Pumpkin Muffins!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I created this recipe today for Lammy. Hope you all like it!

Lammy's Pumpkin Ginger Muffins
by Lammy's Mommy

2 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
2 Large Eggs
2 c. pumpkin puree
1/3 c. Canola Oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
1/3 c. crystallized ginger, chopped
3/4 c. sugar

Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg
and ground ginger. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin,
oil, vanilla and buttermilk. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and
stir until just mixed. Stir in crystallized ginger. Evenly distribute
batter into 12 muffin cups.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of a
muffin comes out clean.


Allaya

Hi Allaya,

Sounds yummy. How's the little angels?

Hugs,

Nora

Oh, they're just fine, Nora! Cadence prefers to sleep while strapped to
mommy, and Lammy is full of pumpkin muffins. But just as a general
question thrown out to all moms who have ever had a two year old...how
do you deal with the tantrums, sleep fighting, and not listening to mom
(it's driving me crazy!)?

Allaya

wrote:
Hi Allaya,

Sounds yummy. How's the little angels?

Hugs,

Nora

Just keep telling yourself that they don't last forever thank goodness

"Allaya" wrote in message
news6Ahf.6593$Wu.4996@fed1read05...
Oh, they're just fine, Nora! Cadence prefers to sleep while strapped
to mommy, and Lammy is full of pumpkin muffins. But just as a
general question thrown out to all moms who have ever had a two year
old...how do you deal with the tantrums, sleep fighting, and not
listening to mom (it's driving me crazy!)?

Allaya

wrote:
Hi Allaya,

Sounds yummy. How's the little angels?

Hugs,

Nora

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 02:41:14 -0600, Allaya wrote:

Oh, they're just fine, Nora! Cadence prefers to sleep while strapped to
mommy, and Lammy is full of pumpkin muffins. But just as a general
question thrown out to all moms who have ever had a two year old...how
do you deal with the tantrums, sleep fighting, and not listening to mom
(it's driving me crazy!)?

The sleep fighting sometimes means they're over tired and should be
going to bed a bit earlier or maybe taking a longer nap. I would put
her to bed with a favorite toy, telling her that she has to stay in
her bed; she can play quietly if she likes, but she can't call mommy
until the sun comes back tomorrow morning. The first few nights, I
might return to remind her firmly that mommy can't come to get her
until the morning, but I would refuse to discuss anything else. Be as
boring as you can possibly be.

The "not listening to mom" depends. First, keep the rules to a
minimum. Only forbid things that you're going to be willing to take a
stand on, because if later you decide it's not worth it, you've taught
your kid that sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.
Once you've told a child they can't do something, you have to make
sure they don't succeed in doing it. Remove them from the scene, or
take the object away from them and put it out of their reach, or
whatever is necessary to make them resist from the forbidden
behaviour. Never repeatedly tell a child to do or not do something
without following through to make sure your instructions were
followed. This may cause a tantrum, see below.

If it's something you've told them they have to do, such as put down
their book and leave the library, then you have to make sure they do
it, even at the cost of physically carrying them off. Never ask a
child's advice or consent to something they have to do. It's dishonest
to pretend it's their choice if it isn't. I used to see parents
saying, "Let's leave the playground now and go to the supermarket."
The kid's reaction is surely going to be, "Let's not." Instead say, "I
have to go shopping now. We can come back here another day." It's a
good idea to give a two-minute warning, but once you've said it's time
to go, don't allow delays.

My oldest daughter occasionally had tantrums. You have to totally
ignore the supposed casis belli, other than to state your position
firmly just one time: "No, you cannot watch TV now. It's out of the
question." "You cannot have your hammer if you use it to hit the
table." Once the tantrum is under way, don't bring up that subject
again. Just totally ignore the screaming, kicking, breath-holding
little creature.

If it goes on too long and it's getting on your nerves, you can treat
the tantrum as an unfortunate occurrence, maybe like a bump on the
head. I used to say to my daughter, "You really are feeling bad just
now, aren't you?" Then I would get a damp washcloth and hold her in my
lap and hold it on her forehead for a minute, saying, "Maybe this will
make you feel better." If she still screamed, I would say, "I think
you need to rest in your crib until you feel better." Then I would put
her gently in her crib and say, "Call me when you're feeling better."
and leave the room.

This worked very well. Alone in her crib with no attention at all
given to her tantrum, she generally recovered almost instantly. When
we were out, if she had a tantrum, I had only to say, "When we get
home, I'll let you rest in your crib for a few minutes and you'll feel
better." Then I would totally ignore the shenanigans unless she was
beginning to damage property or persons." In that case, or if it was a
place where noise was inappropriate, I would take her outside, saying,
"We can't stay here while you're making so much noise/throwing things
around. It's annoying the other people." I also used to tell my kids
when we went into a place where noise was inappropriate, "This is a
very grownup place. You have to be very grownup to come in here."

