Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
These Chocolate Banana Muffins are ridiculous. Ridiculously good that is! I mean chocolate and banana go together like PB & J, peas & carrots, Sonny & Cher for pity’s sake. What I’m trying to tell you is that these muffins are calling your name. Don’t ignore them. These are perfect for school lunches. Wrap and …
I love baking all the treats for my family’s lunches. The best way to ensure that I’m not standing at the oven daily though is to bake in large quantities and freeze in portions for quick lunch-packing in the morning. This recipe makes 24 muffins and one loaf. I love nuts in zucchini bread but …
I found this recipe on Pinterest but I didn’t have Amaretto. I really didn’t feel like turning this is into a $30 breakfast, so I rummaged through my liquor cabinet and voila….Frangelico. Close enough. I made this on a school morning. While it baked in the oven, I made school lunches so it’s not a …
Getting older is not something I gave much thought to until I started my latest job. I mean, I still occasionally get asked for my ID at the liquor store. Ok fine, I’ve been asked twice in the past year. You have to take the small victories when you can, right? Working with College and University students …
Summer is fast approaching and with it the promise of days and weeks of escaping the routine of lunch-making and early alarm clocks and one more traffic jam on the way to the office. School’s out for summer! Before we can kick back and enjoy our holidays, we plan. Typically the plan means pulling out passports to …
Lunch box confusion is upon us once again. It’s a boomerang issue of what to pack that is healthy, that will get eaten, that avoids nuts and other allergens, and that can be packed fast as well as consumed quickly. Five Tips to Avoid Lunch Box Drama I scan the packages and aisles constantly not only …
One by one, the kids trickle into the room; it’s after recess, and they have all arrived for cooking class. It’s been the talk of the week so far. They’ve quizzed me on what we’re making, what vegetables it will entail, and each time their eyes have lit up, they’ve licked their lips in anticipation, …
I love potato salad. To me it’s not just a side for picnics, it’s a meal. Through the school year, I routinely make potato salad to cover school and work lunches. So when Patak’s asked me to try a recipe from their amazing online cookbook Smoke & Spice, I jumped at the opportunity to make …
