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muffins

Pumpkin, Millet, and Chocolate Muffins

October 30, 2011

Apparently we’re quickly approaching November.  Wait… what!?  In the blink of an eye we’ll be eating turkey for Thanksgiving, wrapping holiday gifts, and kissing at midnight… that’s how fast this year is going! What are we going to do about this? Is there some sort of pause button. The only thing I can think do [...]

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Chocolate Glazed Baked Doughnut Muffins

October 11, 2010

Wanted:  Type A personal assistant.  Job duties will include:  reminding me what day it is, reminding me how many days I have left to write a cookbook, eating pancakes, and listening to me talk to myself as I grocery shop. Wanted:  Dude dishwasher. Wanted:  Courage… to get back on my bike again. Wanted:  A sunny [...]

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Bikinis are Stupid

July 5, 2010

  This might look like a pile of my unmentionables.  Wait… does anyone call underwear ‘unmentionables’ anymore?   Well… they’re not my unmentionables.  They’re bathing suits.  Underwear that you wear in public.  Downright horrifying.   I hate bikinis.   But I still want to look like a babe in one.  Wait… does anyone ever feel [...]

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Sour Cream Molasses Bran Muffins

June 4, 2010

Let’s take a trip through the top drawer of  my dresser.  I have a point to make. … we’re about to talk about underwear.  Can you handle it? The top dresser drawer houses the following items: – Cotton granny panties.  Summertime sleeping bras.  For private use only.  No exceptions.   Not to be seem by [...]

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Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

November 23, 2009

In the event of some sort of big fat natural disaster in California, I may be up a creek without a paddle.  Sure, I’ve got the canned tuna, the emergency gallons of water and a few flashlights with dying batteries.  I’ve got the walking shoes, a space blanket and pepper spray… you need those things, [...]

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Maple Pecan Muffins

October 22, 2009

Today’s Maple Pecan Muffins are dedicated to Tracey. Tracey, you are dear and darling… and 15, which is equal parts hard and rad, I know. Let me tell you a little about Tracey.  Tracey had her 15th birthday last week.  Tracey’s best friend Maggie sent me a pretty precious email asking me if I would [...]

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Browned Butter Blueberry Muffins

July 22, 2009

There are three things I want you to take away from this post.  No foolin’ around… I’ll get straight to the point. One.  You’ll want to stop by tomorrow if you think you might like to be one of those people that attends my (holy heck yes!) summer party.  It’s in August.  It’s for real. [...]

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Raspberry and Jam Muffins

May 13, 2009

I woke up to an utterly dreamy California morning on Tuesday.  The soft morning sun was just streaming through my bedroom window, the birds were singing good morning, and I knew that I had a whole basket of clean laundry for the week ahead.  Pretty sweet morning, right? Sure… the only problem was that my [...]

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Brown Butter Cornbread Muffins with Fresh Blueberries and Apricots

June 11, 2008

There are moments in my life when I know that I’m a baker to the core.  I had one such moment today.  Why?  Well, I was thinking about cornbread all day.  Of all things!  Cornbread.  I was turning over cornbread formulas in my head, thinking of possibilities, researching recipes and jotting down notes.  That’s how [...]

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Black Raspberry Muffins

April 30, 2008

I’m a sucker for treats warm out of the oven.  But really, who isn’t!?  One of my favorite things to burn my mouth on is muffins fresh out of the oven.  I thought I’d treat myself to some classic blueberry muffins, but when I saw frozen black raspberries in the grocery store, classic blueberry went [...]

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Two Bite Chocolate Chunk Muffins

March 26, 2008

Remember those Low Fat Chocolate Muffins I was working on last week?  Well I’ve found a winner!  These Two Bite Chocolate Chunk Muffins are sure to satisfy that nagging chocolate craving.  Now, if you have a craving for something like… I dunno… dark chocolate cheesecake with extra thick hot fudge, then I suggest you kindly decline [...]

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Gnarley Muffins

February 22, 2008

While they may not be the prettiest muffins you’ve ever laid eyes on, they just might be the healthiest.  These little gems are packed with banana, apple and flax seed goodness.  For those of you who aren’t nutrition obsessed California dieters,  flax seed are rich in fiber and Omega-3 fatty acids which helps protect against [...]

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