Graduation Time!
I’ve been invited to a plethora of graduation parties these past few weeks. And yesterday’s was really fun: it was a brunch party. I decided to make mini muffins, because muffins are quintessential brunch fare, and because mini muffins are so dang cute!
I also brought a date to the party.
His name is Muttsee, and I’ve had him my entire life. (It was a pajama-themed brunch, and I love getting into the spirit of theme parties. You can bet I wore my pajamas!)
Question of the Day:
Growing up, did you have a favorite stuffed animal or baby blanket?
Coming soon: ice cream, pancakes, and a Funfetti version of this.
Mini-muffins = adorable!!!
When I was little I had a stuff Garfield… but I couldn’t say Garfield, so I call him “Pa-cue” (how I got that, who knows!). The problem is that pa-cue kind of sounds like “f” you, so my mom says it cause quite a few stares when I yelled for him in public. LOL!
I’m so into mini muffins.. it ain’t even funny 😉 Growing up I wasn’t really attached to any stuffed animals. My schnauzer, Ziggy, was my pride and joy though, does that count?
Haha sure it counts! A real life stuffed animal! Besides, everyone knows Schnauzers are some of the cutest dogs ever ;).
i have mutsy too! just a different spelling, but same dog, and mine is worn down like that too! aww he’s the best.
Beans in desserts are fantastic. In these “western” treats, they’re more hidden, but as you pointed out, asians eat beans in desserts unabashedly! For instance, one of my fave desserts is mochi with red bean paste (as seen in there two blogs):
http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2009/05/red-bean-mochi-recipe.html
http://www.insanitytheory.net/kitchenwench/mochi-with-red-bean-paste/
Oooh, I just bought myself some silicone muffin cups, so this is perfect for testing them out!
I had a question for ya though: What’s your preferred method of picture submission? I’ve scouted about on the site here and I can’t actually find an “email Katie” address or option anywhere. Or I’m selectively blind, which happens sometimes.
Sorry, I’m confused: what do you mean by “picture submission” ?
I do have an email address, chocolatecoveredkatie @ msn dot com
but a lot of those messages go to spam; comments are much more reliable to talk with me 😉
In the Vegan Eye Candy post, you mentioned people’s pictures as “submissions”, and I wasn’t sure by what means they were supposed to be submitted. Was there a specific method, or did you just gather pics from people’s links and whatnot?
Oh oh I see… here’s the post where it tells you how to submit: https://lett-trim.today/2011/05/17/want-to-be-featured/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
After you follow the directions to write the post, just send me the link. No need to email a photo. 🙂 🙂
All your beanie desserts are making me green with envy!!! I *wish* I could eat beans so I could healthify my favourite foods!!!
And would you believe I own a Muttsee (Except I spelled it Mutsy because I was lazy when I was 7). He still sleeps on the end of my bed. I saved up for him for ages and ages. I had a bit of a giggle when I saw his identical twin on your post! Mine is a little more threadbare than yours, in part because I’ve had 2 kitties over the years who have adopted him as their own and played many years of piano on his belly 😉
Aww Muttsee seems to have a lot of brothers and sisters… I’d never let my dogs near Muttsee, though. Molly (my Scottie) once bit the stuffing right out of one of her stuffed animals! Your kitties sound much kinder ;).
OMG I THINK I HAD THE SAME PUPPY!!! the same exact :O
mine was named chappy… he was my fave too!!!
and… i actually almost forgot about him until now!!!
wow…. <3 <3 <3
thanks for the reminder, i have so many new plushies but i think i need to break out the old ones again!!
xoxoxo
too
Awww 🙂
I love mini muffins! So cute and yummy!
i love all your cookie dough recipes!!! thanks…
Nope! Never!
Mmm, yes, cookie dough dip is amazing! I’ve made black bean brownies before…. but they weren’t that great, so I’m hesitant to try baked beany desserts after that… but white beans might make all the difference–they’re so much squishier and mildier than black beans!
I have a yellow stuffed dog named Fetch. I got him when I was 8 years old from Cracker Barrel, and he’s slept in my bed every night since!
Hi CCK! Love your recipes. Made the blondies this weekend and THREE batches of your Good Girl Vegan Fudge with my own homemade coconut butter. SO GOOD! I can’t wait to try more. I had a blanket that I slept with … pretty much until I got married! Now it is kept in my sentimental box 🙂
Good call on the three batches! I always make multiple batches of that stuff! In fact, I want to make more now… but I’m out of ripe bananas. Boo. 🙁
I must be the odd one out here because I don’t recall ever having an attachment to any stuffed toy! Of course, I grew up on a farm and had lots of rabbits, cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, and who-knows-what-else to keep me company 🙂
As for bean desserts, I LOVE Asian desserts made with sweet bean paste! I’ve even made the paste myself. I used it in a jelly roll-style sliced cookie flavoured with green tea powder. I’ve also had the bean paste made with white beans. Mostly inside those jelly covered desserts, but I can now get those as well as the filled sweet buns and others I haven’t tried at the grocery down the road from me. I’m so excited!
I don’t understand why someone would think your recipes are stupid. I’ve made them, they’re nowhere near “stupid”.
Love the muffins!
Aww thank you! 🙂
ph, I bet the person who said it was stupid has never tasted one of your recipes!
I love mini-sized goods for a brunch, as it means you can try out even more food 😀
Did you just ask if I had ONE favorite stuffed animal? I had loads!! And you better believe me when I say I had them all in bed with me at once… I had so many (I still remember their names and I will never manage to simply throw them away!) that I hardly had space in my own bed. So when I fell out, my mum would, when she put me back to bed, throw some stuffed animals out, so that I had space again 😀 So funny, when I think about it again 😉 But I gave in to not letting ALL my “friends” stay in bed with me, after laying on my doll a whole night, bc there was no room left. Not very comfortable!
I had a favorite stuffed Mouse! I named it Mousey :]