promises, promises

I promised this recipe to Joanne, like, 4 months ago. Someday I fully intend on becoming an amazing photographer and including gorgeous pics of my food with my recipes, a la Pioneer Woman (and practically every other blogger on the planet!). Right now I'm a little busy chasing toddlers around the neighborhood, sweeping and re-sweeping my kitchen floor, and scraping unidentifiable gunk of the undersides of a myriad of surfaces, sorry.

Breakfast Cornmeal Muffins:

1 c. cornmeal
1 c. milk
1/4 c. oil
2 eggs
1 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

filling: jam
or ham and cheese
or bacon and eggs

Mix first 4 ingredients and let it sit for about 10 minutes (this just helps "soften up" the cornmeal). Mix in the dry ingredients. Spoon a little batter into the bottom of a greased muffin tin - just enough to cover the bottom. Dab in some filling, how much depends on the size of the tin (I like to do jam ones in mini-tins using about 1 tsp and meat ones in regular tins with 1 tbsp, but it doesn't really matter, as long as you leave enough room to...). Spoon more batter over top, be careful not to let any filling remain exposed. Bake at 350 for... well, I honestly don't know...I'm not that kind of baker. It's done when you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. Enjoy!

the world don't move to the beat of just one drum

My favourite rerun to watch in the wee hours while nursing a baby named Taylor was "Diff'rent Strokes". But I didn't have to tell you that, you can totally tell by his "wha'choo talkin' 'bout Willis" face.

I re-wrote the 3rd and 4th line to Diff'rent Strokes, and now it's the perfect theme song for a "special" girl like me. Haha.

Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum,
What might be right for you, may not be right for some.
Boy meets girl, now you know what that means.
Along come two, they got cute-ness in their genes.

But they got, Diff'rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.

Everybody's got a special kind of story
Everybody finds a way to shine,
It don't matter that you got not alot
So what,
They'll have theirs, and you'll have yours, and I'll have mine.
And together we'll be fine....

Because it takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.
Yes it does.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.

what I found amongst my weed patch

Today for lunch I had a fab salad... all from my garden. I'm so proud. I even have big ol' pea pods hangin' out waiting to be snacked on (one was actually big enough to pop open and enjoy the first fruits of the season. Too cool. And you know what? I actually enjoy myself when I go out and do a little weeding. Shhh, don't tell anyone.