Sick, and a bit grumpy, but still baking.
Sick as a dog but I did manage to bake these..
This has been the suckiest week in the history of sucky weeks. What started out as a simple sore throat has turned into a nasty, nasty cold. And because my parents always taught me to share, G is now afflicted as well.
I can't remember the last time he and I have been laid up sick at the same time. Our living room is currently littered with mugs, kleenex, and reading materials, with just enough space left for 2 pyjama-clad grumps.
Luckily, G seems to have developed a rather comical cough and I find myself breaking out in laughter every time he does it, which is about oh, every 2 minutes or so.
I know, this could be a sign that I'm taking too much cough medicine, but sometimes a girl needs to make her own fun, right? (and when did cough medicine start tasting so good?)
Needless to say, our weekend does not look promising. But we do have a good arsenal of movies in our apartment. It may just be a fight over feel-good chick flicks or movies in which many things are detonated and/or killed.
Pass the kleenex, it's going to be a long couple of days..
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The Muffins
The recipe for Banana-Macadamia Nut Muffins is from Epicurious. I only had pecans on hand so that is what I used. They clearly haven't cured our colds, but they sure tasted good. And sometimes, that's as much as you can hope for.
Labels: london, sweet stuff
posted by Michèle at 5:01 AM
10 Comments:
Detonated and killed. That's my vote. You've already used up enough kleenex. Don't want to risk the supply by watching chick flicks.
If you're grumpy because your sick, I understand.
But what's your excuse the rest of the time?
; )
(Get well soon...xo)
Manage to make these, and managed to take a lovely photo. If I didn't know you so well, I'd think you were faking - I know that when I'm sick, I'm a full on pain in the rear. I may have raised my head to bake, but done little else than hunker down and munch away the afternoon after all that. You're a trooper, darlin!
Kevin, you make a very, very good point. As a woman, I think your argument is almost too good. You've done this before haven't you.. Am I right? ;)
David, well of course the rest of the time I'm just grumpy because I don't live closer to you and all your chocolatey treats. (Oh Rocky Road, how I miss you.) You know what I'm sayin'?
Tara, if I had been 'lucky' enough to catch a 2 day bug, believe me I would have snuggled in bed and stayed there. But after a few days a girl gets restless and in those brief moments of clarity when the cough syrup kicks in, sometimes you just need to feel normal again. And a good homebaked muffin does wonder for the spirits under those circumstances I tell you.
Michelle,
I seem to have the exact same virus, which I also happened to have last month...
I haaate summer - what's the point of hot weather if get sick anyway?
Those muffins look perfect - might whip up a batch as soon as the advil will do its job!
Love xxx
- fanny
Hope you and G feel better soon!
warm milk and honey is what you need to fight the cough...or was it brandy? oh well, try copiouos amount of both...
get well soon!!!! : )
Fanny, I know! There is nothing worse than having a cold in the summer. Thank goodness its been kind of grey and rainy these last few days because it makes me feel a bit better about being cooped up in my apartment. I can't believe you've caught it twice in a month-- you poor girl!
K&S, oh my goodness so do I!
Ales, hmm, the brandy sounds like a good idea. If it doesn't cure me at least it might make me tipsy enough not to care!
If you are laghing at G, then you must be feeling a pinch better!
And David, get that girl some rocky road, man! It's a medical emergency!
Michèle, these look so good! I haven't made muffins in a while now.
Your blog is beautiful!
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