Thursday, October 27, 2011

All Natural Halloween Goodie Bags

Every year, our family assembles 200+ goodie bags for Halloween Trick-or-Treaters. All natural, of course!

This year's bag has:
jelly bracelets
sour worms
lollipop
milk chocolate square
Glee gum

Get here early! They go fast.

Happy Haunting.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Pear and Ginger Muffins

These are deelish and easy! No mixer needed for these muffins. The recipe below is from Nigella Lawson.

You'll need:
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup + 6 teaspoons packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon honey
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups peeled and diced pears (approx. 1/4 inch dice)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line 12 cup muffin pan with paper cups.

2. Mix flour, sugar, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, baking powder, and ground ginger.

3. In another bowl, whisk together the sour cream, oil, honey, and eggs. Fold into the dry ingredients.

4. Mix in the diced pears. Pour into muffin cups.

5. Sprinkle the top of each with the remaining 6 teaspoons of light brown sugar. Bake for 20 minutes.

Eat while warm!!! Freeze the extra.