The key is to remain completely calm and unemotional and not to
discuss the matter that caused the tantrum. Kids learn quickly that
the tantrum achieves absolutely nothing, and doesn't even get them any
attention.

Two year olds want very much to have a little autonomy, It helps a lot
to give them some autonomy in things that are appropriate. In other
words, it's not their choice whether to have a bath or not, but you
can give them a choice of the pink soap or the yellow soap. They can't
wear their shorts to school in January, but you can take out two
appropriate outfits and ask them which one they want to wear.
--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.

My Mom told me that my older sister threw temper tantrums and would hold her
breath. She told the doctor who told her to wait until Carol's face was
turning blue/ very bright red and then throw a bucket of cold water over
her. Worked like a charm! She was shocked into breathing, and she NEVER
did it again, or even threatened to.

Matthew started up ONCE in a store where I had intended to buy him a couple
of hooded sweatshirts. He took off to the toy aisle when my back was
turned. I brought him back to the sweatshirts and he proceeded to start
yelling like I was killing him. I emptied the cart back to where the items
belonged, took a yelling Matthew by the hand and walked him out of the
store.... with him crying and yelling "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" the whole way.
When we got to the car, I strapped him into his carseat and told him.... "If
you hadn't behaved the way you did I was going to buy you some sweatshirts
and a toy... now, you get nothing at all. Maybe you won't behave that way
anymore now." He didn't!

Gemini

"B Vaughan" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 02:41:14 -0600, Allaya wrote:

Oh, they're just fine, Nora! Cadence prefers to sleep while strapped to
mommy, and Lammy is full of pumpkin muffins. But just as a general
question thrown out to all moms who have ever had a two year old...how
do you deal with the tantrums, sleep fighting, and not listening to mom
(it's driving me crazy!)?

The sleep fighting sometimes means they're over tired and should be
going to bed a bit earlier or maybe taking a longer nap. I would put
her to bed with a favorite toy, telling her that she has to stay in
her bed; she can play quietly if she likes, but she can't call mommy
until the sun comes back tomorrow morning. The first few nights, I
might return to remind her firmly that mommy can't come to get her
until the morning, but I would refuse to discuss anything else. Be as
boring as you can possibly be.

The "not listening to mom" depends. First, keep the rules to a
minimum. Only forbid things that you're going to be willing to take a
stand on, because if later you decide it's not worth it, you've taught
your kid that sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.
Once you've told a child they can't do something, you have to make
sure they don't succeed in doing it. Remove them from the scene, or
take the object away from them and put it out of their reach, or
whatever is necessary to make them resist from the forbidden
behaviour. Never repeatedly tell a child to do or not do something
without following through to make sure your instructions were
followed. This may cause a tantrum, see below.

If it's something you've told them they have to do, such as put down
their book and leave the library, then you have to make sure they do
it, even at the cost of physically carrying them off. Never ask a
child's advice or consent to something they have to do. It's dishonest
to pretend it's their choice if it isn't. I used to see parents
saying, "Let's leave the playground now and go to the supermarket."
The kid's reaction is surely going to be, "Let's not." Instead say, "I
have to go shopping now. We can come back here another day." It's a
good idea to give a two-minute warning, but once you've said it's time
to go, don't allow delays.

My oldest daughter occasionally had tantrums. You have to totally
ignore the supposed casis belli, other than to state your position
firmly just one time: "No, you cannot watch TV now. It's out of the
question." "You cannot have your hammer if you use it to hit the
table." Once the tantrum is under way, don't bring up that subject
again. Just totally ignore the screaming, kicking, breath-holding
little creature.

If it goes on too long and it's getting on your nerves, you can treat
the tantrum as an unfortunate occurrence, maybe like a bump on the
head. I used to say to my daughter, "You really are feeling bad just
now, aren't you?" Then I would get a damp washcloth and hold her in my
lap and hold it on her forehead for a minute, saying, "Maybe this will
make you feel better." If she still screamed, I would say, "I think
you need to rest in your crib until you feel better." Then I would put
her gently in her crib and say, "Call me when you're feeling better."
and leave the room.

