I was debating whether to call these muffins or cupcakes. But I think anyone that eats chocolate muffins for breakfast understands that, that distinction is always hard to make when your having chocolate for breakfast. The only real reason I'm calling these "muffins" is because I took my Blueberry Sour Cream Muffin recipe and altered it slightly to make it Double Chocolate Raspberry. Can I get a whoop whoop? My husband isn't really a fan of raspberries but he devoured these for breakfast, snack and dessert, so I'm guessing he thought they were pretty good. I'm a die-hard chocolate-raspberry fan so...
Read More Post a comment (9)
One of the {food} things I miss most about not being in Canada is watching the Food Network. I have a couple of favourite Canadian chefs and I often go back to the website to check out their new recipes. When I saw that Food Network had a Cooking Club Challenge every month and that they were cooking a recipe of Anna Olson's {one of my all time favourite chef's} I felt inspired to join the ranks. The original recipe is for a Sour Cream Apple Coffee Cake but I adapted it to be a bit more seasonal by replacing the...
Read More Post a comment (16)
I have the best mom in the world. Don't fight with me on this. Your mom can be just as awesome as my mom, but she can't possibly be better. My goal has never been to be a better mom then my mom, but to be just as good. To be as loving, caring and selfless. My mom has the tendency to bring out the best in people. She's had some tough years but has allowed them to turn her into a better person. Her laughter is contagious and her ever happy attitude is equally so. My mom always told me...
Read More Post a comment (14)
The food blogging world can be an intimidating place sometimes. Food is such a personal experience and there are a lot of very opinionated people out there. When you're just starting out it can feel a little overwhelming. Although it would be nice, people who have successful blogs and have been going at it for years don't have time to devote to a noob who is trying to learn the ropes. Normally. That's why I'm extremely thankful for Adopt A Blogger and my gracious mentor Susan from The Well-Seasoned Cook. This woman has taken me under her wing and has made herself...
Read More Post a comment (13)
You know how that last thing you eat before you get sick gets a bad rap for the next couple of weeks, months or years? I'm afraid that, that was the fate of this poor cake. Baby Me My birthday was last weekend and my little family was sick through it's entirety. It started with my son, who proceeded to spew chunks just as I was picking him up out of his highchair to comfort him. I have never seen so much vomit come out of a little person. It covered the entire left side of my face, got on my glasses,...
Read More Post a comment (24)
We have been freezing our little behinds off over here in the land of Norge. The sun is still refusing to show it's shining face and the cutting wind is making our walks to the grocery store not quite as enjoyable as they once were. I must be burning a lot more calories though because not only am I practically running everywhere I go, but my body is working hard at not becoming a solid mass. I know that Max is feeling it too because after his morning porridge he runs around the house teeth chattering, looking like he is...
Read More Post a comment (6)
When I was in high school my sister-in-law and I decided to make a cake as a surprise for my mom's birthday. We successful snuck her trusty mixer out of the house to the church next door, giddy with excitement that we were going to pull off such a wonderful surprise. We got to work, with me manning the mixer and feeling ultra important. I was doing so well and everything was going swimmingly. I left the mixer for a moment and continued on my merry way to complete the other important tasks in front of me. Suddenly we were...
Read More Post a comment (56)
I failed. Miserably. Two failures in a row, people are going to stop visiting this blog pretty soon. Well, I shouldn't say it was a complete failure. The cakes turned out beautifully, the buttercream was exquisitly delicious, and the caramel was caramely. What killed me was the assembly and pretty much everything else surrounding this whole situation. It took me three days to make this cake. One day to bake, another day to make the buttercream and then find out that both of the batteries for my camera were dead, and another to finally assemble this monstrosity. I thought I would...
Read More Post a comment (32)
