Lovin' From the Oven

Chocolate Chip Muffins

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My work has a program to encourage us to work out and be more active in our daily lifestyle. The more we work out, the greater the prize. They gave us each a pedometer to keep track of it all. I didn’t really pay any attention to it for the first month.

The pedometer laid on my coffee table for two weeks before I decided I should use it and see how it goes. I didn’t want to upload the new software on my computer to connect my pedometer, and that was my excuse for being lazy for the first two weeks of the year. Once I started, it became addicting. I wanted to reach that goal of 7,000 steps a day and upload it onto my page so I can see how I was doing.

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Now, it’s like my new and improved Tamagotchi. I take that baby with me everywhere I go and sulk about it if I forget it at home. It’s attached to my purse, my backpack, my inside pocket… If I’ve been sitting on my butt blogging all day, I realize it because I’ll have 1,000 steps plastered on my pedometer. That’ll motivate me to move around and go out in the evening.

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My work is quite brilliant for coming up with this program. Awarding people for working out? Giving them a goal that’s reachable? Being able to track your progress everyday for the year? Just brilliant. It’s like they’re making you live a healthier life by turning it into a game. In exchange, they have better looking and in shape workers.

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This muffin recipe comes from Bakerella and is just mediocre to me. Somehow, Bakerella makes everything look so appealing and drool worthy that I always assume the best. Too bad that’s not the case in real life. They were a little plain, without that extra something special. Maybe I just prefer my muffins to be doused with a streusel topping. Don’t get me wrong– These muffins aren’t bad, they’re just… meh.

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Chocolate Chip Muffins

Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled slightly
  • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate chunks

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tray with 12 regular size baking cups.
  2. In a mixing bowl bowl, stir flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together with a wire whisk until combined.
  3. Add in the sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla and melted butter. Stir until combined.
  4. Fold in chocolate chunks and divide batter into baking cups.
  5. Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until done.
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Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing

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I never told you guys about my oh-so-smart DB and his adventure with the ER, did I? Well, two weeks ago, my boyfriend tugged on a hangnail that he had on his finger before we went to bed. I’m talking completely tear that thing off, with nothing on the side next to the nail. Sorry for the gross visual. He ended up tossing and turning all night because his finger was hurting so badly.

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When we examined his finger in the morning, it was huge. I’m talking three times the size of a normal finger. It was red and throbbed. I told him it wasn’t a big deal and it’d go down soon. He listened, and off to school he went.

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While at work, I get a message from my DB saying that he googled his symptoms and he needs to go to the ER right away. It could be a serious infection and even be fatal if left untreated. Hasn’t anyone ever told him not to google his symptoms? It always leads to death.

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He found the nearest ER and went right away after school. I got to see his finger right before, and there was no stopping the growth. It looked like his finger was about to burst. After two hours, my DB came back home on a double dosage of strong antibiotics. Turns out his googling was right for once!

The doctor told him that fingernails are the best environment for bacteria to grow, so once it got in, there was no stopping it. He was also worried because my DB had a prominent red line coming from his middle finger leading down his hand, which meant the infection was working its way into my DB’s bloodstream. If left untreated, he’d lose movement in his finger, then his hand, and etc. The infection could work it’s way into your system, causing failures and death.

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Because of the red line on his hand, the doctor gave him a double dose of strong antibiotics. My DB also had to return the next day to make sure the antibiotics worked and his finger was improving. That’s pretty serious if they want you to come back in 24 hours. Usually, they cure you and forget you!

The antibiotics worked immediately and his swelling came down hours after he took the pills. He continued to finish off the antibiotics for another week or so, and all is well in the world now.

Sometimes my DB can be such a child. *Sigh* Moral of the story is: Don’t pull hangnails!!

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This chicken was a hit with my picky eater DB. There are only five ingredients involved and the result is a meal that’ll remind you of Thanksgiving…. without all the extra work. The stuffing on top becomes nice and fluffy when cooked, and the cream of chicken soup seals in the flavor. Recipe from The Pursuit of Happiness.

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Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing

Ingredients

  • 4 thawed chicken breasts
  • 6oz. package of Stove Top stuffing mix (I only used half a box)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 can of cream of chicken soup
  • 1/4 cup water

Directions

  1. Lay your chicken out on the bottom of the crockpot.
  2. Pour the package of stuffing on top.
  3. Mix together the sour cream, soup, and water in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over the top of the chicken and stuffing.
  4. Cook on LOW for 4 hours.
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Funfetti Cake Batter Waffles

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Gloomy days call for some color. I don’t mind the gloom and rain– in fact, I kind of love it. I like being in my PJ’s until noon and wrapped up in blankets on the couch catching up with T.V. shows with my DB. Of course, this isn’t always the case for cloudy days. I’m only able to do this because I’m currently off from work.

If I’m working, cloudy days entirely suck because that means there’s going to be delays. Lot of them. SFO (San Francisco International Airport) is the worst airport when it comes to handling a little bit of fog. Why? Because visibility gets shot to the ground, they shut down ramps for construction during peak weekends, and there’s just not enough landing/takeoff space when you have to close a ramp down.

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I may be just talking from experience and no hard facts, but here’s the nitty gritty from Travel and Leisure:

“How much slack can you cut an airport just for fog? SFO has been in the bottom 10 since 2008, and keeps inching closer to the No. 1 worst spot. Perhaps due to that poor visibility, it has the earliest start time for the period in which delays rise above 20 percent: a depressing 10 a.m. Your best strategy here is to leave really early.”

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Nearly 22% of flights out of SFO are delayed. 22%!! That’s a large number. If percentages are not your thing, that means nearly one out of five flights are delayed. Since I can work up to four flights a day, that’s not good news for me.

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So, whenever I’m killing time for delays, I’d gladly snack on funfetti anything to brighten my day. Whether it be cupcakes, these cupcakes, from scratch cookies, rice crispy treats, or donuts, I will munch on them all day long. That’s a lot of funfetti recipes!

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These waffles taste just like cake. You’re basically eating cake for breakfast in a waffle form. They’re quite sweet and you don’t even need to add maple syrup. You can eat them as is and that’d be enough.

However, if you were making these for a birthday breakfast, then you’d need extra sprinkles, whipped cream, maple syrup, and chocolate syrup to go on the side. I mean, who am I to cut back on birthdays?

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I can imagine waking up to these waffles on my birthday as a child. I’d be delighted! These will definitely be added to my list for my future children.

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Funfetti Cake Batter Waffles

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups funfetti cake mix
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 1/3 cup water

Directions

  1. Stir together the cake mix, flour, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Gradually whisk in the egg, oil, and water until just mixed. A few clumps are fine.
  3. Pour 1/4-1/3 cup batter into waffle maker and follow the machine's directions.
https://lovintheoven.com/funfetti-cake-batter-waffles/

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