I was standing in the cereal aisle of my local grocery store in awe at the variety of breakfast options displayed in front of me. “No one really wants this many choices for breakfast,” I thought to myself as I pushed my cart past the sugary flakes and shamrock-shaped marshmallows to the granola options. I realized while picking up box after box – reading the ingredients, and then putting them back. I already had everything I needed to...
I attended an intro to fly fishing clinic through Wilderness Voyagers in Ohiopyle, PA a few years ago. The two-day weekend clinic was held on the banks of the Youghiogheny River where I learned, along with six other brave souls, the basics of getting out on the water and landing a fish. Each morning began sitting outdoors at wooden picnic tables where we discussed insects and learned how to tie knots. For the second half of each day, we would...
No matter how hard I try, I never finish bananas before they turn brown. There’s always two hanging on, desperate for a renewed life. These banana muffins have the vibrancy I struggle to find with a standard banana bread. The oatmeal crumble is like the fizz of seltzer water. You feel the fun before you taste it. The muffin itself is airy with a bounce that would make a trampoline jealous. Cinnamon and nutmeg offer a wink to the holidays,...