Taking time away from unpacking boxes for a small package of cookies (no photos of the cookies, uhmmm…just this). The recipes are sooo good, though – thought I would share.
I used this recipe for the sunflower seed butter and jelly cookies. If you clicked on the link, you’ll notice that it is *peanut butter* and jelly. I just mixed it up a little bit. Also, use any kind of preserves you like. I had strawberry-guava on-hand and that’s what I used. Yum.
The lemon ricotta cookies recipe is right here. I didn’t make the glaze, though. So sad, I know. The glaze would have been excellent, but I decided against it. Two reasons: the hot weather and via USPS. Yikes. The glaze would look a little funky, right?
Glaze=no. Cookies=yes.
: Sent :
My “Cousteau” fabric that I recently received from Spoonflower, and the small pillow that I had sewn with it.
: Made :
Now…back to work!
I am so happy! I received my first fabric request via Spoonflower. I love that she wants to make aprons and kitchen curtains out of this fabric. What cute ideas!
A spinach smoothie for the warmer months – add one frozen banana, as much spinach as you want, almond milk, and one tablespoon of cocoa powder and blend!
Husband and I took a walk to the local nursery, King’s Nursery, over the weekend. Quickly snapped a few shots of my favorites. Has anybody tried this before?
Swing with the plants made by Droog. I’ll take one for each room, please??
It feels like I have been baking non-stop for the last three weeks – crazy! One of my favorites so far has been the Toasted Coconut Muffin recipe via Epicurious. I altered the recipe slightly – see below for details.
Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Muffins
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
2 large eggs
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 400˚F. Grease muffin cup pan. Combine flour, toasted coconut, sugar, chocolate chips, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk coconut milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla to blend. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until combined.
Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean or 15 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.
Enjoy!
How could I pass up a pancake muffin recipe?!?
I wanted to make this recipe over about a month – okay, two months ago after spotting them via Joy the Baker.
What can I say? I am just a little slow, but it’s worth the wait. You’ll see.
Try them and you will want to thank Joy too!
And please forgive me, but I had to add in the chocolate chips.
Yes, HAD to. Forced, really.
* This recipe will only make a half dozen muffins if you choose to use EuroBake Cups (as shown).
What a whirlwind of a week…actually, couple of weeks!
We were going to move this site over to Squarespace. We set things up over there, decided it was too much work (with having very little time to devote to it), and now I am back to WordPress.
I like it here.
It feels like home – comfortable, cozy, and my needs are met. Also, it has a slightly different look, too, but it’s still in the works! If you visit often, you might notice slight changes here and there as time goes by.
Once again, excuse the bad photos (I never claimed to be a photographer!), here are some of my recent projects.
Seasonal notepads in the shop:
Business cards and notepad for my parents’ business:
Raspberry marshmallows – brought these along with a flourless chocolate cake (minus the glaze + no photos) when I reunited with some good friends of mine. It had been nine years – yikes!
Rummaging through storage boxes and found this! It was my grandmother’s music box. Kitschy, I know. *grin* It plays, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and the little mouse twirls around and around. So cute. It made me smile.
Celebratory chocolate coconut shortbread hearts (weird combination?) – I used the ingredients for the chocolate dough from this recipe:
In love with my new, but thrifted, chipped ceramic container:
Handmade valentine (more photos and link in the next post):
We are heading off to the local cat show tomorrow and then eating at this Indian restaurant with friends of ours.
Quite the romantics, aren’t we? *grin*
Have a lovely weekend!
