Start the week off right: with a muffin. Hosted by An of Baker Street.
Light and airy, sticky and sweet, these bite-sized morsels mimic snickerdoodle cookies, but are packaged as a breakfast food so you don’t have to feel so guilty for indulging. You know how much I hate making messes. These muffins are full of mess. Dropping blobs of batter into cinnamon sugar and then having to fish … [Read more…]
{Edited January 9, 2015} Today, I am craving muffins. Not that such a thing is all that unusual, or varying much from any other day. But it’s been a while since I’ve baked any and since the weather has been quite frightful, I thought it was time to resurrect a Muffin Monday favorite of the … [Read more…]
Sandy is coming and there’s nowhere to hide. For the second year in a row, Connecticut will be receiving abnormal weather at the end of October, disrupting Halloween and wreaking havoc on homes everywhere. At this point, there is still some dispute as to what exactly awaits us, but all are clear: there will be … [Read more…]
Sometimes you need a little decadence in your morning. The ho-hum bowl of cereal just isn’t enough. That’s when you need Pear and Raisin Allspice Crumb Muffins. (And some googly eyes if you’re grumpy and need a laugh, too!) Like going to a party, these require a little extra preparation. I pre-cooked the pears and … [Read more…]
Last week we missed out on Muffin Monday, seeing as it was very busy and I had a lot of other commitments that kept me from doing it. The kids seemed a little lost when it came time to pack their lunches and snacks: they had gotten used to a muffin a day. They practically … [Read more…]