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24 Sep, 2009

Chocolate & Banana Muffins

My sister and niece arrived for their first visit to our new house last Tuesday. If you've ever met my sister and shared a meal with her, one thing becomes clear very quickly: the girl has an otherworldly relationship with chocolate. Once, we went to P.F. Chang's for dinner. She thought the food was alright, but when it came time for dessert and she ordered their “Great Wall of Chocolate”, well, let's just say there were several moments where she channeled Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. It really was indecent, and even more so when she ordered a second piece to take home with her. While doing a bit of a StumbleUpon, I happened on a recipe for [...]

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06 Aug, 2009

Peaches & Cream or Blueberry & Buttermilk Muffins

Years ago, I spent a semester of college in Orlando, Florida, working for The Mouse. While living in Orlando, I discovered the joy that is a Perkins Restaurant muffin for breakfast when you have a very long day of creating Magical Memories ahead of you. My absolute favorite Perkins Muffin is a Peaches and Cream muffin. Sadly, Perkins no longer makes this particular flavor, which I discovered when we moved out into the New Jersey countryside, and we found a Perkins nearby. Such a mix of emotions that day! But you know me – I'm not going to be deterred when I want a favorite. A search of the Interwebs found this recipe. Next came a trip to my local [...]

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21 Jan, 2009

Banana Bread Muffins

I have written my very first recipe. I was so so nervous about making it, so much so that I've put it off for weeks, and refused to take photos while I made it, for fear that I would jinx the results. I looked at a bunch of different recipes before I started writing (because really, it's kind of hard to reinvent the wheel), including a recipe I'd used for years, and a few vegan recipes. So this is a mixture of all those different recipes, tweaked and twisted to fit my personal tastes. James and I made the batter last night, and then had the bread vs. muffins debate. Personally, I prefer banana muffins, because it's easier to pick [...]

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