Baking

Comfort. Relief. Reprieve. Inspiration. That is why I cook and why I read food blogs. That is why today, I come to you with a carbo-loaded, cheese smothered, might as well be a heaping pile of nachos kind of recipe. We all need this. Honestly, we all need this no matter what is going on in the world. Also, the only reason this wasn’t a pile of tater tots or nacho chips was because my teeny tiny potatoes from Trader Joe’s were starting to grow eyes. Another set of eyes judging me for not cooking dinner. Ugh! I sat down today, not knowing what type. How to be entertaining? Mike just reminded me that a lot of things are still in my control. I can choose what kind of home environment my kids are exposed to. I can choose what kind of music to have dance parties to in my living room. I can choose to take my kids to Toys-R-Us for a special treat even though it is 2 days away from payday and I probably shouldn’t. They are good kids, they deserve treats every now and then. Plus, I friggen live for their faces of joy. I can …

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