What Could Possible Make Mondays Better?

Happy Monday!  I know, I know, who could possible say Happy Monday?  That's a phrase to that will get you just as may dirty looks in the office as "Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays".  If you're like me, I'm sure you have a list a mile long on reasons why Mondays stink more than Limburger cheese, but why should that stop us from enjoying even just the smallest amount of Monday? 

One way that I have found to make my Monday mornings a bit easier is to have a wonderful breakfast.  Now when I say breakfast I'm not talking about whole wheat toast, bacon, eggs, hash browns, and a side of pancakes and I'm not talking about a bowl of cereal either. I mean, we don't need to get up any earlier than we already do to face our week of work.  I'm talking about my newly dubbed, Breakfast Biscuits.

Breakfast Biscuit is really just a sneaky name for a Snickerdoodle cookie.  There is nothing that puts a big smile on my face than a warm cup of coffee and a cookie for breakfast! A sweet treat always makes my mornings that I dread, like a Monday, so much better.  Now please don't replace your healthy breakfast every day with a cookie.  Continue to eat your fruits and veggies! I'm not condoning dessert replacements for every meal, just once awhile as a treat.  Even when I have a Breakfast Biscuit or two, I still have a banana and some yogurt. 

I love cooking and baking for the same reasons I love making ceramics.  I love the repetitive order that is needed to make a creation.  The mincing of ingredients and the kneading of dough can keep me thoroughly engaged for hours.  The repetitive tasks that I have to complete put me in a mental state of constant reflection.  Depending on how I feel or where my emotions are at, I can be reflecting on my third grade experience as a student or the job interview I had the day before. No matter where my mind takes me, I always enjoy the peaceful, quietness of my kitchen, the time I get to my thoughts, and my ability to stay in the present. 

Now that I shared my little secret of my occasional Monday indulgence, you are probably continuing to read through looking for a recipe.  Well folks, I do a very poor job sticking to a recipe. In fact, that is the one thing Ben dislikes when I cook. The food might be great, but if I'm always changing it is never the same dish and Ben tends to like the tried and true. So if you're looking for a the exact recipe I started with click here, or you can continue to scroll down and check out the small modifications and changes I made to the recipe try that out.  

I hope your Monday rocks and the day goes by fast.  

Happy dabbling!