This worked very well. Alone in her crib with no attention at all
given to her tantrum, she generally recovered almost instantly. When
we were out, if she had a tantrum, I had only to say, "When we get
home, I'll let you rest in your crib for a few minutes and you'll feel
better." Then I would totally ignore the shenanigans unless she was
beginning to damage property or persons." In that case, or if it was a
place where noise was inappropriate, I would take her outside, saying,
"We can't stay here while you're making so much noise/throwing things
around. It's annoying the other people." I also used to tell my kids
when we went into a place where noise was inappropriate, "This is a
very grownup place. You have to be very grownup to come in here."

The key is to remain completely calm and unemotional and not to
discuss the matter that caused the tantrum. Kids learn quickly that
the tantrum achieves absolutely nothing, and doesn't even get them any
attention.

Two year olds want very much to have a little autonomy, It helps a lot
to give them some autonomy in things that are appropriate. In other
words, it's not their choice whether to have a bath or not, but you
can give them a choice of the pink soap or the yellow soap. They can't
wear their shorts to school in January, but you can take out two
appropriate outfits and ask them which one they want to wear.
--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero
dot it.

Good advice Barbara....

My kids only had tantrums once or twice each, because they realized it
didn't do them any good. If we were out, we went back to the car and they
were put in the back seat to thrash around and scream for as long as it took
for them to stop. I usually had a newspaper or a book with me to read. If
we were at home, they were put in their crib and I closed the bedroom door
and let them scream. Ignoring it is the only way.

I love my kids dearly....but when they were little they never ruled my life,
I ruled theirs. Remember the old saying "You do it because I said so"...
or "because I'm the Mom".

I don't believe in pussy footing around with kids. If they think they've
gotten the upper hand.... you're toast. Being firm but loving also means
better behaved kids. ;)

Shelagh


"B Vaughan" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 02:41:14 -0600, Allaya wrote:

Oh, they're just fine, Nora! Cadence prefers to sleep while strapped to
mommy, and Lammy is full of pumpkin muffins. But just as a general
question thrown out to all moms who have ever had a two year old...how
do you deal with the tantrums, sleep fighting, and not listening to mom
(it's driving me crazy!)?

The sleep fighting sometimes means they're over tired and should be
going to bed a bit earlier or maybe taking a longer nap. I would put
her to bed with a favorite toy, telling her that she has to stay in
her bed; she can play quietly if she likes, but she can't call mommy
until the sun comes back tomorrow morning. The first few nights, I
might return to remind her firmly that mommy can't come to get her
until the morning, but I would refuse to discuss anything else. Be as
boring as you can possibly be.

The "not listening to mom" depends. First, keep the rules to a
minimum. Only forbid things that you're going to be willing to take a
stand on, because if later you decide it's not worth it, you've taught
your kid that sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.
Once you've told a child they can't do something, you have to make
sure they don't succeed in doing it. Remove them from the scene, or
take the object away from them and put it out of their reach, or
whatever is necessary to make them resist from the forbidden
behaviour. Never repeatedly tell a child to do or not do something
without following through to make sure your instructions were
followed. This may cause a tantrum, see below.

If it's something you've told them they have to do, such as put down
their book and leave the library, then you have to make sure they do
it, even at the cost of physically carrying them off. Never ask a
child's advice or consent to something they have to do. It's dishonest
to pretend it's their choice if it isn't. I used to see parents
saying, "Let's leave the playground now and go to the supermarket."
The kid's reaction is surely going to be, "Let's not." Instead say, "I
have to go shopping now. We can come back here another day." It's a
good idea to give a two-minute warning, but once you've said it's time
to go, don't allow delays.

My oldest daughter occasionally had tantrums. You have to totally
ignore the supposed casis belli, other than to state your position
firmly just one time: "No, you cannot watch TV now. It's out of the
question." "You cannot have your hammer if you use it to hit the
table." Once the tantrum is under way, don't bring up that subject
again. Just totally ignore the screaming, kicking, breath-holding
little creature.

If it goes on too long and it's getting on your nerves, you can treat
the tantrum as an unfortunate occurrence, maybe like a bump on the
head. I used to say to my daughter, "You really are feeling bad just
now, aren't you?" Then I would get a damp washcloth and hold her in my
lap and hold it on her forehead for a minute, saying, "Maybe this will
make you feel better." If she still screamed, I would say, "I think
you need to rest in your crib until you feel better." Then I would put
her gently in her crib and say, "Call me when you're feeling better."
and leave the room.

This worked very well. Alone in her crib with no attention at all
given to her tantrum, she generally recovered almost instantly. When
we were out, if she had a tantrum, I had only to say, "When we get
home, I'll let you rest in your crib for a few minutes and you'll feel
better." Then I would totally ignore the shenanigans unless she was
beginning to damage property or persons." In that case, or if it was a
place where noise was inappropriate, I would take her outside, saying,
"We can't stay here while you're making so much noise/throwing things
around. It's annoying the other people." I also used to tell my kids
when we went into a place where noise was inappropriate, "This is a
very grownup place. You have to be very grownup to come in here."

