Passion Fruit Poppy Seed Muffins
Needing to find more ways to use the lovely passion fruit puree that lives in my freezer, I decided that lemon poppy seed muffins could use...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
R is for rhubarb, which seems to have a love it or leave it reputation. I grew up with it and so I love it. Give me a full on 100% rhubarb pie, no strawberries necessary! I guess it makes sense since I love tart things and all things lemon. Oh, I love it mixed into things too, bumbleberry pie loves its punch of rhubarb. I have even heard of people dipping the fresh stalks in sugar and crunching on them raw. That would be a literal nature's sour patch candy experience with a crunch...| A Messy Kitchen
Needing to find more ways to use the lovely passion fruit puree that lives in my freezer, I decided that lemon poppy seed muffins could use...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
Making whatever we can with what counter space we can find...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
Making whatever we can with what counter space we can find...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
This month, we're "going off the rails on a crazy train, sir." If you hear that in a Megamind sidekick's voice, you get bonus points. I warned the Babes I might go off the deep end and very off script with this bake, but wouldn't say what I was going to try. I have laminated bread trauma. It refuses to be friends with me. So much leaky butter oil. Everybody cross your fingers, here we go. This journey really lent itself to Elizabeth's journal format of recipe documentation.| A Messy Kitchen
Q is for quiche! The wonderfully easy press in crust comes from the Cafe Sucre Farine. The cauliflower can be done ahead of time, the crust can be done ahead, then it's just a matter of assemble and bake. I am sadly alone among my family in my love of quiche but it actually does freeze, so I will enjoy it leisurely! I love those little seasonal Costco frozen mini quiches, so I would love to try this as a mini.| A Messy Kitchen
Scones are not something that we have very often and I think some folks might consider them dry and stodgy breakfast or tea fare. That is n...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
P is for pecan, a popular ingredient in Southern candies. As far as fudge is concerned, I think "fantasy fudge" might be the most common type of home cooked fudge here in the states; the kind that uses marshmallow creme. Non-chocolate fudge is typically sweeter than chocolate fudge as it lacks the balancing bitter notes of the cocoa solids. But if you like penuche, maple bars, and/or pecans, you will certainly enjoy this fudge. Don't skimp on the pecans, and definitely toast them as i...| A Messy Kitchen
All my childhood, we had zucchini bread every summer, using up the ever plentiful and overly bountiful zucchini that would spring from the garden. I love Great Grandma's zucchini bread, even if I tweaked it occasionally over the years. I have made zucchini cupcakes, but I had never made muffins out of it! I've always loved using my Great Grandmother's vintage Wonder grater, which makes nice, fine shreds. It is the small sized hole grater out of the set of three that were sold in the '...| A Messy Kitchen
O is for the orange in this zesty citrus marinade, perfect for grilling season! This is a recipe that used to be a favorite when my kids we...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
Steamed buns are a fun dough to play around with. In the past I have made mantou, custard filled bao, plain bao, and char siu bao. This time I decided to try a chocolate filling, which was fun but very messy! The ganache was absolutely delicious and I think the starch makes the dough so much more authentic in feel and final color. My dough accidentally got two proofs, it was super active, but it still steamed up nicely. I am not the best at shaping though, so my melty filling went t...| A Messy Kitchen
N is for the Negroni. If you've never tried Campari or a bitter alcohol before, or don't like very strong cocktails, this is a good introduction to an assertive flavor. It's frozen version of the classic Negroni and a great summer drink. This was my first introduction to that spirit a year ago and I loved it! Campari reminds me of grapefruit with its bitter, citrusy notes and since I quite like both bitters and grapefruit, this was a winner for me. If you want it less tipsy, you can...| A Messy Kitchen
This muffin Monday recipe took some development! I had high hopes for the recipe since it came from a source I had previously been quite pl...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
M is for mini and marionberry this month. I found this recipe years ago when I had a bunch of leftover cake mixes from helping with a school music and dessert sale. Sometimes it is nice to just fall back on a boxed cake mix though we use them less than once a year. Just to note, this needs a standard boxed mix that has a fat included in the ingredients. It will not work with those super simple organic mixes that are only dry ingredients. Ask me how I know. I prefer Duncan Hines because ...| A Messy Kitchen
