Too much rain can make a girl crazy!

So we are now beginning our fourth day of rain. With predictions of rain until Monday night. Can I just say: "Okay Mr. Rainman, I have had enough now, before it starts coming into the basement, m'kay? I forever appreciate your cooperation, 'cause like, I really do have other things to do than be running like a maniac trying to find every spare towel in the house to lay down in the storage room when the water starts coming in and changing it out every 20 - 30 minutes and running them through the spin cycle on the wash machine. Oh, things like running like a maniac after 6 rugrats who have cabin fever, thankyouverymuch! Oh Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on me!"

Now that I've got that off my chest, with all this dreary weather the baking bug hit me. You know it's bad when I've baked twice this week. Have I ever mentioned I don't like to bake, that I struggle with baking? That baking is not my friend? Ya, well, twice now I've subjected myself to this phenomenan that I just don't do well, much to my frustration and much to my family's delight. Days of rain will make a person do crazy things.

My first attempt was chocolate chip banana muffins. Now I've made these a bazillion times but Tuesday I tried out these new fancy schmancy silicone muffin pans that called my name one day at the store just after I had broke my hand. Why I would want fancy schmancy muffin pans when my hand was broken and I hate baking is beyond me. The only excuse I have is it must've been the pain meds they had me on. So just for the sake of opennes and sharing on the blog, here are some things I learned about silicone "pans":

-they are too cute to resist, even if you don't like to bake

-they are wonderfully non-stick

-they are easy to clean

-the pans are floppy. Sheesh, especially once the batter is in them. I had to put them empty on a flat baking sheet and then fill them & sort of double pan bake them

-the batter that is inside the pan does not brown well

-the muffins stayed fresh for days

Look at these pale looking things. And this is after I took them out of the rose pans, put them on a flat baking sheet, and threw them back in the oven for two more minutes. This gravely disappointed me. I like my muffins a little tanned, not pale.

However, that said, my peanut butter cookies, were looking like they just came home from Mexico and forgot to use sunscreen. Aaargh. Barb, I followed the recipe exactly. They were not lovely like yours.

I hope this rain quites soon before I really lose my mind and attempt to give this a try. I couldn't stand the pressure!