On that note. You should know that I just swiped my fingers through my syrupy bangs again. This is probably why I get looks at the grocery store. Not only are my children disheveled, but their mother looks like someone who’s been playing with her food. Shamefully accurate. I probably had BBQ sauce or frosting on my face the other day at the store, too. It would explain why my cashier was checking out my kids to see if she needed to call the cops. I had my nephew with me, who had had a nasty run-in with the edge of a counter. The first day I saw it, it was just a knot with a split down the middle, right on his temple. By the time we went on our grocery trip a day later, it had morphed into a full-on black eye. It looked pretty gnarly. Poor kid. The checkout lady asked what happened of course, and I told her. Then she turned her attention to my son Truman, who needed a haircut so bad that his eyes were literally covered in hair. But she still managed to spot his little strawberry patch right between his eyebrows. “Oh, did he fall too?” NO I SWEAR IT’S A BIRTHMARK!! THIS BLACK-EYED KID ISN’T EVEN MINE! I’M INNOCENT!! Just ignore the syrup-bangs please. Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram P.S. If you want to make the Banana Macadamia Pancakes I mentioned, the ingredients you’ll need (besides regular pancake stuff like flour, baking soda/powder, etc.) are: 2-3 ripe or overripe bananas, 1/2 cup roasted salted macadamia nuts, eggs, butter, and buttermilk.
Substitute extracts. Got your own little extract library in your baking cupboard? Try substituting coconut extract or rum extract for the vanilla. Keep the coconut milk full fat. If you’re counting calories, serve yourself a smaller drizzle. Lite coconut milk is not going to give you the right texture and flavor! Add more coconut. If you like the taste and texture of shredded sweetened coconut, you can add some (about ½ cup). You could also add toasted coconut or coconut flakes.
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