muffin porn
There was a rummage sale at the church the other day. While I have plenty of most categories of rummage, I feel that one can never own enough books, so I picked up a couple. One of them was Al Franken's Lying Liars book, which Leah is now enjoying after I read and recommended it (good stuff: it both amuses and angrifies!); another was the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex book, which I plan never to read unless I'm in a really down mood. By far the best selection, though, is the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library's Muffins & Quick Breads. Besides mouthwatering recipes, it also presents tantalizing photos of delectable muffins revealed in the most provocative poses. Provoking me to cook em, that is! I am so going to make Herbed Cheese-Beer Bread. I keep the book by my bed and look at it every night before I go to sleep.
Also, they weren't kidding about this Memorial Day business being the start of summer around here. Luckily our neighbors have their pool open, and even better they invited us over to a pool party. Otherwise we might have melted away entirely this weekend.