my oven's still on

Even though it feels like an oven outside, our oven has been on inside the house several times since my last post. My lemon cake that made the journey to West Virginia last month was a delight (even though it was re-baked in the trunk on the way there). Greg's grandmother made us an array of goodies to enjoy as well and we had a great visit.

On the way to West Virginia, we made a stop in Columbus, Ohio for lunch and a bit of shopping. I picked up two fabulous new baking books and have been trying out new recipes for the last few weeks with much success. First up were these almond, orange and blueberry muffins.

Healthy and tasty. Not over-sized and full of sugar. Sign me up. On a not-so-healthy note, I now have a recipe for some very decadent rice crispy treats. Imagine a thinner version of your typical rice crispy treat topped with a layer of melted peanut butter and milk chocolate which is topped with a layer of melted dark chocolate. A small bite of this treat will cure any chocolate craving. And you can stop imagining them because I took a picture.

Speaking of chocolate, I recently made a batch of brownies to take to a friend and nearly broke Greg's heart by only saving him one little piece. Here's what he missed out on.

 

I did, however, save him one of the strawberry whoopie pies that I made for the same occasion. One of my recent book purchases is all about whoopie pies, so expect some additional whoopie updates in the future. I promise to keep it all about food.

And that's not all folks...but I think this is all of the eye candy you can handle for today. I don't want to raise your blood sugar too much in one post.