During the ridiculous war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, our son and I were evacuated to Ireland.  We lived in the Dublin Blackrock neighborhood,  he attending the French Lycee in Blackrock while I worked at the American Embassy.  The Embassy was about 4 stops on the train but I arrived home 2 hours after our son.

He was usually ready for a snack after school and I would make a variety of Betty Crocker mix muffins to freeze so that he could reheat them when he got home.  One of his favorite flavors was lemon poppy seed.

I don’t know how I convinced myself that I could make these from scratch.  While not terrible, they lacked character, flavor and a reason to exist.  My husband is coming home tomorrow and he will be pleased 😀