Graduate school

I have learned that I have been accepted to graduate school. I am worried and happy at the same time. Wish me luck that I can go because money is hard to come by.

I will probably lay low on baking for a while. I will finish up the ingredients that I have here and continue to post pictures. I will most likely try to turn that cookie poll winner into a muffin flavor (just prefer muffins, scones, specialty desserts to cookies, cakes, and cupcakes).  This is mainly a monetary issue more than anything. My coworkers who follow my blog know what I am talking about.

Tonight or tomorrow, I plan on coming up with something that I can share in pictures with some and in taste with others.

Spicy Cheese Cilantro Muffins and Citrusy Muffins

I was tired last night and physically could not go into detail about my muffins.

The spicy cheese cilantro has a blend of shredded Monterrey,  Colby Jack, and cheddar cheeses and some chili powder, paprika,  salt, chopped fresh green onion and cilantro. My roommates loved those.

When I told people at work that I wanted to make savory as well as sweet muffins, many of them never heard of the concept. I only had six savory muffins to distribute at work, so I will tell you how it goes.

The citrusy muffins measurements were thrown off but I think I recovered. It is more like a dense bread than a muffin. In it are dried blueberries, cranberries, golden raisins, and figs soaked in orange juice. It also has sesame seeds and pistachios. I wanted the muffins to be more citrusy than sweet.

As I am writing this, I just received some feedback. The spicy cheese cilantro muffins just blew the socks off of one of my coworkers. He liked the citrusy ones but not as much as the spicy ones. Whereas, another coworker really loved the citrusy ones and confirmed that they are more citrusy than sweet.


By the way, I have not stopped making cookies or cupcakes. They are just not my focus. I stick to my statement of muffins being superior and more versatile.

Muffins! Glorious Muffins!

I know that I said that I was not going to bake for awhile but I could not help myself. I baked a batch of spicy cheese cilantro muffins and multiberry muffins. I think I am ready to say to hell with cupcakes and cookies and hello muffins and specialty desserts. Don't hold me to it though.

There is no reason for the cupcake to get all the glory. Can a cupcake be savory as well as sweet? And how filling is a cupcake anyway. I think I might start a muffin revolution.