Since I have three kids and a husband whose birthdays all fall in the first three months of the year, I'm all about cakes right about now. I love cinnamon! I keep a giant jar in my pantry and don't measure. Cinnamon is good for your metabolism, plus it smells great! I make oven pancakes or Swedish pancakes nearly every morning. There are two kinds of interesting challenges in cooking: making up something with what you have on hand, and making something delicious when the group you're cooking for includes a person who is allergic to some basic ingredient. Last week I was making dinner for a small group that included someone who couldn't have wheat and someone who couldn't have dairy. That was easy, it was the birthday cake at the end that was a challenge. I made this chocolate flourless icecream cake with cherries jubilee on top but I did make a separate cake for the woman who couldn't have dairy. Earth Balance Sticks did work in the cake but the flavor just wasn't as good as real butter. Yum! I think it's a tragedy when I work to make something delicious and a child rejects it or eats it rudely. We don't insist that our children eat everything, but it's hurtful to act disgusted by food you are given.