Chloe and I have been at odds lately.  I attribute it to our very similar personalities.  Very.  Similar.  We seem to disagree about everything lately.  And our tone of voice (for both of us, I’m sad to say) is over half the battle these days.

So Tim suggested I make an effort to take time each weekend to do something special–just Chloe and me.  Chloe is very interested in baking and cooking, and actually checked out a book at the library this past weekend all about desserts.  She had been excited to bake something, so that’s what we did.

She chose the recipe and got out all the ingredients and even read the directions for us.  What was her choice, you ask?

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread.

Um… yum?  Well, it was an interesting pick for sure.  She really likes pumpkin flavor.  Actually one of her favorite things are pumpkin pancakes.  So, I guess it wasn’t a major surprise.  She had about 9 recipes that she had picked and had to narrow it down from.  It took her a few minutes.

The pumpkin bread was just ok (I’m don’t think I would make it again) but we had a good time together, which is the goal.

So, stayed tuned for more baking fun over the next few months!