Chocolate Chunk Muffins

Hey! Where's the chocolate chunks? I sliced one of these babies open and no chunks! I sliced two of 'em and nothing. I feel like Yukon Cornelius. Every time who threw his pick in the snow and licked it...Nothing! Phooey! These muffins were light, moist and fluffy. I'd love to make them again with some more chocolate chunks. Thanks to Bridget of The Way The Cookie Crumbles for the chocolately pick!

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Cookies

OK.... Not my favorite. I made em... I tasted em... I'll give em away... I didn't bake up all the batter. I think I'll add some nuts like Tia did... and taste em again... A solid recipe. See Spike's site for the recipe.

Date Nut Bread

Hello! A little late but none the less, done. I just couldn't wait one night, one day to slice this bread! Upon tasting it, I now wish that I had slice up whole dates. I used chopped dates, which were very soft but a bigger date would've been grand. This was easy to whip up, so I'll have to try again. I made three small loaves from half a recipe. Not too shabby! Thanks to Mary of Popsicles and Sandy Feet for a yummy bread!

Blueberry Brown Sugar Plain Cake

So, it looks like a lot of folks found the egg whites to be a thorn in their side. On this hot summer day, even with air conditioning, I'm not sure what wouldn't be a little irritating! I have yet to taste this little guy but the blueberries sound like a real winner. I hope the cinnamon does a nice job in complementing the brown sugar and berries. I didn't have the size pan required so I used my 9 inch square. Interested to see how many folks had a 11x7.... Wanted to show a pic of the bottom of my cake, yup blueberries down there!!! Overall, this was a nice light and tasty cake! Thanks to Cindy of Everyday Insanity for finding a timely pick! This was very enjoyable right out of the oven!

Maple Cornmeal Biscuits

El-Yumo! Loved these, and so easy to put together. Love the sweetness from the maple syrup. I sliced a few up and spread some raspberry jam on. Really, really good! I used a tablespoon to measure out the biscuits but still ended up with over 24..... hmm... Thanks to Lindsay of A Little Something... Sweet for a yummy treat!

Brown Sugar Bundt Cake

This was pretty quick and easy to put together. I say that only because it's not often that I don't get start crackin eggs til after 9 p.m. So, with that being said I should have a cake out of the oven by 11 p.m. I chose to go with a red pear and craisins tonight. I'm not big on raisins and didn't have any prunes on hand although, I'm sure the prunes would've been lovely. I can't wait to taste this cake! I tasted the batter a few times and the brown sugar was nice and smooth. Thanks to Peggy of Pantry Revisited. Everyone who baked this cake seemed to absolutely love it. Can't wait to try it!!!!

Well, as you can see.... It stuck a little, and yes, I grabbed a fork and started picking at those little pieces and gobbled them up!

Basic Marble Loaf Cake

Well, after I saw that someone halved their recipe and made muffins, I decided to try that too! I actually used my mini muffin pan and those little babies baked up real fast....too fast. So, their a little over baked but still tasty! I made the orange version and suprisingly like them more than I thought I would. Hope everyone had fun making these! Thanks to Carol of The Bake More for a fun, quick, easy, tasty treat!

Cornmeal Shortbread Cookies

I love, love, love the crunch of these cookies! The only unfortunate part for me is I forgot to buy a lemon and I had in the fridge this powdered california lemon peel from Penzeys. Didn't like it. It taste like I put the pith of a lemon in the cookies versus the rind. So, there's a little bitterness at the end. Bummer. But this is definitely a keeper... aren't they all? Thanks to Valerie from Une gamine dans lan cuisine for this excellent selection.

A Tourtely Apple Tart

Unfortunately, I didn't read the recipe until this morning before I left for work and I didn't get home from work until after 8 p.m. My tart is a work in progress. One note that I made on this recipe is not to make a double crust in my food processor. It's a 7 cup processor and one batch is plenty in there! My dough came out over processed. We'll see how it bakes up.

I used Pink Ladies for the apples. I loved one persons comment on how this tart reminded them of McDonalds apple pie! If that's the case, my husband will devour it! I'll have to wait til tomorrow to find out! Thanks Jeanette from Whimsical Cupcake for the treat!

Pecan Powder Puff

Well, actually I did walnut powder puff cookies. It's a little late. Got caught up watching a movie with hubbie and I just popped them in the oven, hence the picture of raw cookies! Can't wait to try them! This is definitely a midnight snack at midnight! Thanks Tia for your pick! You always do such awesome, creative stuff! Check her out on buttercream barbie!

