Fix for a Sick Day

Ah, how I love winter. As I looked out the window yesterday, there was a whole lot of white stuff flying around in the 35 mph winds. On the bright side, it was +5°F! The wind makes it less enjoyable, but at least it isn't -34°F anymore.

Aside from blizzards, another requirement of the winter season is getting sick two or three times, and yesterday just happened to be my day! I had been hit with a fever of 101°F and had that headachey, hungry-but-nothing-tastes-good, dizzy sort of feeling. Needless to say, I wasn't going to workout or power clean. I could tell something was up on my run earlier this week. My heart rate was quite a bit higher than usual.

To brighten up the blizzard-y sick day, E and I baked muffins and read... a lot! Don't worry, I washed my hands a few extra times while baking since I was sick and all :) We read a few different baby books and I finished reading "Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone" by Joyce Meyer. Baking and reading with Mr. E made the day much more enjoyable. Here are a few pictures from our baking adventure:

Choco-Chip Mini Muffins

• 2 cups flour (I use 1 cup all-purpose, 1 cup wheat)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix wet ingredients together and, in separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Combine mixtures. Pour batter into a greased mini muffin pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Let muffins cool slightly before eating!

While Leo and I were testing out the muffins, E decided he wanted to try some, too. He liked them so much I made a special "baby-friendly" batch for him. Hope you are staying warm this cold wintery week!

The muffin, enjoying it's last few seconds of life before E attacked it.

E got to play with the whole muffin for a bit before I tore it into bite-sized pieces.

Muffin destruction is complete!

Baby-Friendly Mini Muffins

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup dry infant oatmeal
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup milk or breastmilk
• 1/3 cup oil
• Dash of cinnamon
• Optional - 1/4 cup apple juice

Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix wet ingredients together and, in separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Combine mixtures. Pour batter into a greased mini muffin pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Let muffins cool before serving. Tear into bite-sized pieces for baby to eliminate choking hazard.

How do you combat the winter blues?
What is your favorite kind of muffin?