But I don’t like baking. Well, that’s not true. I don’t mind baking. It’s just that it takes so much time. And measuring. And ingredients.
Okay, I don’t like baking. Cooking, yes. Baking, not so much.
I manage just fine, though. Don’t be feeling sorry for me. Brownies from a box mix are delicious enough to be my specialty (quit laughing!), and rice krispy treats don’t require me to turn on the oven at all. Neither do chocolate pudding pies.
But there’s something about a muffin. Or a biscuit. Or a roll. Really, any bread will do.
My dad is a big fan of bread. So growing up, our meals were never complete without some sort of bread. My mom taught me how to make biscuits from scratch, several kinds of muffins, garlic bread, banana bread and more.
But, sadly, I’ve abandoned my cook from scratch ways.
Thankfully, I’m obviously not the only cook who prefers convenience over scratchiness. Because you can get a mix for just about anything.
And my favorite is the muffin mix. Specifically, the one that says “just add water.” At less than a dollar per mix, it’s easy to stock up and have them on hand.
I was glad I’d done just that last night. Mark had the night off, so I actually had to got to cook dinner for us. And a packet of muffin mix was quick and easy – and rounded out our meal.
Please, don’t ask about a vegetable. Surely the onions in the cheesy chicken count?
Do you like to bake? What’s your favorite type of bread? Or you a non-carb type of person?
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You are too fun…you're right, when you don't have the time, this is another way to say I Love you without all the fuss. :)
(Especially when I got a bunch of these for free during triple coupons…yipee)
They are still "home made." You made them in your home.
P.S. we never connected about She Speaks..it went in one tweet and out the other. Are you still going?
Girl, yes, mixes are the best thing ever. And I believe if it involves any sort of heat (oven, stove, microwave) and that heat is in your house then it is cooking from scratch. That would mean your Rice Krispy treats count too.
I love the Krusteaz cinnamon crumb cake mix. There is a secret little cobbler recipe on the side. All you have to do is add fruit and few other little things and whammo–you are the potluck queen!
I love to bake, and I am mostly a from scratch kind of girl. It's therapy for me, and a mix is not therapeutic. :)
Muffins are the first thing I ever remember cooking with my mom. Maybe it's the nostalgia!
Have you tried making anything in a bread machine? There are several box mixes you can pick up at all the local stores or if you want to be really "Betty Crocker-like" try a new from scratch recipe. Also, Gerald just got a cast iron skillet and is starting to try out some recipes over hot coals our outdoor fire pit. Now wouldn't that just win you an award to say you've cooked the carb for the night over the hot coals!
Hello. My name is Leslie Ruth and I'm a carboholic.
Seriously, on any given day I would rather have a huge slice of warm sourdough bread over chocolate. I know. It's true!
I do like to bake because, for me, the precise measurements and guaranteed results are something I can handle. I'm not so good at the throwing stuff together method of cooking.
{You should try Pioneer Woman's cheese muffins. They're delish AND easy. I also have a super easy recipe for banana bread. I'll send it your way…}
que to roll your eyes–but, yes, I am a bake from scratch kind of gal…except for brownies, because no scratch recipe can beat a box! I love to make ciabatta, cinnamon rolls, blueberry muffins (have an awesome recipe) and my weakness is a good cookie. Basically, I love homemade carbs and am proud of it!
I do not love to bake. Since I usually try to eat as healthy as possible, I eat complex carbs. You know… whole grain and no white flour, etc. My husband likes eating more natural also, but he does love cornbread. So occasionally I'll make cornbread from a package. Add water, stir and bake. That's my style.
i like to bake. i don't do it often cuz i'm just plain lazy, but i do like to. (although if it's cookies, i'd rather just make the dough and snack on that.)
i'm a huge bread person: muffins, bagels, banana bread (and the like), garlic bread, waffles, anything at all. (unless there are blueberries involved – then keep that away from anything i'm going to eat. i can't even stand the taste of blueberry that gets absorbed into the poppyseed muffin if they're next to each other.)
oh, and onions in cheesy chicken totally count. :)
I prefer baking over cooking, actually. But that is usually not from scratch. ;)
Mel, Mary's use of "scratchiness" totally reminded me of you. ;)
I really don't bake much anymore because 1.) I would probably eat too much of what I made. 2.) see no. 1…… Loved your post:) I would live for you to join up with Crock Pot Wednesdays on Diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com. It will begin in August.
I love to bake…I just hate to do dishes! :-D
sometimes muffins from scratch are worth the work, but I have to admit the quickies from the box are just as delicious!
I would choose to bake ANY DAY over cooking and am NOT a "mix" snob! I do like to try things from scratch, if I have time. But if I'm in a hurry I don't think twice about getting out that mix! On one of Beth Moore's blogs she recommended a mix, I bought it & am making it tonight for dessert-Betty Crocker's Hershey Cookie Brownie Bars! You can make cookies out of the mix or Brownies! Whatever you choose! Also a fan of Pillbury Quick breads mix for Pumpkin bread–found a ginger cream cheese frosting recipe that is divine on top of that pumpkin bread! Now I'm hungry, where are those cookies!?
that's one of the joys of america, right there. and something i stock up on for my kitchen back in africa.
love me some pseudo-"from-scratch" baking!