Maple is one of everyone’s favorite flavors around here.  I can’t use the syrup straight because we go through literally a quart of syrup for pancakes, yeah…we do…but I add it to my homemade syrups for more flavor.

I like it in cookies and cakes, and lately I have been thinking of a maple glazed grilled chicken dish..but it hasn’t come together in my head yet…I promise..you will be the first to know..

Anyway so I have had this “thing” with maple.  It is my aunt and uncles fault..they made their own and when they were through making it one year when I happened to be there they fed me a small bowl of homemade, maple syrup…au naturel.

Do you know that it is amazing stuff on it’s own without the trappings of pancakes or waffles?  Good thing I don;t livei n maple syup-land because I think THAT is what would be in my coffee cup in the morning.

Anyway. I was looking for something else on the web and I found these maple chips at  Prepared Pantry.I haven’t ordered any yet because the way the budget has been. Frankly, I think that there are certain places  food addicts should stay away from until they are inddependently wealthy. Prepared Pantry is probably one of them.

So, maple chips.  That intrigues me.  I am thinking of pecan blondies with maple chips, white chocolate and maple chip cookies, maple chip muffins, banana maple chip bread…maple ganache? OMG! Can you imagine a maple cake with maple ganache filling and that pecan coconut frosting that you put on German chocolate cake?

See? I told you I was an addict.

Anyway..don;t be surprised if you see some maple chip recipes in a couple of weeks.  Meanwhile I wanted to share the information.

Oh, if you have gotten the idea that I have not cooked this week? You would be totally correct. I have not been home enough to blog OR cook and I am averaging aboout 4 hours of sleep a night.. Our completely gourmet menu for last night was homemade chili over homemade french fries. …and me running out the door with Sean for his JBQ practice, yelling back over my shoulder, “If you are still hungry, there is a loaf of bread in the pantry”

sigh.  You know at the zoo, where the keeper throws a side of beef to the lions? Well welcome to my world.

Hey, don’t forget about Boobie Bake-off!

We are off to the VA again this morning. Tra La!

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