Honey Nut Brownie

Between yesterday and today I've been reading everyone's posts and I didn't get excited about making this brownie. I took the time to pick out what I thought would be a good tasting honey. I wanted something different and I saw white truffle honey. I shouldve read the side of the jar and found out that it was for savory foods and not desserts. Back to the store I went and picked out a wild flower honey. I must say, I liked this dessert more than I thought I would. I think it's important to use a bittersweet chocolate with at least a 70% percent cocoa to avoid any undesired sweetness. Although these were very sweet, I didn't mind because they were "honey sweet", if that makes any sense! These came together quite well and took about 55 minutes in the oven. I'll take some to work tomorrow to get a few more comments.

Thanks to Suzy of Suzy Homemaker for picking out this recipe. It was nice to branch out and try something with a twist from the norm!

Citrus Currant Sunshine Muffins

Well, it's nice to do a little bit of baking. I've fallen behind and literally have had ingredients on my counter for the past few recipes for weeks now! I made the corny corn muffins but they got eaten up before I could take a picture!!!

This weeks selection comes from Lauryn of Bella Baker. Such perfect timingfor a lovely spring muffin. I was asked to be a part of a women's health conference and bring some healthy muffins. These will be perfect along with a few others we've done. Mini muffins are perfect for this treat! I also added a lemon icing on them as well.

Great Grain Muffins

Christine of Happy Tummy selected a wonderful, healthy muffin. I chose apricots and walnuts as add ins. This was a yummy muffin that needed nothing more straight out of the oven. Maybe tomorrow I'll toast one with some cheddar cheese - hmmmmmmmmmm.....

Nutty Chocolately Swirly Sour Cream Bundt Cake

It's been way too, too, long but so good to be back! Moving into a new home that requires a lot of renovations has been and continues to be an incredible experience! And when your husband breaks his leg in the midst of the move - Wow!

This week's selection comes to us by Jennifer of Cooking for Comfort. I sliced this baby straight out of the oven! I thought the cinnamon was a little heavy but the chocolate and the cake texture was divine! Enjoy everyone!

Not Just For Thanksgiving Cranberry Shortbread Cake

So Sweet! So Tart! All I need is some vanilla ice cream to create a perfect harmony. I'm hoping that the cake will remain intact and not get soggy by tomorrow so that I can enjoy it with the ice cream. Something tells me that either way it will still be yummy! This was a wonderful in treat Pre-Thanksgiving! Thanks to Jessica, A Singleton in the Kitchen for this timely selection

Peanutties Blondies

Very Yummy, Very Tasty - from the dough to the finished product. Unfortunately, I used a dark coated 9 inch pan and should've turned down the thermostat so my blondies came out pretty dark around the edges and the center is not fully cooked. So, I've turned the temp on low and hoping the center will cook up some more. Hope everyone enjoys these as much as I do! Thanks to Nicole of Bakeologie for this great pick!

Fold-Over Pear Torte

Oh my goodness... did Dorie really say to lay the pie crust into the 8-inch springform pan? How about press, smoosh, press, smoosh and clump it all together! I didn't do too well in this department. I also baked mine for a lot longer than 70 minutes...more like 100. Everytime I stook a knife in the middle it wouldn't come out clean. Hmmm..... I gave up and took it out. So, it's gonna be cooling over night and will become a breakfast morning treat. Oh yea, I also used cognac instead of rum. Hope everyone enjoyed this one... My daughter says it looks like chicken pot pie ... sniff, sniff. Check out cake law at Laws of the Kitchen. She's our host this week!

Double Apple Bundt Cake

What a moist and tender cake! I love apple cake and this one is going to the top of the class! I haven't made the icing yet because Dorie said wait one day! Aw man! I can't wait to add the icing! Valedictorian after that! Thank you Lynne! Check out her blog site Honey Muffin!

Tarte Fine

I love apple desserts and this tarte is no exception! I used lovely honey crisp apples for this dessert. A nice crisp apple with a slight sweetness. As I slice the apples, I couldnt help but slice and eat, slice and eat, slice and eat! I'm not crazy about egg washes so I went with the alternate sugar and butter. A lotta budda!!! But! I'm enjoying it! Thanks to Leslie of Lethally Delicious.

Coffee Break Muffin

I was so tempted to add chocolate chips to these muffins but resisted. I added a little crunch on top by sprinkling some demera sugar on top of each muffin before baking. I also used instant decaf coffee. Perhaps the coffee flavor would've been stronger if I used a brewed coffee. Nonetheless, these muffins were pretty fantastic and thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks to Rhiani of Chocoholic Anonymous for a great pick this week!