Recipe Fridays: Raisin Bran Muffins

So I got a bug in my butt to start baking, and I received a brand new cookbook for Christmas (well, I received an Amazon GC, which I then used to buy myself a cookbook).  It turns out… I CAN bake.  These came out alright.  I was pretty amazed anyway.  BF thought they were OK, but he ate them days after they were fresh, so that probably affected the outcome… I enjoyed mine toasted with a smear of butter on the inside.  Nice crumb, good flavor.  I guess they were healthy, but they didn’t taste it, so that’s good…Since I [...]

Recipe Fridays: Strawberry-Almond Crème Muffins

I don’t bake.  You know that.  I know that.  I’m fine with it.  But I still try, every so often, because BF loves sweets, and like 90% of sweets are baked, right?  Anyway, I stumbled upon this recipe recently in a magazine and decided, what the heck.  Let’s give it a try.  (And if I were an actual baker, I might try using my own dough, but as it is… I’m not!) My muffin tin was only 6, so I used two silicone ramekins to bake the last two.  Fresh out of the oven.  Remember, they contain jam and cream [...]

Recipe Fridays: Sharp Cherry & Cheddar Muffins

Oh, what’s this?  Did Yvo try baking again?  Why yes, yes she did.  Well, not exactly.  It’s nice to have friends who are actually adept at things, who will, when she lends a cookbook to (that she won at Foodbuzz fest, actually) and subsequently begs them to bake something in the book and take pictures so she can blog it will not only do so willingly and gladly, but then will share the results with her so she can form her own opinion on the recipe.  Awesome.  That’s what awesome friends do, right?  Right?!   Mmm, Savory Baking by Mary Cech [...]