There are successes in the kitchen and there are failures...unfortunately these pumpkin dark chocolate chip muffins were one of the those failures.  I had high hopes for them and all their expensive ingredients but they were a huge flop.  But instead of being discouraged,  I had to make light of the situation and use them in a photo shoot.  Part of this healthy journey has been learning to cook delicious meals with different ingredients.  There have been many successes: orange chicken, roasted brussel sprouts, baked apple turkey tenderloins, coconut pumpkin soup.  And that is what I want to keep in mind, as in any part of life, part of growing is both succeeding and failing...and learning from both.  I've always been afraid of failure, as I'm sure we all are.  But by exploring out of my comfort zone, I am learning to push past it...and I know that great rewards are to come. 

And, once I picked the dark chocolate chips out, Isabelle loved these muffins!