I had this craving for poppy seeds. Can you even really have a craving for poppy seeds?? I don’t think it’s something someone usually craves, seeing as how it doesn’t really have a taste to it unless it’s a part of something else of course. At first I had thought about making a lemon poppy seed bundt cake, but seeing as how I’ve started working at the restaurant this week I now know that working in a restaurant = no breaks. Literally. I worked for 7 hours on my feet, in high heels, and a skirt for 7 hours straight without sitting, eating or checking my cell phone. It was hard. Very hard. Considering I’m used to working in an office from 9-5 with a nice cushy hour long lunch break, for which I usually would have gone home to eat and let the dog out. But, this job is in a couple towns over and through a tunnel so I can’t exactly come home for a bite to eat, and I couldn’t even if I wanted to.

I had never really thought about it before but of course waitresses and servers don’t have a scheduled lunch break because you constantly have tables to wait on, and no one can cover your section because they have their own section to work. Most of the girls show up to work early to order something to eat, or stick around after their shift to chow down. I actually feel bad because I haven’t actually eaten anything from the restaurant before, except a few cocktails. But that being said, I realized that I needed to sneak in a snack like a granola bar that I could take a 5 minute break to quickly eat it. Of course, I wouldn’t think of going out to buy a snack, I would make one. Also, a certain somebody has just gotten home this morning from a trip to Vegas for his friends stag and is quite tired. I’m sure he could use a little snack later and maybe bring a couple to work tomorrow. Currently, he is sleeping. Maybe the aroma of lemon poppy seed muffins could wake him from his spell. (more…)

Now that’s one jam packed muffin!! Oh and yes, I lived through my first ( and possibly last! I hope not!! ) Merritt Mountain Music Festival! Hopefully they keep the music going for next year, as this was the 17th annual one and they are possibly canceling it next year due to, what else, money. But I’ve heard that they may have found a sponsor for it which is great!

After a weekend of sitting in a river all day and listening to music all night I needed to come home and bake something! Also, a friend of mine, also named Alysha, is coming to visit tonight and I thought some muffins for tomorrow morning’s breakfast would be good, since I work at 9.

I have been away these past two weekends, last weekend in Merritt, and the weekend before I had gone to Osoyoos. When we were driving home from Osoyoos (With a FULL tank of gas.. oh yes there’s a story! note to self: do not almost run out of gas in the middle of the forest near Manning Park – with bears – driving to Osoyoos and have to pull over a park ranger to follow you to the next gas station just in case you don’t make it – Mom!) Where was I? Oh yes, on our way home from Osoyoos with lots of gas, we stopped in Keremeos, The Fruit Stand Capital Of Canada! We brought home a few zucchini’s, squash, cherries, potatoes, apricots, apples, raspberry syrup..mmm…so I’ve had these large zucchinis and cherries lying around and this morning I thought I would put them to use. Don’t they look good together?? (more…)