I cannot believe it’s almost the end of September. Of all the months so far this year, September may win for the zoomiest. (Is that a word? I suspect it is not, but I’m declaring it to be so for the purposes of this post.)
So much has happened lately: the kids started back to school, Birchie came to visit (I recapped our adventures here and here, with Part 3 coming next week!; and, hot off the presses, here is Birchie’s first recap of the trip!!), John was in Europe for work, I stepped down from my university job…and yet it feels like all those momentous things happened in the span of a few days.
At the start of the week, my head was really spinning. Lots of things have changed personally and professionally. The kids are in transitional stages. There’s some unbloggable stuff that’s taking up head space. And a lot of people I care about are going through really hard things (also mostly unbloggable). My heart is especially heavy for all Lisa has endured as this week draws to a close.
I’m trying to just…sit with all those feelings and ride the waves of uncertainty and change. I’m finding little things to brighten my days and accepting that sometimes there are lots of question marks and loose ends in life. Sometimes I can’t solve the problems my friends are facing (or my own!), but I can listen and it really does help when we share each other’s burdens.
Focusing on Happy Things helps, too! Like how this very second, while typing this post, I CAN SMELL PUMPKIN SPICE ON MY HANDS. It’s pretty hard to top that in terms of happiness, but I’ll try my darndest…
Warning: this may be my longest Happy Things Friday post ever. Buckle up. Or, better yet, grab a seasonal drink and settle in for a while.
DEEP SEA FISHING
On Saturday, while Birchie and I were gallivanting all over Nova Scotia footloose and fancy free, the boys were living their best lives deep sea fishing with a group of friends.
They sailed out of Lunenburg, a gorgeous, UNESCO World Heritage community a little over an hour from where we live. It is usually crawlinggggg with tourists and parking is a nightmare, so I tend to avoid visiting in the summer. As luck would have it, there was a sailing regatta happening that day and the Bluenose II was in port. So it was extra vibrant, and they didn’t complain about parking woes.
They used the same tour operator last year (more reasonably priced than most other options) and they had a great day of adventuring. They brought home some bait fish and a fresh pollack.
They caught several MONSTER cod but, alas, the fishing season for that species is over.
It was a special treat for Indy to get to eat fresh fish that he had a hand in catching (John is the one who caught the pollack that was a keeper). It was delicious!
FALL WEATHER
A certain person in my house (who shall remain unnamed) tends to get a bit grumpy when I declare the first day of school to also be the first day of fall. Their favourite season happens to be summer so they feel I shortchange that season. But fall is my favourite season, and I want to bask in its delights for as long as I’m able (plus, fall doesn’t officially end until late December which is decidedly winter in my books).
But now I can officially label the weather in my part of the world FALL. And it has been utterly glorious. Hot, sunny days. Crisp mornings. The sun setting early enough we’re ready to unwind and head to bed at a reasonable hour.
There are downsides. We made a quick switch from air conditioning to needing heat in the mornings and there was a frost warning one evening this week. But, for the most part, I consider this weather to be sheer perfection and I am. here. for. it.
FALL DECOR
I don’t decorate much for the changing seasons (except Christmas), but I like having a few simple things up in our main living space.
I’m too cheap to buy fresh pumpkins (it feels like such a waste!), but I gladly pulled my thrifted felt ones out of storage. And I’ll be on the look out for some fun fall items at thrift stores in the coming weeks.
GOOD FOOD
Chalk this up under dishes I think are amazing and my kids showed utter disdain for. They both love peanut butter, but I made a peanut teriyaki sauce to go over rice noodles and broccoli (served alongside a few potstickers) and they wanted PLAIN RICE NOODLES AND BROCCOLI. Can you even?
Another day I made the clutch decision to buy a rotisserie chicken (I had a points deal for $3 off). I made a loaded salad and every single bite of this thing was amazing. (Arugula, chicken, dill pickle seasoned roasted fava beans, tomato, green olives, nutritional yeast, and a splash of both a dill and Italian dressing.)
One night for supper we had pulled pork sandwiches, but I made mine on corn tortillas.
A few people have asked for recipes! Unfortunately, I have precisely zero pictures of either the Lemon Bread or my Cinnamon Coffee Cake. Clearly, I am not a food blogger.