The key is to remain completely calm and unemotional and not to
discuss the matter that caused the tantrum. Kids learn quickly that
the tantrum achieves absolutely nothing, and doesn't even get them any
attention.

Two year olds want very much to have a little autonomy, It helps a lot
to give them some autonomy in things that are appropriate. In other
words, it's not their choice whether to have a bath or not, but you
can give them a choice of the pink soap or the yellow soap. They can't
wear their shorts to school in January, but you can take out two
appropriate outfits and ask them which one they want to wear.
--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero
dot it.

"Shillelagh" wrote in message
...

Good advice Barbara....

My kids only had tantrums once or twice each, because they realized it
didn't do them any good. If we were out, we went back to the car and they
were put in the back seat to thrash around and scream for as long as it
took
for them to stop. I usually had a newspaper or a book with me to read.
If
we were at home, they were put in their crib and I closed the bedroom door
and let them scream. Ignoring it is the only way.

I love my kids dearly....but when they were little they never ruled my
life,
I ruled theirs. Remember the old saying "You do it because I said so"...
or "because I'm the Mom".

I don't believe in pussy footing around with kids. If they think they've
gotten the upper hand.... you're toast. Being firm but loving also means
better behaved kids. ;)

Shelagh

Oh you bet! When Matthew grabbed on to a *choice* word at the tender age of
two, *just* before meeting his paternal grandparents for the first time (My
Dad had hit his thumb with a hammer and didn't know Matthew was *right*
behind him)... I tried everything I could think of to stop him from saying
it. The more attention he got, the more he said it. However... he did not
take to being ignored (this was a bad word, mind you, not the temper tantrum
which I explained this morning), and even though my Mom and I put our
newspapers up in front of our faces to show him that we were not
listening... he proceeded to come stand beside me, lean in and put his face
directly in front of mine in front of the newspaper and repeated the word
loud and clear as if to say "IGNORE THAT!" It was shortly after that when
I discovered the Tabasco Sauce and put a tiny dot on his tongue and sat him
on the stairs and shut the door behind me to leave him sit there alone. It
only took a couple of times and it worked like a charm... he stopped saying
the word..... until the first day he met his paternal grandparents, then out
it came again (a new audience). I took him by the hand, walked him into the
livingroom, put the dot of tabasco sauce on his tongue and shut the stairs
door behind me to let him cry and yell.

Only problem with that was, when I turned around my ex-mother-in-law was
standing right there and told me I was a cruel mother and shouldn't have the
child to raise. My hackles went up, and I told her off in no uncertain
terms "This is MY child that YOUR son chose to abandon, therefore I am
raising him on my OWN! I live here with my parents and they have NEVER
interferred in the raising of my child, so what makes you think you have any
right to come here and tell me how to raise my child or that I am a bad
mother. If anyone is a bad parent that would be YOUR son who chose to leave
and not bother to be around to help raise MY son. Now I would suggest that
you back off and go back outside to enjoy the sunshine while I tend to my
child in the way that I feel is necessary to raise him properly!" She
turned on her heel and walked out the door... never again told me what to do
with my child. And if I do say so myself.... even though we occasionally
have our differences and yelling matches from time to time... he turned out
pretty good! )

Gem

Just looked up Stuffing Balls, and Stuffing Muffins and found a few of
each... plus other balls (popcorn, cheese, meat) and other muffins too.
Enjoy!

Gemini

STUFFING BALLS

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/q=stuffing

http://www.recipezaar.com/144960

http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/...ing-balls.html

**********************
POPCORN BALLS, CHEESE BALLS, MEAT BALLS, ETC

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...n_ball,FF.html

http://homecooking.about.com/library...ve/blapp88.htm

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-..._balls,FF.html

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._17270,00.html

**********************
STUFFING MUFFINS

http://www.recipezaar.com/45575

http://www.mrscubbisons.com/recipes/dresreci.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...ck_67834.shtml

http://www.annes-recipes.com/recipes...cipe_3696.html

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/3/3.shtml

***********************
OTHER MUFFINS

http://homecooking.about.com/library...ve/blmuff4.htm

http://homecooking.about.com/library...e/blmuff17.htm

Shelagh you are so right - fortunately I never had any tantrums to put up
with but they just knew that they could not ask for things in the shops etc
and also knew that mum loved them - they only need to know three things
:yes"means yes, and "no" means no, and I love you. End of story - no
unruly kids !! God bless Gwen



--

Gwen Kelly


"Shillelagh" wrote in message
...

