treat tuesday #2

when i envisioned doing treat tuesdays, i pictured spending time with my kids in the kitchen. teaching them how to crack eggs, measure sugar and flour, use a mixer. talking and having fun. getting some face time in.

sometimes things don't go the way we plan.

first of all, i was going to make something entirely different, but i was given about four pounds of so ripe they need to be used yesterday strawberries. i am not complaining--these berries were delicious and we used them all. (thank you mom!) and i had actually been eyeing a strawberry cupcake recipe, so i wasn't even panicked about what to do with them when i got them... i knew immediately that i was going to make strawberries and cream cupcakes. 

sounds yummy and summery, doesn't it?


even blurry, they look scrumptious!

when i am making something for the first time, i like sticking to the recipe. then when i make it a second or third time i can make changes to satisfy the taste buds of my own personal food critics. however, being dairy, soy, and peanut free, i sometimes have to experiment before i'm ready. so while i used sara and kate's recipe, i made some substitutions. the cupcakes were still pretty yummy, although very dense and more like a muffin. we actually ate them for breakfast the next day. without frosting, of course. :)

making these cupcakes proved to be a true labor of love. it took me alllll day long. and nowhere in my day was there happy, sweet, calm children in the kitchen baking with mommy. but they did find some things to do that made them happy and that should count for something.


ben found a "sleeping" earthworm and made it his mission to take care of it. he made it a dirt blanket and gave it a baby lemon that had fallen from the tree for a snack. awww!


 natalie enjoyed eating her green beans and rice and spoon!

taylor and zach played a game of clue jr. and no one cried!

fast forward a few hours and the cupcakes were made and it was time to eat them.


ben had the hardest time waiting... he's happy to finally get a cupcake in his hands and i make him wait to eat it so i can snap a picture. ha!


so excited he forgot to take the liner off.


learned from his brother's mistake.

treat tuesday #2: strawberries and cream cupcakes...

two thumbs up!