I love oats and yet seem to have a hit or miss record when incorporating them into bread. Fortunately, this was a successful time! Our cha...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
Our BreadBakers challenge for June was to make an Indian bread. I've made naan and parathas, lots of flat breads, but when I saw appam, I was intrigued. When I found a quick version that called for rice flour, I was even happier since I had a full bag available that was languishing in the pantry. Appams are a kind of pancake with thin, lacey sides and a soft, dumpling like middle. I heard the edges described as being like a dosa and the middle like an idli. For my comparisons, havin...| A Messy Kitchen
L is for lemongrass, a seasoning that I love but that I don't use nearly often enough! This is a quick and wonderfully flavorful stir fry that will come together in the time it takes to cook the rice. I would call it Thai inspired and it is great for those people who crave Asian style flavors but must avoid soy. This time my green onions were running short and so I used a thinly sliced onion and some garlic chives freshly clipped from the garden. A great change up from our typical sti...| A Messy Kitchen
Okay, we are pushing the definition of muffin this month, but these are great little chocolate bites! I have friends with gluten intolerance and also celiac, and while I can't safely bake in my kitchen for celiac, I can test out recipes to share with them. This would be easy to mini-batch and just make 6 little brownies, I think that might be best for us as I really want to go have another...| A Messy Kitchen
K is for kimchi in our alphabet baking challenge. Now that I know I can get good, fresh udon at the local grocers, I can whip up these noodle dinners more often. They come together very quickly and are wonderfully flexible on ingredients. Choose your protein and veg, tweak the sauce to taste, udon is just delicious. Hubby is fairly picky about kimchi, having served in South Korea for a year, but I found out from my Korean friend that even after kimchi has fermented to the point where it i...| A Messy Kitchen
Sticky buns are a nostalgic indulgence. Our amazing school cook made them from scratch for the whole K-8 about once a month. You were pi...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
It's my month to host for the first BBB bake of the year and I decided to delve into a method we haven't tried yet as a group bake. While ...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
For letter J, we have jollof rice! Beautifully flavored and quite spicy, feel free to reduce the amount of spicy pepper if you are not used to it. I used one pepper for a half batch and it was quite spicy but not lose the tongue hot. Spice is also very filling. Youngest thought this tasted very much like our favorite yellow curry and the flavors are indeed similar. Love the curry addition.| A Messy Kitchen
When your non-muffin-eating child says, "I don't like muffins but that was good," well I guess that's about the best endorsement I could wan...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
I is for Irish Colcannon and this fusion with mac and cheese. Colcannon itself is a mixture of mashed potatoes, green onions, and cabbage or kale. Now, mix that together with a cheesy sauce and macaroni and you have tonight's dinner. It isn't exactly your typical mac and cheese, consider it closer to a pasta casserole type recipe. Regardless, it is chock full of flavor, super filling, and very yummy. #carbcasserole My picky-about-mac-and-cheese eldest declared it super good and my y...| A Messy Kitchen
Cinnamon roll pull-apart bread: it's a beautiful thing. Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories chose that for our bake this month. If you like ...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
H is for Hagelslag and a recipe that is so simple it almost doesn't count! Bread, butter, and chocolate sprinkles. That's it. Well, not American chocolate sprinkles, (think Wilton), please don't try this with those fake wax bombs. Seek out real chocolate sprinkles, there is absolutely no comparison. The ones most readily available here are De Ruijter sprinkles and if you happen to have a World Market anywhere nearby, a box is only eight bucks and lasts a very long time. (The box s...| A Messy Kitchen
Cozonac is a traditional Romanian Easter (and Christmas) Bread, lightly sweetened and flavored with citrus and rum. Flavoring and filling v...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
These muffins should appeal to folks who grew up with hot cereal. I grew up with cream of wheat and oatmeal as our hot cereal mainstays. M...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
For the 17th Anniversary of the Bread Baking Babes, I decided to try a light and soft version of the Finnish Flatbread, rieska, with just ...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
This month we are trying a nifty little Madeiran flatbread made with sweet potatoes. Typically they are made with white sweet potatoes, but...| amessykitchen.blogspot.com
