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My husband and I celebrated our 8 year wedding anniversary last week. We were married on November 19, 1999 and have been going strong ever since. Nick spoils me rotten, is a fantastic husband in each and every way, and is one of the best father’s I know. He works extremely hard, is very good at what he does, and is a smart, intelligent, caring, thoughtful man. I am very lucky!
As I was reflecting back on the past 8 years, I started thinking about our marriage and the boundaries that have been set. There are things I have never done in front of my husband. Some things, I just think, are better left not shared between couples. One of those things is using the bathroom. I have never been one to be able to pee with the door wide open while chatting with others. I can’t think of anything more awkward than that! I also do not floss my teeth in front of him and I don’t shave my legs / underarms in front of him. I figure that in some situations, a little modesty never hurt anyone. (I know that modesty went completely out the window after my first baby was born and after a very difficult birth, my hubby had to help me and my big, fat, bloated mess, take a shower….I an only hope that memory isn’t frozen firmly in his mind!)
Modesty when eating is another thing. Monkey bread, for instance, is not something that you can eat without getting a little enthusiastic about. It is hard not to just pull bite after bite after bite off of the bread and shove it into your mouth…the caramel dripping from your chin and covering your fingers. In an attempt to bring a little civility to our table Thanksgiving morning, I decided to make dainty, little, Monkey Bread Minis. We could all sit around with our individual monkey bread minis, and eat like modest, civilized human beings…
Yeah, right. These monkey bread minis were perfect and as ooey gooey as it comes. Even though the portions were smaller, it did not prevent us all from getting a little crazy with the monkey bread. Everyone, including myself, had little bits of carmel here and there and pulling apart the minis was just as barbaric as reaching in to grab a piece off a big loaf.
My husband saw me eat monkey bread and he loves me anyway. Sometimes sharing a little more than normal isn’t a bad thing.
Monkey Bread Minis
Ingredients
- 3 cans buttermilk biscuits
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Cut each biscuit in fourths with scissors.
- Shake biscuits in bag with sugar and cinnamon.
- Thoroughly pray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray
- Fill each muffin cup approximately 1/2 full with the dough pieces
- Melt margarine and brown sugar and boil 1 minute.
- Pour over the dough.
- Bake for 10- 15 minutes at 350 degrees. (This may take more or less time. Keep an eye on your monkey bread...you don't want to over cook it!)
- For extra gooey monkey bread, double the brown sugar and butter and drizzle over the minis after they have been removed from the oven. (highly recommended!)
- Let stand for 2 minutes, then scooping with a spoon, remove from the pan and place on plates or in paper cupcake holders.
Happy Anniversary.
Mini monkey bread? Heck YEAH! I am all over this idea.
Happy anniversary, Kristen!
I don’t do certain things in front of Joao, either. And I don’t think I ever will!
These mini monkey breads are so beautiful!
I’m with you on the privacy, Kristen.
Mini monkey breads are a great idea – is it possible the smallness keeps you from overeating?
WOW! what an awesome idea Kristen! Love all that gooeyness! WIshing you many more years of togetherness! Hugs!
Congratulations on your 8th, glad you had a great time. We are on to 21st on Dec 7th!:D
Marriage is all about compromise and caring when chips are down.Wish you many happy anniversaries to come!:)
Love the monkey bread, it’s so much fun to eat those!
A little mystery preserved is a good thing. The mini monkey bread looks delightfully sweet!
I’ve never heard of monkey bread, but you instantly caught my eye with the caramel-looking goodness! YuM!
Happy anniversary! You are really such a lucky wife.
I’m totally on the same page with u on privacy.
Congratulations, you are both lucky and blessed. Did someone once e-mail Dr. Phil? Love, Mom
Modesty prevents me from recounting here what my husband put up with me after the birth of our first. Modesty is a good thing but marriage changes it and love goes on.
Love the monkey bread minis. I’ve been wanting to revisit monkey bread recently.
Happy anniversary!! I have to admit, I’m a lot less modest than I thought I would be before marriage. My husband is funny, though. He will do anything in front of me, except brush his teeth. He’ll always go into a different room.
The monkey bread looks fabulous!!
this looks awesome. i’m so picking up some biscuits on my next shopping trip.
(btw, found you through tastespotting. what an awesome website.)
First, Congratulations on your 8 yr. anniversary!!! 🙂
Second–that monkey bread looks sooo yummy good! What a great idea to make it in bite-sized servings!!!
Happy Anniversary Kristen..:) and I totally agree with u regarding some things which we can’t do infront of our husband. The monkey bread look so cute and nutty.Nice idea!
~ Siri
Happy Anniversary! I think that the tiny monkey breads are just precious!
The monkey bread looks delicious. Great picture.
And happy anniversary!
These look great. Do you know a good recipe for regular size monkey bread? I’ve been looking for a good one. Thanks…
note: after 24 yrs of marriage, I still have those boundaries too – and that’s a very good thing. I believe you can still value intimacy without sharing everything.
Laura – You can find a great recipe, which is exactly like this one, in another post on my blog:
http://dineanddish.squarespace.com/dine-and-dish-blog/2007/4/11/ooooey-gooey-monkey-bread.html
Just use a tube pan instead of the muffin tin 🙂
Happy Anniversary! May there be many more to celebrate.
Happy anniversary!
I haven’t had monkey bread since I was about ten. This post brought back memories!!
Oooh, goooo – monkey bread. My roommate used to make this, and our whole kitchen would be sticky afterwards. I will definitely be trying this one out for christmas this year!
I just have to say this was quite funny to read and even though I am guilty of over-sharing with my husband, we have had many discussions with friends on the topic. I think the whole bathroom issue is split 50/50. Happy anniversary! I enjoyed reading your blog today..
Happy Anniversary – a bit late!
There are somethings that should remain private…not necessarily from modesty but from the fear that the image would be forever imprinted…
Happy anniversary. I share the same boundaries with my husband as you do. Call us silly.
But I would tear up that monkey bread right in front of him.
Congratulations on 8 years of marriage. I hope we get there! Right now my DH is on my sh*t list, he’s turned into a cranky man lately! We’ll get through it though.
I’ve never had monkey bread- everyone always raves about it though!
These Monkey Bread minis sound great! And that’s a very nice post about your spouse.
Holy Moly this recipe is the answer to my prayers! I swear i have tried to make the perfect monkey bread since like 6th grade! These look delicious and sophisticated!!! These will be the next thing I bake and post about. Thakn you!!!!