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Mango Lassi Crunch Muffins

May 22, 2012 | 24 Comments

I wish I liked coffee. I really do.

I have this idea that if I liked coffee I’d be more sophisticated. Just a little more glamorous.

If I liked coffee I probably wouldn’t have such a potty mouth. I’d be fresh like driven snow!

If I liked coffee I probably wouldn’t be sitting here in yoga pants and an old Brew Thru tee shirt. I’d be wearing culottes and a jaunty scarf around my neck!

I just think that if I could get behind a morning cup of java, I’d be the best version of myself.

But, alas, I can’t stand the stuff. And I’ve tried!

Instead I prefer to attend business meeting with a 153 oz. fountain soda in hand. Arrive at family functions with a 2 liter tucked in my pocket. Wear my soda love on my sleeve.

What can I say?

Intellectually I know that it’s undignified to slurp out of a bottle or can in polite company, but soda has remained a hold-over comfort from my schooling days and I refuse to give it up.

And now my daily diet soda has taken the place of my childhood security blanket. I feel unprepared without it. Naked until it’s in hand. Mentally verklempt until I’ve started my journey to the bottom of the koozie-protected can (Yes, it’s a Brew Thru koozie and yes, I’m officially a hot mess.).

Filed Under: Quick Breads Tagged With: crunch, flour, fruit, mango lassi, Maria cookie, muffin, pecan, recipe, Rice Krispie, sugar, sweet, vanilla, white chocolate, yogurt

Prairie Berry Bake

October 26, 2011 | 37 Comments

Below is a tutorial on behaving like a starstruck dummy in front of your personal idol.

Read closely! The author of this tutorial is a proven expert.

By the end of this piece, you, too, can be on the gilded path to self-humiliation in the presence of those whom you admire most – total embarrassment is just seconds away!

So what are you waiting for? Class is officially in session.

Step 1: Make a good first impression with crazy hair.

Look at you go! You’ve already got this down.

It doesn’t matter that you just stood in line outside for four hours in the middle of the windiest day on record for the Phoenix area. No! You were sure not to pack a hairbrush, and that was clearly the right thing to do.

Crazy hair. Crazy girl. What’s not to love, right?

Filed Under: Crisps, Crumbles & Pies Tagged With: agave nectar, Barefoot Contessa, blackberry, custard, fruit, heavy cream, Ina Garten, pear clafouti, recipe, sweet

Grilled Plum Tostadas

June 28, 2011 | 28 Comments

Following is a 5-point plan for achieving total self-humiliation in a public place. Stick to the instructions closely and your success is guaranteed!

Step 1: Show up at your local farm garden wearing yoga pants and sandals.

Fantastic! We’re off to an excellent start! It’s only 104° in the shade and you’re about to wade through rows of crops – you might as well be wearing a sign around your neck saying ‘I’m an indoors girl.’