For Elinoora, my Lemon Bread.
Lemon Bread
Servings: 4–6 · Prep: 10 mins · Cook: 30–40 mins
Cream together:
- ½ cup butter (softened or melted)
- ½ cup white sugar
Add:
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
Mix in:
- 1½ cups flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Zest of 1 lemon
Glaze:
- ¼ cup sugar
- Juice of one lemon
Directions:
- Bake in a greased loaf tin at 350°F for ~50 minutes.
- Heat glaze to dissolve sugar and pour over the loaf while it’s still hot/cooling in the tin.
For Fiona, my Cinnamon Coffee Cake which is a beloved family classic (we serve this as part of our Christmas morning breakfast each and every year):
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Servings: 4–6 · Prep: 10 mins · Cook: 20-30 mins
With a fork stir together:
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Whisk together in a glass measuring cup:
- 1 cup milk + 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ¼ cup light-tasting oil, or melted butter
- 1 egg
Add whisked wet ingredients into dry and mix until just held together:
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon (more or less to taste)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- After dough is formed (following instructions above), grab small chunks of dough (~2 tablespoon increments) and place into a sugar coating mixture. Toss until covered.
- Add coated dough balls into greased pan. Our preference is a silicon bundt pan, but this works well in just about every baking dish, though cook time varies (significantly!) depending on what you use.
- Dough can be stored, covered, for up to 1 day in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 375F. While the oven is preheating, combine the caramel glaze ingredients over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until it comes to a boil and sugar is fully dissolved. Pour this over top of the dough balls.
- Bake until wooden skewer comes out clean. Can be served at breakfast with butter and yogurt, or for dessert with vanilla ice cream!
In a wide, shallow bowl, prepare sugar coating:
Caramel glaze:
Directions:
ALL THINGS PUMPKIN
- Pumpkin Spice Creamer. This is a pale substitute for the seasonal flavour I spend all year dreaming about — Peppermint Mocha — but it will do for now. I don’t usually add any sweetened creamer to my coffee, so I just put in a little splash of this along with a splash of my regular oat/coconut creamer. It feels very festive.
- I made Pumpkin Waffles and this Pumpkin Bread (I added some extra cinnamon and halved the sugar!). Both were delicious!
GETTING THINGS DONE
- I needed to book a dental cleaning and I’d been putting it off. It’s been so hard to get hygiene appointments so when I called on Tuesday morning, I assumed I would wait for weeks (or months). Nope. They’d had a cancellation for late afternoon that same day. Done! And everything looked great — no cavities.
- I vacuumed the filters in the furnace.
- I booked a furnace-cleaning appointment for later this fall (we have a service plan, and a once-yearly cleaning is included, so we always get this done)!
- I ordered a filter-cleaning kit for the dryer vent (after reading Kelsey’s post).
- I made a hair appointment. I haven’t been to the hairdresser in almost a year and it is TIME.
- I fixed the caulking in our bathtub, but it really needs professional treatment, so I texted our handyman to set that up.
- I washed sheets and towels and about one bajillion other loads of laundry. Seriously. How do we produce so much laundry? Also, Belle’s room wasn’t a nightmare. It only took about 10 minutes to get it to the state pictured above…which feels like progress.
HAPPY THINGS IN BLOGLAND
- I am here for all the Fall Fun lists and reading Tobia’s plans gave me warm fuzzies. So many cozy fall activities lined up in her life.
- Melissa’s recap of a day in Wales has it all: gorgeous views, stunning weather, delicious food, and lots of books (including a bookshop called Murder and Mayhem, dedicated to mysteries and thrillers).
- Michelle’s gnomes had a bedroom makeover and it is DARLING. (If you want to know an automatic pass to getting on my Happy Things in Blogland list, share pictures of a dollhouse.)
- Wonderful news — Muffin is feeling better (no thanks to the vet!) and Jenny can turn her attention to enjoying Floridian “fall.” Sometimes you have to fake it ’til you make it and she is trying her best with pumpkin spice creamer and festive decor. Hey, we’re twinning this week.
- As if my TBR wasn’t frighteningly long, I added two more to my holds list thanks to Suz’s suggestions.
- If you find dogs even remotely adorable, you need to click through to Julie’s Wordless Wednesday post!