Good advice Barbara....

My kids only had tantrums once or twice each, because they realized it
didn't do them any good. If we were out, we went back to the car and they
were put in the back seat to thrash around and scream for as long as it
took
for them to stop. I usually had a newspaper or a book with me to read.
If
we were at home, they were put in their crib and I closed the bedroom door
and let them scream. Ignoring it is the only way.

I love my kids dearly....but when they were little they never ruled my
life,
I ruled theirs. Remember the old saying "You do it because I said so"...
or "because I'm the Mom".

I don't believe in pussy footing around with kids. If they think they've
gotten the upper hand.... you're toast. Being firm but loving also means
better behaved kids. ;)

Shelagh


"B Vaughan" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 02:41:14 -0600, Allaya wrote:

Oh, they're just fine, Nora! Cadence prefers to sleep while strapped
to
mommy, and Lammy is full of pumpkin muffins. But just as a general
question thrown out to all moms who have ever had a two year old...how
do you deal with the tantrums, sleep fighting, and not listening to mom
(it's driving me crazy!)?

The sleep fighting sometimes means they're over tired and should be
going to bed a bit earlier or maybe taking a longer nap. I would put
her to bed with a favorite toy, telling her that she has to stay in
her bed; she can play quietly if she likes, but she can't call mommy
until the sun comes back tomorrow morning. The first few nights, I
might return to remind her firmly that mommy can't come to get her
until the morning, but I would refuse to discuss anything else. Be as
boring as you can possibly be.

The "not listening to mom" depends. First, keep the rules to a
minimum. Only forbid things that you're going to be willing to take a
stand on, because if later you decide it's not worth it, you've taught
your kid that sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.
Once you've told a child they can't do something, you have to make
sure they don't succeed in doing it. Remove them from the scene, or
take the object away from them and put it out of their reach, or
whatever is necessary to make them resist from the forbidden
behaviour. Never repeatedly tell a child to do or not do something
without following through to make sure your instructions were
followed. This may cause a tantrum, see below.

If it's something you've told them they have to do, such as put down
their book and leave the library, then you have to make sure they do
it, even at the cost of physically carrying them off. Never ask a
child's advice or consent to something they have to do. It's dishonest
to pretend it's their choice if it isn't. I used to see parents
saying, "Let's leave the playground now and go to the supermarket."
The kid's reaction is surely going to be, "Let's not." Instead say, "I
have to go shopping now. We can come back here another day." It's a
good idea to give a two-minute warning, but once you've said it's time
to go, don't allow delays.

My oldest daughter occasionally had tantrums. You have to totally
ignore the supposed casis belli, other than to state your position
firmly just one time: "No, you cannot watch TV now. It's out of the
question." "You cannot have your hammer if you use it to hit the
table." Once the tantrum is under way, don't bring up that subject
again. Just totally ignore the screaming, kicking, breath-holding
little creature.

If it goes on too long and it's getting on your nerves, you can treat
the tantrum as an unfortunate occurrence, maybe like a bump on the
head. I used to say to my daughter, "You really are feeling bad just
now, aren't you?" Then I would get a damp washcloth and hold her in my
lap and hold it on her forehead for a minute, saying, "Maybe this will
make you feel better." If she still screamed, I would say, "I think
you need to rest in your crib until you feel better." Then I would put
her gently in her crib and say, "Call me when you're feeling better."
and leave the room.

This worked very well. Alone in her crib with no attention at all
given to her tantrum, she generally recovered almost instantly. When
we were out, if she had a tantrum, I had only to say, "When we get
home, I'll let you rest in your crib for a few minutes and you'll feel
better." Then I would totally ignore the shenanigans unless she was
beginning to damage property or persons." In that case, or if it was a
place where noise was inappropriate, I would take her outside, saying,
"We can't stay here while you're making so much noise/throwing things
around. It's annoying the other people." I also used to tell my kids
when we went into a place where noise was inappropriate, "This is a
very grownup place. You have to be very grownup to come in here."

The key is to remain completely calm and unemotional and not to
discuss the matter that caused the tantrum. Kids learn quickly that
the tantrum achieves absolutely nothing, and doesn't even get them any
attention.

Two year olds want very much to have a little autonomy, It helps a lot
to give them some autonomy in things that are appropriate. In other
words, it's not their choice whether to have a bath or not, but you
can give them a choice of the pink soap or the yellow soap. They can't
wear their shorts to school in January, but you can take out two
appropriate outfits and ask them which one they want to wear.
--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero
dot it.