Honey & Jam

Here is a really good cooking blog I found recently.
She takes lovely pictures and her recipes are to die for !

Honey & Jam

Here is her recipe for Oatmeal Cream Pies :) Soo good.


Enjoy !

Cranberry Muffins

Cranberry Muffins recipe

Cranberry Muffins ingredients list:

1 ½ cups of flour.
1 cup of cranberries, either fresh or frozen.
1 cup of Milk.
½ cup of sugar.
¼ cup of melted butter.
1 tablespoon of baking powder.
1 medium egg.

Pinch of salt.

Walnuts or pecans (optional)

Instructions for Cranberry Muffins:

Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a bowl.

Combine the remaining except the cranberries.

Add liquid mixture to the dry mixture, then stir until moistened.

Fold in the cranberries.

Fill sprayed muffin cups almost full.

Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 25 minutes.

More Muffin Recipes Here.

Worlds Best Chocolate Chocolate chip Cupcakes <3

Here is one of my favorite recipes to make ! It's quick and very simple.

Sometimes I make it with the Cream cheese topping and then other time I leave it off. :)

With out the topping it becomes egg and dairy free ! ;-)

World's Best Chocolate Cupcakes

1 c. Sugar
1 1/2 c. Flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/4 c. Cocoa
1/2 Salt

1 c. Water
1/3c. Oil
1 Tbsp. Vinegar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1c. Chopped Nuts ( Optional , I never use them )

Cheese topping :
8 oz. package of creme cheese
1 unbeaten egg
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. Salt
Dash of vanilla
1 c. Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together first 5 ingredients. Add remaining ingredients to dry mixture and beat together.
Fill cupcake pan half full with batter then drop 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture on top.
Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 min. Makes 15 to 20 cupcakes.

Topping: Blend all ingredients together except chocolate chips. Blend in chocolate chips with a spoon.

Enjoy !

Hot Tea Anyone ?

Well, I love tea. Hot tea. I enjoy sweet tea in the summer but it doesn't even begin to compare to how much I enjoy a nice cup of hot tea in the winter ! When I was young the only two flavors I would drink was Chamomile and what we called "throat coat".
They were both natural but somewhat sweet compared to the other flavors.
In the last year or so I have completely branched out! I also I have found what brands are the best. (IMHO) I like Harney & Son's , Celestial Seasonings and Tazo.
I thought I would list what I currently drink and see if any one else has suggestions or wants to share their favorites ;)

Tazo :
Passion
Wild Sweet Orange

Celestial seasoning :
Sweet Apple Chamomile
Gingerbread
Red Raspberry Leaf
Eckinacha Wellness Tea

Harney & Son's :
Hot cinnamon spice <-- ( My current Fav. !!)

This is what my desk usually looks like on a cold night. Never with out my mug beside me ! lol