- I’m living vicariously through Rebecca’s (LagLiv) South African safari. Elephants! Rhinos! Giraffes! Hot water bottles under the sheets for the chilly nights! Yes, please.
- I literally laughed out loud while reading Shay’s post about things she and her husband disagree on.
- After reading the comments on this post (also by Shay), I ordered multiple items to help my currently insane allergy issues…and stocked up on local honey. I am going to commit to taking a spoonful each day which is supposed to be a natural way to build up resistance to local pollens. This honey is produced a few kilometers from my house. It’s worth a shot.
- Sarah’s reflections on mortality were insightful and they prompted her to start a monthly massage membership which is a very Happy Thing.
- Exciting news, friends! Engie has announced the book pick for the October Cool Bloggers Book Club!!! We will be reading The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Back when she announced the contenders, I put a hold on this book and it literally arrived the day the book choice became final. As the saying goes: Timing is everything. (Especially for library books. Can I get an amen from all readers?)
- Speaking of books, Rebecca (Farm Wife Reads) sets up a holiday reading list each Christmas and has announced her book selections for this year!
- It’s official: Lindsay and her family are now the proud owners of a Bernedoodle puppy named Maysie!!! She is a fluffy ball of delight.
- Catrina went on an epic hike (complete with shudderingly horrific accommodations) and promptly followed it up with smashing a major half-marathon (she finished second in her age category and was awarded a gram of gold; fancy!).
- A few weeks ago I wrote about having never hiked on a glacier and look what just showed up in my mailbox? Nicole sent me a postcard from Glacier National Park. Bonus Happy points because the stamp didn’t get marked, so I can reuse it to send out another piece of snail mail within Canada!
- And colour me delighted to receive a Nova Scotia postcard from Birchie. She even included a hilarious little message with a nod to an inside joke!
BONUS HAPPY THINGS
- Taking a sick morning. I woke up feeling miserable and while I accomplished lots of odd jobs, I stayed in my PJs and robe for the whole morning. (I did make my bed, I wasn’t that sick!)
- Having a second Pumpkin Spice Coffee one morning.
- The gentleman walking his dog who warned us about trail construction up ahead. We weren’t going that way, but it was very kind of him to be so conversational and give us a heads up.
- I got my very first “paycheque” from blogging. It’s not huge, but it’s not nothing. Woot, woot!
- We got a giant grocery order on Monday; it was satisfying to refill the larder. Our time also included a quick stop at the mall where Indy sadly noted he’s officially too big/old to go on the (very-rundown-and-probably-don’t-work) mall rides. I ponied up change a handful of times in their lives, but that made it a memorable highlight when they were young!
- Sunshine.
- Our reduced extracurricular routine has been wonderful. Life is busy, but it feels a lot less hectic than previous years. We’ve cut out two extracurriculars this fall and…it’s nice. Sometimes I feel like I’m too much of a homebody, or the kids are under-scheduled, but I think we’re at a good, sustainable level for our family. They have time to unwind and see friends and just…be kids, but they also have a few structured activities each week.
- Indy’s race! Due to some confusion over the finish line he got passed at the last second because he pulled up thinking he had won (the finish line is actually more of a “corral” and at this meet you had to run all the way to the end which doesn’t logically make a ton of sense since it’s funnelling kids into a narrow space). BUT coming second out of about 50 Grade-5 boys was a great start to the cross-country season. Those thrifted $11.99 LeBron Nike shoes made him extra fast 😉
- We came home late one evening and Indy walked into his room with the lights off and immediately hopped on his bed. Praise the Lord because, unbeknownst to us, while we were out a picture had fallen off a shelf, glass had shattered, and it went EVERYWHERE. His little feet would have been cut to bits if he had walked confidently across the floor in his dark room. It wasn’t fun to clean it up, but all’s well that ends well.
- A hot shower two mornings this week.
- While waiting for the kids to finish an activity, John and I ran errands and ended up at the bookstore (I can count on one hand the number of times I’m in a bookstore each year). And I spotted some titles that I immediately put on hold at the library (The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry + The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz by Anne Sebba).
Okay — it’s time to cut myself off. I have more to share, but I will put a lid on things so you can move on with your day. Congrats if you made it to the end of this ginormous post. I hope hearing about my Happy Things has made you smile. Now it’s your turn!
