How long before he doesn’t want to sing a bedtime song?
How long before he doesn’t want a story?
How long before he doesn’t beg for cuddles, refuses my kisses, and pulls back from my hugs?
How long before those clear blue eyes deepen into a person who slips out of my life and into his own?
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Will was thrilled with tonight’s post-dinner activities, which included art projects and baking. Because it was quick and easy, I chose this recipe:
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1 egg
1/2 c. milk 1/4 c. salad oil 1 1/2 c. Gold Medal flour 1/2 c. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 c. (more or less) chocolate chips Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease bottoms of 12 medium muffin cups. Beat egg; stir in milk and oil. Mix in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened. Batter should be lumpy.
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. |
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Nothing particularly revolutionary about it, but Will was thrilled. THRILLED. Watched them brown and rise through the oven door with the attentiveness of a child looking for Santa to come down the chimney.
Laura | 27-Sep-07 at 8:25 am | Permalink
I think he’s intrigued by the whole chemistry of it all. How wet stuff turns into muffins… 🙂 Don’t you just love the recipes that call for salad oil? You must have been able to find salad oil before salads became healthy!
Cold Spaghetti | 27-Sep-07 at 8:44 am | Permalink
Will is a superb kitchen helper. Very enthusiastic. And even when a more discerning critic would judge the outcome unpalatable, Will applauds -con gusto-. It’s just fun to bake with him.
I do love recipes that call for salad oil — this is one of the reasons I chose it, actually. I figured that if it sounded the way my Gramma would tell it to me, then it was okay. Of course, I just use vegetable oil (okay, technically I used best blend.)