What would you do for a warm, gooey cinnamon roll with sweet icing melting down the sides?

Before you were gluten-free, this may have been an easy fix: head to your local bakery, run to grandma’s house, or pop open the can, right? C’mon, nothing to be ashamed of, many of us have done it. No judgement here.

Waking up to a house filled with a cinnamon-sugar sweet dough aroma is rewarding in itself and is almost enough to satisfy the craving. ALMOST enough, but who are we kidding? Wafting aroma alone is just NOT going to cut it!

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Simply sinful.

Now if that’s not a culinary come-on, I don’t know what is.

Considering this signature spice’s spicy/sweet, fiery nature, is it any wonder that “sin” and the first syllable of CINnamon are homonyms?

In fact, scientists have compiled data showing the aroma of cinnamon is a powerful male aphrodisiac. (I think I’ll just leave it to you to decide what to do with THAT particular bit of information…)

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Cinnamon rolls, cinnamon buns, cinnamon swirl bread, I love it all. Sinking your teeth into a fresh, warm cinnamon roll is one of the best experiences on earth. That’s why I was feeling so guilty…

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“I could do that.”

Who among us, upon walking into a bakery, up and down the aisles at the supermarket, or past the stands at a farmers’ market hasn’t looked at [bread, pie, cake, muffins, cookies...] and said, “Hey, I could do that.”

There’s one particular place this happens to me a lot. And, I surmise, lots of other people, too.

And where’s that?

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So, it’s breakfast time again. You’re tired of cereal, the yogurt has expired, the waffle iron needs the old grease scraped out of its crannies from the last time you used it, and your children utter staggering groans when you suggest scrambled eggs.

Where’s the inspiration? Wanna turn those kiddo groans into a chorus of cheers?

Groping for the oatmeal box, your hand stumbles upon the King Arthur Flour gluten-free muffin mix you had stashed toward the back of the cabinet.

Muffins? Sure, why not? Or, better yet, how about coffeecake – one layered with streusel and berries?

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What’s the biggest thing that stops you from baking?

Lack of inspiration?

I doubt it. For most of us, the usual mantra is “So many recipes, so little time…”

AH-HA! “So little time.” Between work, keeping the family on schedule, meal prep, and exercise (critical for those of us who love to bake and EAT), there’s barely a spare moment Monday through Friday.

Even weekends seem to disappear in a cloud of laundry, kids’ sports, and errands.

What’s a dedicated baker to do?

When the baking urge hits, and you really, really don’t have even an hour to spare – bake FAST.

Here’s how.

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Do you want to know how to make ridiculously decadent and delicious eggs Benedict, start(er) to finish?

Read on.

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Someone posted this joke the other day. “Why is everyone so tired on April 1?”  “Because they just finished a 31-day March!”

Of course I giggled; it’s a cute joke, after all. Then my brain had to kick in and think. Wow, it really has been a long march to spring this year. How about you?

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This is a semi-success.

This is a kinda-failure.

Both are delicious. Why does one go to the head of the class, the other straight to the principal’s office?

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Have you noticed the days getting longer?

We’re 5 weeks past the shortest day of the year, and it shows – particularly in the morning, when the drive to work happens in broad daylight, rather than gray and gloomy almost-dawn.

Speaking of driving to work, what’s an easy, fast, filling, and tasty way to eat breakfast on the run (or more likely, on the drive)?

Big hint at the top of this page, right?

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