- Can any (non-Canadian) reader tell me what coin the Bluenose shows up on? (It’s also on the Nova Scotia license plate.)
- Lowlight/highlight of your week?
- What’s your favourite recipe involving pumpkin? Please tell me all about it.
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Congrats on your first blogging paycheque, Elisabeth! 🎉 What a milestone!
I love how you mix the little wins – pumpkin spice, crispy-crunchy sheets – with the big ones like furnace filters and dental cleanings. Your Happy Things Friday posts are a perfect reminder to celebrate it all.
That deep-sea fishing trip sounds epic! Indy must have been in heaven.
I keep coming back to your posts over the weekend to check out the blogs you mention – it’s like an extra dose of Happy Friday.
Indy was beside himself and loved every single minute of the adventure.
Your freshly made beds look so inviting! I have new sheets waiting to go on beds this weekend.
I didn’t know the coin, though I should have- there’s one or two in my dresser drawer.
Lowlight- a cold came on very strong and has ruined my sleep. I got only about 1.5 hours last night and so far only 2 tonight. Hence commenting so early!
Highlight- my son’s standardized test scores came in and he did well. He’s actually proud of himself, which is nice to see, as he’s had a lot of trouble with high school classes and frustration with other things lately.
Favorite pumpkin dish – pumpkin bread with crumb topping. Never chocolate chips.
Ohhhh. Crumb topping sounds next level.
Everyone (including people in our house) seem to be struggling with colds a lot this late summer/early fall.
That’s wonderful news about the test score!! Woot, woot. What a vote of confidence for your son.
It’s the Canadian dime that features the Bluenose…
NO YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO USE THAT STAMP BECAUSE NOW NO ONE WILL BE RECEIVING MAIL *sobs forever*
I swear, if this strike goes into the holiday season…well, I don’t know what. We are powerless here. I guess I’ll just be sad. Let’s hope it resolves quickly (although I don’t know HOW, things are so far apart).
September was a zoomy month! It is officially fall!
NICOLE WHEN I TYPED UP THIS POST I WAS OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT WAS COMING. AGAIN. Really???? This is happened again? What horrible deja vu. Though, also, I have been sending out all sorts of snail mail and am so relieved all the recent postcards from Birchie’s visit made it to people.
I hope it’s all done and dusted by the time you get back from your trip. Can you imagine if it goes into December again. Perish the thought.
Then again, it is annoying for me, and I know it’s life-altering for other people so I try to keep perspective and remain grateful I’m not a small business that ships things 🙁
One of my many happy things for the week is that I got to eat that pollock and it was delicious! If someone made me noodles with potstickers and a teriyaki peanut butter sauce, I would think that I had died and gone to heaven, but that’s just me.
Most of my cooking involves looking at a recipe and then doing my own thing. Sometimes I feel like I’m doing a disservice when linking to the original recipe.
I made it through both of my Canada trips without getting any cash so I don’t know which coin has the bluenose. Sigh.
Birchie, the meal was delicious, the leftovers were even better and I can’t believe the kids didn’t want it. Well, actually, I can believe it. They are crazy sometimes. MOVING ON.
I am definitely a “use a recipe and run with it”…
It’s the dime!
This list of happy things was just what I needed today! I got a postcard from you and Birchie yesterday, which also brightened my mood. And one from Nicole too!
I think, however, that you’re trying to give me a heart attack because once again there was a photo with an enormous spider!!!! (I’m kidding – that’s actually a really cool decoration.)
Your house is gorgeous, and I love your fireplace mantle. It’s such a great focal point to decorate.
I hope you have a lovely weekend!
I’m so glad the postcard arrived. Lucky timing because…wait for it…CANADA POST IS ON STRIKE AGAIN.
Ha. I am not really a “creepy decoration” kind of gal, but I had bought that one year for Halloween and there wasn’t much else in my decor basket that looked “fall-ish”.
Thanks for such sweet compliments. I will say that our living room is the most “finished” spot in the house. Many of the other rooms are in desperate need of paint. But I spend A LOT of time in this main room, and it’s very cozy and inviting. I am so glad we had the fireplace painted white because hanging things there for seasonal decor is such an easy fun thing to do.
