Most of the time, I am the kind of person who is up for trying new things, meeting new people, experiencing as much of life as possible. (That is except for days like today when I just want to be lazy and watch way too much TV.)
I like the idea of being a "jack of all trades", someone who is well-rounded and is adaptable/useful/interesting in a variety of situations.
The problem sometimes becomes that when I find new things that I really love to do, I want to do more of it and become really good at it. However, I don't want to stop the other things that I like to do.
Plus, I always have my jobs coaching and teaching, and the publications/research projects on which I work. And the life list of adventures to have.
My point, essentially, is that I want to do all of the following things with my time, and can't quite figure out how to do all of them. How are there enough hours to:
*bake / cook from scratch almost daily
*run / swim / bike / lift weights / practice yoga / dance daily
*read
*work 40-50 hours per week
*spend time with William
*spend time with friends
*volunteer
*go to church / meditate
Not to mention, doing the daily/weekly tasks that adults must do.
I guess maybe it doesn't sound like so much, but all of this is to say, that I don't understand how people (especially parents) do everything they do, and there is so much to choose from that I occasionally have a difficult time balancing things and something falls by the wayside. For the past month or so, baking (and cooking) has been the thing that has received less attention.
However, there is nothing like a party that makes me want to bake! So, I am back in the baking game (at least for this weekend).
On Saturday, we went had chili with several friends which was the perfect time to make some cornbread. I LOVE cornbread and have a hard time passing it up. So, of course, I made two kinds.
First, cheesy chile pepper corn bread
The super easy recipe....
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
3 tbsp melted butter
1 egg
4 oz can of green chilies, drained
Mix the dry ingredients, then mix the wet ingredients, combine and spread into a 8-inch square baking pan, bake at 375 for 35ish minutes.
Second, sweet corn bread muffins
Again, super easy...
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
3 tbsp melted butter
Again, just mix the dry ingredients, then mix the wet, then combine and bake in a muffin tin for 18 to 22 minutes at 400 degrees.
(These cornbread recipes came from 1, 000 Vegetarian Recipes by Carol Gelles)
Today, we are going to a Super Bowl party tonight, so I made nutella cookies. I made some nutella cookies over Christmas that were flourless and not that great, so this time I decided to take a peanut butter cookie recipe and just substitute nutella. I must say, they are pretty darn good!
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/peanut_butter_cookies/
I imagine I will probably always struggle with time management and prioritizing the multiple ways I have to/want to spend my time. But I do hope that baking and cooking and learning how to relate to food and people are activities that find their way into my schedule.
I like the idea of being a "jack of all trades", someone who is well-rounded and is adaptable/useful/interesting in a variety of situations.
The problem sometimes becomes that when I find new things that I really love to do, I want to do more of it and become really good at it. However, I don't want to stop the other things that I like to do.
Plus, I always have my jobs coaching and teaching, and the publications/research projects on which I work. And the life list of adventures to have.
My point, essentially, is that I want to do all of the following things with my time, and can't quite figure out how to do all of them. How are there enough hours to:
*bake / cook from scratch almost daily
*run / swim / bike / lift weights / practice yoga / dance daily
*read
*work 40-50 hours per week
*spend time with William
*spend time with friends
*volunteer
*go to church / meditate
Not to mention, doing the daily/weekly tasks that adults must do.
I guess maybe it doesn't sound like so much, but all of this is to say, that I don't understand how people (especially parents) do everything they do, and there is so much to choose from that I occasionally have a difficult time balancing things and something falls by the wayside. For the past month or so, baking (and cooking) has been the thing that has received less attention.
However, there is nothing like a party that makes me want to bake! So, I am back in the baking game (at least for this weekend).
On Saturday, we went had chili with several friends which was the perfect time to make some cornbread. I LOVE cornbread and have a hard time passing it up. So, of course, I made two kinds.
First, cheesy chile pepper corn bread
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
3 tbsp melted butter
1 egg
4 oz can of green chilies, drained
Mix the dry ingredients, then mix the wet ingredients, combine and spread into a 8-inch square baking pan, bake at 375 for 35ish minutes.
Second, sweet corn bread muffins
Again, super easy...
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
3 tbsp melted butter
Again, just mix the dry ingredients, then mix the wet, then combine and bake in a muffin tin for 18 to 22 minutes at 400 degrees.
(These cornbread recipes came from 1, 000 Vegetarian Recipes by Carol Gelles)
Today, we are going to a Super Bowl party tonight, so I made nutella cookies. I made some nutella cookies over Christmas that were flourless and not that great, so this time I decided to take a peanut butter cookie recipe and just substitute nutella. I must say, they are pretty darn good!
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/peanut_butter_cookies/
I imagine I will probably always struggle with time management and prioritizing the multiple ways I have to/want to spend my time. But I do hope that baking and cooking and learning how to relate to food and people are activities that find their way into my schedule.
