Sweetapolita's Cinnabon-style cinnamon rolls

Listen, if you are on a diet, don't make these. Because there is absolutely no way you can exercise portion control if you get a whiff. Maybe you will have the self control to devour only half of one after pulling them out of the oven and smearing on the frosting.  You'd be forgiven for ripping off a piece and swallowing it whole. Indeed.

Pumpkin muffins with cinnamon streusel

I was in Boston to attend a conference last month and I entered Trader Joe's to grab a bottle of water. I had five minutes to get in and out. In the span of those few seconds on the way to the cash register, I ended up grabbing a bottle of organic agave syrup, a store-brand brownies mix, and also a dry mix to make pumpkin bread.