent attempts have been different. I'm not sure why this is...maybe I'm just enjoying the process more than before. I like the mixing...

I like the rising...

I like the baking...(especially the smell)

I like the finished product...

I like baking bread.

Muffins after school...

Today was my son's first day of Kindergarten. I was inclined to "celebrate" when he got out of school by going some place he likes (aka, Starbucks). However...my husband had to get home to make a work call. So...I whipped up a batch of Leif's favorite muffins...

...and whisked them out of the oven just shortly before we left to pick him up from school. It was simple...and it was prefect!