I think it has been years (decades?) since I have heard anyone use the term ‘larder’ and I am here for it.
I hope the honey works for you. I remember being at the grocery store once, and the clerk’s nose was running down his face, and I asked him if he was ok…he said, ‘allergies’. I asked if he had taken any medication for it, and he said no, he only used local honey. Not the biggest endorsement. I’ve never tried it for that reason. But maybe he had just started? Maybe it works for normal days but that day was extra? Who knows.
Does Indy often jump up on his bed right away? Thank goodness he did, and didn’t cut up his feet!
Thanks to the link to the Keeshonden party. <3
Your party was too cute!!!
Ha. My mom talks about refilling the “larder.” I am a young woman disguised in 85-year-old thought processes in terms of my vocab.
That is not a great endorsement. I use OTC allergy meds, but I’m also getting a Neti-pot and some saline rinses that I can use while out and about. I don’t want to add more “meds” so I’m hoping saline rinses and the honey will do the trick (in combo with some OTC allergy pills as needed).
He doesn’t ever jump on his bed right away. But he had won the ribbon at cross country and he tapes them up on the wall over his bed. So he hopped up to tape up the ribbon. If not, he likely would have stepped on glass 🙁
Yes, this was a long post but you can never have too many happy things!!! We are definitely twinning on the pumpkin creamer, and I need to make pumpkin waffles this weekend.
I need several more hours in my day to go down all the rabbit holes of posts you’ve linked to here. So many amazing things going on in Blogland!
I put a library hold on Joy Luck Club and should be getting my copy soon…
And- wow, that is incredibly scary about Lisa. So glad she’s physically (mostly) okay but I’m terrified for her coworker. It sounds like a very serious situation and my heart goes out to everyone involved.
I’d never made pumpkin waffles before, so when I was staring at my can of pureed pumpkin and wondering what all to do with it, I immediately thought of you and your love of pumpkin waffles! Thanks for the inspiration <3
hahaha! I totally think zoomiest is a word and September went by so quickly! What a busy time you have been having! Sending love and hugs, it sounds a lot to deal with.
The deep sea fishing sounds a fantastic adventure!
Aww! Your fall decor is so cute, even the big spider is pretty!
The spider was a DollarStore find! If I haven’t found the item thrifted, it’s from a $store. I have low interest in investing in decor 😉 But I think being minimal about it helps in that regard because it automatically makes everything look a bit more intentional? Or so I’m hoping – haha.
So many happy things, Elisabeth! I think zoomiest is definitely a word, but I use it to describe my cat, lol.
I’m not a huge pumpkin fan, but this pumpkin bread is my FAVORITE: https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/spiced-pumpkin-bread.html
I almost made that recipe of Pumpkin Bread! I will have to try it next.
Two favourite pumpkin recipes are a pumpkin jelly roll with cream cheese filling and a pumpkin mousse. They are a nice alternative to pumpkin pie, and can be made ahead of time to serve if one is having a large family gathering.
Jacquie, you had me at cream cheese 🙂
The kids chose plain noodles and broccoli over a saucy, peanutty version? What is it with kids? My daughter always chooses to have salad without dressing, I love a bit more flavour on my food. I love pumpkin and red lentil soup with toasted cheese sandwiches, but unfortunately, I can’t have the cheese at the moment. I also make a pumpkin dahl, which is pretty good too. We used to go to a restaurant when we were teenagers/young adults with my family that had a pumpkin pasta and it came out to the table for serving in a pumpkin. I used to love that pasta and we tried a few times to recreate it, but never got it quite right. My happy thing is a Friday public holiday and so we are at my parents hanging out which has been great.
Your guess is as good as mine.
It is strange, though, because my kids LOVE sauces. Whatever, it meant there was more for me 😉
Pumpkin dal sounds yummy. I have a pumpkin pasta sauce I want to try soon and will report back.
Enjoy the time with your parents!
Elisabeth, it was the ZOOMIEST month. (that IS a word)
Yay for fresh fish, and the boys having a lovely time doing so!
OMG, your sweet friend Lisa. What a nightmare. I’m so sorry to read this, but also so happy that things weren’t worse. I mean, what a terrible thing to happen, that one would not expect.
