Apple Banana Cake.
Or my husband calls it “ABC cake.”
If you like banana bread, you’ll like this.
If you like apple pie, you’ll like this.
And it’s gluten-free!
The cake is so moist.
The combination of banana and apple creates familiar yet irresitible flavors.
Monkey muffins.
Banana, chocolate chips, and a secret ingredient of turmeric to add a little yellow color (and nutrients).
These guys are not social-distancing…
These muffins turned out great.
I love the darker brown color and the extra crispiness on the top.
My husband bought this mug for me a few years ago as a surprise.
We usually visit Chicago at least once a year, usually in the spring time (like now).
I miss the city.
Can’t wait to visit once things calm down…
A lot of things have changed the past few months.
In our household, we now eat much more muffins than ever before.
I’m just so happy with my new muffin pan I purchased.
It makes the cutest looking ones.
We both like muffins, and since it’s easy to take to have as a snack, they go quickly.
But I noticed that any muffins that have chocolate chips go super fast.
What are you cooking, baking or eating more during this lockdown?
Doughnuts!
I don’t make them often, but I do like them.
My favorite ones are yeast ones and old-fashioned.
These old-fashioned doughnuts are so good!
Crispy outside and cakey (cake–like) inside.
I made some coated versions too for fun (Matcha and chocolate).
I liked the plain ones the best though. 🙂
These are so dangerous because I can’t stop eating!
I like to use different fruits for muffins, but black plums have been looking so good the past few weekd when I go to stores, so I keep buying them.
I loved this combination of cinnamon, cocoa, and black plum.
Flavorful, chocolaty, and fruity all in one.
Mint and chocolate chip combination has always intrigued me.
The first time I learned something like mint chocolate chip ice cream existed as a young child, I thought it was kind of weird.
But once I tried it, I instantly knew why people liked it.
I’m not a huge ice cream fan, so I now enjoy this flavor combination in other things like this.
I use fresh mint leaves, and I like being able to enjoy the fresh mint flavor in them.
I wanted to show the inside.
The chocolate is melted in this picture because the muffin was still warm (I couldn’t wait!), but I like them cool so that the chocolate chips are solid.
Last night we had an early dinner.
Sitting on the couch in the living room as usual…
Me: Do you want chocolate chip cookies?
Hubby: Yes.
Just like that.
We all need chocolate chip cookies some nights.
The best chocolate chip cookies ever.
The new muffin pan is one of the best things I’ve purchased for the kitchen.
Muffins turn out so well with the perfect shape every single time when baked with this pan.
This is orange almond chocolate.
They sell this at Aldi.
As many sweets they sell, this one is from Europe (specifically, made in Germany) which we’ve come to conclusion that typically indicates good quality.
I thought it would be perfect to add to my orange chocolate muffins without thinking much.
Well, the chocolate melted a bit more than I expected.
But hey, it gave the interesting “design.”
Cocoa powder and orange zest added the wonderful flavors to the batter.
Orange almond chocolate chunks were stuffed inside and also placed on top.
And as you can see, an orange slice was put on top as well.
Orange and chocolate.
Love this combination.
I continue to enjoy baking muffins on the weekend.
Now I got a new pan, and it’s even more fun.
One of the fun parts of muffin-making is the process where I think about what I want to add to my muffins.
I was initially thinking about kumquats that I had been seeing at the local grocery store for a few weeks.
But when I finally decided to buy some, they were gone!
Instead, I found these beautiful golden berries.
I had tasted golden berries before, and I loved them.
They are slightly tart but very sweet, and I thought this would be great for muffins.
Eventually I decided to go with golden berries and thyme.
Sounds good, doesn’t it?
These are just out of the oven.
These are after I drizzled lemon icing and sprinkled fresh thyme leaves.
Aren’t they lovely?
This muffin goes well with black tea.
Delicious!
It seems a bit early for the plum season, but the grocery store near our house has been carrying beautiful plums the past few weeks, and I had to get them.
This time I used one of these black plums and one lemon plum.
This turned out beautiful!
I love galette’s rustic look.
I knew this was going to be good.
So I got a big piece!
Flaky crust.
Sweet plums.
Ginger.
Mmmm!
A piece of galette and a cup of coffee.
It makes a great snack time.
I served it with a little coconut cream.
Scrumptious!
