Baking with Cranberry (how was it only Monday?)

I did more vegan chocolate cranberry cookies.

And a cranberry muffin recipe from 

Company's Coming Muffin Cookbook 

(a series that was popular in Canada and that you 

could pick up at a grocery store! Good home cooking and baking!)

It called for vegetable oil and milk; I simply

substituted the milk for orange juice. 

It was delicious still warm out of the oven!

I also put raw sugar on top before I baked it

(the recipe called for melted butter with sugar afterwards,

my way is easier and really delicious!) 

The sugar I used is in big brown crystals, here's a picture of them:

I finished this book ...

(I was so glad I was able to fit this in because I am giving this book 

to kids at our church this Saturday for St Nicholas day 

(on the Julian calendar). 

Here's the book: 

It's WONDERFUL.

And really for ages 6-adult in my book :) 

It's in part a book about growing up into (nearly) adults

and it really picks up speed quickly.

I really enjoyed it and hope to do a book review at some point.

This is my super busy baking time because I did not have

a chance to bake earlier in the year because of the pandemic...

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Well.  My mind is whirling (so much to do...)

but I must get to bed.

I say that a lot here, I realize, but I write late at night,

when all is quiet... 

***

I must say it felt like a few days in 1 day today.

I felt really thrown off and that I did a lot today

(which, is true, I baked 4 batches of cookies + a batch of muffins

and did 2 meals and cleanup). 

And I finished a great book.

And took a walk.

Yep. That's a lot.

I am behind on emails.  I am just trying to get

the basics covered right now and this week that's baking.

And prayers of course.

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God bless you!

May God save us all!