Bubble Bread

It's winter again and this year has been colder than most. Fields of snow instead of corn are passed on drives to work. Icicles hang from awnings, threatening to crash down on any who pass underneath. It makes the child-within exuberate with memories of the Yule-time warmth of family, friends, snow-days and most importantly, home made food. All families fight, insult and yell, but when there is a holiday spread, no one in mine can seem to keep their mouths empty long enough to argue or complain. The holidays gave us a rare opportunity to work together and equally put forth effort to get food on the table and in our stomachs. Nothing got me in this spirit more readily than the mention of dessert. One specialty in particular was enough to make my mouth water at the mere mention: bubble bread. Bubble bread can be compared to a bunt shaped cinnamon roll with nugget-sized pieces that are picked apart when eaten. The following recipe is easy to make, kid-friendly and great with coffee or tea.

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I’m sitting at my desk in my room, trying to think of the worst experience I’ve had in the past year. I light a cigarette and after a couple drags some thoughts begin to come to mind. It is hard, however, to think of one particular subject from such an unfortunate series of bad events. A nagging feeling of guilt permeates most of my memories of last year, most poignant when it comes to my mother. It seems to me that an individual can never fully appreciate the influence one has on another no matter what the “power” balance; especially in relationships as complex as that of child-parent.