Everyday Food for Busy People
The outside looks like a plain vanilla muffin. But inside there’s a creamy pocket of Nutella hiding.
Can it get any better?
I don’t think so.
Loy says dessert-like muffins should be called “Muffcakes”. I agree completely.
Here’s how you make this magic – and please do go straight to your kitchen to make these. You will love yourself for it! [Read more…] about Nutella Muffins
Isn’t that the prettiest pink cake?
I’m not known for beautiful cakes. They usually turn out lopsided with crumbs in the frosting. So I’m really happy with how this turned out.
The idea is not my own. I saw the Cherry Vanilla Cake on Jam Hands and couldn’t resist trying it. I altered Ali’s recipe in several ways. She used the seeds of a vanilla bean, which sounds scrumptious, but I didn’t have any. I swapped water for milk and butter for oil.
And I decided to frost it with whipped topping. My original plan was to use Cool Whip, but then I remembered a recipe shared a few weeks ago on Ingredient Spotlight for homemade whipped topping. That’s what I decided to try and I’ll share the recipe on on Thursday. [Read more…] about Maraschino Cherry Cake
I whipped these muffins up one night to snack on during family game night. We were playing spoons, which usually leads to ice cream for some reason. Then the next morning we have no spoons to stir coffee or eat cereal because they’re all dirty from the game playing, ice cream eating fun the night before.
But on this night, I decided chocolate chip muffins would make a fine snack. I love baking muffins, because it’s so fast and there’s an infinite variety of flavors. Needless to say, these were a hit.
I have some big plans for taking these muffins to a new level that involve cream cheese and chocolate ganache. I’m waiting for a day when I can bake in the afternoon so the photos have some daylight. We’ve had so much rain lately, I may have to settle for a dark day.
Back to the muffin recipe. Here’s what you’ll need. I didn’t grab a photo of the ingredients, but they’re all common items. [Read more…] about Chocolate Chip Muffins
This is a fun way to pull kids into the kitchen and share the Easter Story with them in a way that they will remember. The cookies get made in the evening and then sit in the oven overnight. It’s perfect to do the night before Easter, but any evening will work. Not only do they taste great, the Easter Story Cookies are for kids of all ages who want to focus on the significance of Easter.
Before I get to the instructions, let me share a few helpful hints. [Read more…] about Easter Story Cookies for kids of all ages
Cornbread muffins are an easy way to round out a meal. I decided to save a few steps by making my own mix.
One note: Don’t leave out the butter when you mix them up. We had company the other day and I served these muffins. Right before we sat down to eat, I discovered the melted butter that was supposed to be in the muffins sitting in the microwave instead.
Please tell me I’m not the only one to have trouble talking and cooking at the same time! I once melted a Tupperware bowl in the oven because I was talking on the phone and not paying attention. I meant to turn the oven on to about 200 degrees and then turn it off again, to rise some bread dough. The key is turning the oven off!
I’d love to hear your stories of distractions that led to cooking disasters! But first, let’s get to the recipe. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Make Your Own: Cornbread Muffin Mix