Clean sheet night is also a favorite around here and your sweet, subtle fall decor is perfect in my opinion. Not too much—but it’s festive all the same.
Thanks for the shout-out! XO
If Suz says it, it is so. Zoomiest is officially in my vocabulary.
Oh, pumpkin dal sounds amazing!
As a midwestern mom, I am of course, a staunch advocate for PUMPKIN BARS. WI (and the great midwest) KNOWS ITS BARS. https://homanathome.com/2014/11/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-bars/
(Bonus if you start with roasting a pie pumpkin because everything smells amazing. I might make these today…)
YUM! Bars are so good (and more portable than cake).
This is such a fabulously happy list! 😀
Highlight: a second hen has joined the egg-laying club! Now just waiting on my Penguin girl, who should lay me a beautiful blue egg … sometime … when she feels like it … She’s more interested in finding ALL THE SNACKS, lol
Both of these recipes sound amazing, and I will have to try them now the weather is turning cooler and I can run my oven without feeling like I’m roasting alive 🙂
I have a pumpkin cream cheese muffin recipe that I actually prefer to make as a coffeecake – I want to dig that out and make it again, and if it’s still workable I’ll share to the blog, hehe
And I’m forever a fan of a pumpkin chocolate chip cake with cream cheese frosting – a slice of that was my “wedding cake” {we eloped, and each picked our own slice of cake from a favorite bakery}. They’ve recently added a version with the most delicious fudgy frosting, and that’s somehow even better. Now I want cake … good thing our anniversary is this week! 🙂
First, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY WEEK. I hope you have wonderful celebrations.
I love cream cheese frosting. It is just…the best! So I very much approve of your selection. And you eloped!! How romantic.
Can’t wait to see pictures of the blue egg when she’s ready to cooperate.
yes, there’s a lot of negativity in the air last week and hope reminding ourselves the little things that are tangible, we can still face the world with a smile.
I love everything about pumpkin but most of all, I just like steam plain pumpkin. sometimes I like to add it to my oatmeal too, but I love the texture more than the flavor.
Pumpkin is so versatile. It’s not a strong flavour and works so well in both sweet AND savoury things.
So I listen to a podcast called Books Unbound that’s hosted by two women from Canada. One of them got married in August and she got married in Lunenburg! So I sort of feel like I’m an expert on the place despite never having been there.
My favorite recipe with pumpkin is a soup that my SIL gave us the recipe for.
Caramelize onions (we use a small onion, but you do what works for your family). I caramelize with butter and salt, but the recipe actually calls for olive oil. Once the onions are caramelized, add 1-1.5 teaspoons of cumin. Add in a can of diced tomatoes, a can of chickpeas (rinsed), and a can of black beans (rinsed). Use the immersion blender to blend to the consistency you like. I tend to blend until I can no longer identify a bean. Put it back on the heat and add a carton of stock (I think the recipe calls for 3 cups, but 4 cups is a carton – we use chicken stock, but if you want this to be vegetarian, you can use vegetable stock), 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar, a can of pumpkin, and pepper. Raise to a boil and simmer for twenty minutes. Garnish with whatever cheese you have on hand.
Highlight of the week: I got a new office at work! It has windows! Yay!
Lunenburg really is stunning!
Okay, I HAVE MADE NOTES, Engie. This sounds delicious and so hearty!!
Having access to sunlight from the office is a huge win. I’m so happy for you.
The glass in Indy’s room – so scary. Glad no one was hurt. Great food indeed. the photos are making my mouth water. I have no idea the answer for the coin question. I make pumpkin bread all year and my people are so crazy about it. I have some nephews whose house I don’t dare show up to unless I have pumpkin bread with me. It’s a staple, but I don’t make it GF so I haven’t eaten it in years and years.
It’s a dime!
That’s so sad you haven’t been able to have any pumpkin bread (though judging how much I’ve consumed the last few weeks, perhaps it’s not a good thing I’m NOT GF).
Thank you, dear Elizabeth, for typing up the recipe for your cinnamon coffee cake that I’ll be trying to make tonight.
Aww. You’re so welcome. And thanks so much for taking the time to comment! I hope it turns out well. It’s monkey bread, in essence, but without using a yeasted dough.