Yay for Fall desserts!
It’s really blowing my mind how fast this year went. We’re already in November, creeping up on Thanksgiving and then it will practically be Christmas. My baking to-do list is off the chain right now! I can’t wait for the transition of pumpkin to eggnong-gingerbread that will soon be happening so I can get into the cookie obsession spirit all December long.
Until then we need to wear out all the November inpsired baked goods. Aka all the orange stuff; Squash, pumpkin and sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes seem to be an all-year-long trend but they are especially trendy during Fall since they are in season. SO the sweet potato craze is more acceptable right now and I am taking full advantage of that.
In other news, these past few weeks have been awhirlwind. You know when bad luck just keeps smacking you in the face over and over and over again until you finally give up on the whole silver lining thing? Yeah, that’s been my life lately. In a matter of two weeks I have managed to:
Get my first speeding ticket
Cry over said speeding ticket
Walk home in the dark pouring rain with no jacket and sandals on (classic California girl)
Break my favorite bowl (from Anthropology)
Lose my brand new water thermus ($20 down the drain for trying to save the environment..)
Lock keys in my car
Engage in lovely family drama
Write a 15 page research paper
Take 2 mind throbbing midterms
Needless to say I have cried more in the last two weeks than I care to admit.
The good news is I got to visit home this past weekend, eat delicious food with my parents and most importantly see Joey. When you finally see your best friend after almost three months, everything else going on in your life dissapears.
It was exactly what this bad-luck girl needed. And on the drive back to San Luis Obispo a moment of clarity sort of hit me. All those problems became small and I realized drowning my tears in that stress and feeling trapped in this negative bubble, was not me. Not me at all.
Every time I drive back to SLO I blast Led Zeppelin when I hit Santa Barbara and get entranced with Stairway to Heaven. It seems to be my therapy. It was during that moment I felt myself again. My positive, happy and adventurous self ready to tackle on life (aka my next muffin recipe).
The next day I hit the kitchen and baked up a storm. The weather has been cold, gloomy and perfect to warm up my tiny apartment with my favorite aroma. The aroma of homemade lovin with a hint of cinnamon.
Getting lost in a recipe and taking that first bite into a crumbly muffin makes my world go round. Things felt right again and the silver lining became somewhat visible. If you’re having a bad-luck streak as well, take a step back and give these muffins a try while you belt out to Led Zeppelin in your fuzzy pajamas. I swear it works.
P.S .These are totally good-for-you-guilt-free muffins loaded with Fall love. You need these for your sanity and your health