Cappuccino Muffins

Just a quick post to show you THIS:

This is a cappuccino muffin. It is a hybrid of two recipes. But I don't have them both with me. So you'll just have to wait.

In the meantime, DROOL.

Cheddar Soda Bread

The first recipe I'd like to share came from TastyKitchen.com. I was hungry at work one night and did the WORST thing possible.... I went recipe surfing. It made the rest of the evening almost unbearable.

And last night I was able to try this recipe at last!

Here's the recipe.

Sadly I did not photograph the making of this bread... the boys were starving and Jordan was cooking meatballs while I was mixing this up... not really conducive to photo-taking.

But it is GOOD. Definitely better fresh out of the oven or reheated. We had it with sketti and meatballs, but it would work with so many other meals. Will be making it again tomorrow night to feed to the crowd coming over for dinner.

Hopefully they will like it. If not, more for me!

I'd Rather Be Baking

I like food. I’ll be honest! But even more, I like making food. Cooking, baking, slow-cooking, whatever. Ask any of my friends, when I cook, usually they all benefit. Either people come over to eat, or I deliver to their doors. This has happened several times.

I grew up in a home where Dad cooked to de-stress and Mom baked the yummiest treats. Dad typically doesn’t use a recipe, Mom has tons of tried-and-true recipes. Now that I’m married, my husband loves to cook and comes from a family that cooks. (I think cooking is their love language!)

We like food.

Since I tend to tweet about my cooking and baking, I’ve had several people ask for recipes. Your requests have been heard!

I’m going to TRY to take pictures and write about all my cooking and baking adventures, as well as post the recipes I used. This will combine all my interests: food, photography, and writing! Making for a happy me!

Some things I will be experimenting with over the next few weeks are gluten-free baking and vegan cooking and baking. I’m sure these adventures will be very interesting!

And now, I’m off to battle a cook’s worst enemy…. Dirty dishes.