MUFFIN JEWELLERY!

Marvellous Muffins

I'm mad about muffins! They were certainly not as popular when I was growing up as they are now - now of course there are muffins shops, muffin mixes on grocery store shelves, donut shops now sell muffins too.

But nothing can compare to a homemade muffins, fresh out of the oven! They are so easy to make, you can whip up a batch of muffins and be eating them in less than an hour.

And the homemade varieties can be pretty nutritious - usually not containing too much fat or sugar (unlike the commercial varieties) and full of good ingredients like grains and fruits. Rest assured all the ingredients I use are fresh and of good quality.

I like eating muffins for breakfast and tea although I also like snacking on them whenever I need to. I am happiest whenever I have some ready in the pantry to be packed for my kids when they go to school. I make them often on weekends. Leftover muffins can be frozen and then just popped in the microwave to heat up when you want one.

These shown here are my Royal Collections. They are covered with the loveliest toppings as you can see. Besides these I also make equally tasty and nutritious ones – minus the toppings. I like to throw in carrots, bananas, apples, oranges and even the pumpkin variety can be so delicious. Honestly one wouldn’t know that you have all these ‘secret’ ingredients as they are cleverly camouflaged with all the goodies like chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, raisins, sultans, cherries and nuts. My kids simply love these treats!

Enjoy!...Cheers!

Sherry
P.S. Please browse thru my blog below to view some of my earlier creations!

Muffins to Die For!

CHECK OUT THE CHOC CHIPS! YUMMM THEY PRACTICALLY MELT IN YOUR MOUTH AS YOU BITE!

Guess what? by now you would probably know how CRAZY I am about MUFFINS ! But you know what - i just can't help but share with you what i made last weekend.

Well you see my parents had come back from a short break from my sister's in Penang and they had packed some snacks for their train journey - some ham sandwiches and some bananas.

They had 2 bananas tucked away in the fridge. I only discovered them after a few days (still fresh by the way). So as not to waste them, i decided to whip up a banana plus whatever i had available in my fridge. Viola the most delicious 'Banana, Blackcurrant and Chocolate Chip' version was created! Hope you will try it and ENJOY them...... ours disappeared very quickly!
heres' the ingredients and method:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons backing powder
1 cup sugar (3/4 if you want it less sweet)
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup melted butter or conola oil
2 very ripe bananas
1/2 cup or more blackcurrants
1/2 cup or more chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla essence

Sift flour and backing powder and mix the sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat eggs, add vanilla and milk. Make a well in the bowl with dry ingredients and pour the wet mixture in and very gently stir.

Lastly add in the oil or butter. Fold very gently together with the blackcurrants. Finally with the use of a spoon or an ice-cream scoop fill the greased muffin pan or paper cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on the top of the muffins and bake in an oven at 190-200 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown and the skewer come out clean.

Lots of love

Sherry

DELICIOUS BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Greetings!

Guess what i stumbled upon today - a lovely easy blueberry muffin recipe! It will surely appeal to you, guaranteed.

You can substitute with fresh strawberries if blueberry is difficult to find. Any other types of fresh fruits also be used.

It will be a joy to try plus have an interesting snack for your breakfast, tea or supper. It will be a nice treat for you kids to pack and take to school for their break (one headache solved for Mom!)

Enjoy!

Sherry

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Take Good Care!

Lots of Love

Sherry

Savoury Weekend Pictures

Apologies to you!....due to some technical error, this couldn't go through earlier nevertheless I hope you will enjoy the pictures as well as the recipe!

Hi all

here's a step by step process of the Herb Cheese Chick Sausage; really simple as ABC....here goes...


Ingredients

Prepare all the ingredients as mentioned

2 cups multi-purpose flour
1 cup Cheddar cheese
1 tsp baking soda
6 sticks chicken sausage etc
(To be precise please refer to the recipe below)


Method:

2 bowls needed for wet & dry ingredients

dried ingredients being flour, baking powder, cheese, dried garlic,
dried herbs, salt

wet ingredients being milk, egg and oil

cut 4 sausages into small cubes and reserve the other two and cut rounds for garnishing


Final Product

bake in oven at 180-200 degrees C for 20 mins

enjoy with a cuppa for a quick snack, breakfast or brunch!

Will be posting some more interesting Eurasian recipes soon so watch out for more ya?!!!!? Till then have a great week ahead!

Lots of love,

Sherry

WELCOME BACK!!

HELLO! I'M BACK - WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Muffin Recipe Breakfast Recipes Healthy Meal Recipes

This makes a big batch of spiced pumpkin muffins. Feel free to use raisins or dried cranberries in these muffins instead of the mini chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons canola oil or corn oil
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (from approx ½ a pumpkin - cleaned, boiled and processed in blender)
• 4 large eggs
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (whatever is available)

Preparation:

Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour 24 muffin cups or mini fluted cupcake cups. Beat sugars with oil, pumpkin puree, and eggs until well blended.
Combine flour, soda, salt, and spices in a bowl; stir into the first mixture until well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full

makes 24 muffins.


ENJOY YOUR B'FAST / TEA.....HAVE FUN....
CHEERS!
SHERRY

A Garden Of Eden

How does your garden grow? Being a garden enthusiast, I can go on and on about this topic! I hope you share the same interest with me...

flowering plants not only add colour but also accentuate the garden porch. Some plants are more sensitive than others, thus you will have to take extra care. That's why i love orchids. They are really hardy and not fussy.

Tender Loving Care (TLC) is what make plants trive well. Besides watering them, you should replenish the soil at least once a month, add fertiliser every fortnight and spray pesticide at least once a month. These should guarantee you a successful priced beauty.

If you love gardening, but don't have the space to create your Garden of Paradise, container gardening is an ideal choice. Container gardening is essentially placing different plants (at least three) in containers made of plastic, clay, wood or ceramic.

There are many ways in which you can design your house garden, no matter how small, into a space in which you can derive all the simple pleasures of nature. Bonsai or Japanese Garden is also a very nice concept if there is space constraint.

Happy Pottering!

Sherry

P/s more pics for my garden of EDEN