Who's excited for some real food today? I'm excited. It's been a while. Cupcakes, muffins, and cookies are lovely but some of you may have a husband at home and/or some kids that are hungry for something savory. So we're going to cater to their needs today.
Behold, pasta that's baked in a skillet. It's genius. And it can be on your dinner table in 30 minutes. So whether you're a working wife/mom who comes home late and needs to prepare something quick, or a stay at home wife/mom to a hungry and impatient husband/child, this is perfect for you.
So, I guess my Nutella s'mores bars went viral on Pinterest. No big deal. Pffft, who am I kidding? Biggest deal ever. They also got reblogged a ridiculous amount of times on Tumblr. I'm still pretty hyped about it. To thank you guys for making all the viralness possible and flattering the heck out of me, I made you another s'mores inspired dessert. This time, I threw in some peanut butter.
And instead of bars, I baked these babies in a muffin tin. Because everyone knows desserts are so much more awesome when they're mini, portable, and mess-free. The downside is, it takes you twice as long to assemble these than it would if you just baked them in a pan...but no pain, no gain, right?
Brace yourselves, guys. There's some major venting about to go down right now. Hell hath no fury like me when I can't get a recipe down right. Are you ready? Let's begin.
I hate life. Or I guess I should say I hate the part of life where I fail at making banana pancakes. Banana friggin' pancakes. Something that should be SO simple to make. But apparenty, it's NOT. Not for me anyway. Apparently, it's the equivalent to making macarons for me.
Allow me to elaborate.
Last week, I did the Dr. Oz 3 day cleanse. During the cleanse, I fantasized about being able to chew food again and decided that I would treat myself to some delicious banana pancakes first thing in the morning after Day 3. I also decided that I would post the recipe on here for you guys, since I haven't posted a pancake recipe in a while.
Well, I woke up that Saturday morning super pumped, thinking that this was gonna be no biggie. If you want to make banana pancakes, you just add some mashed bananas to regular pancake batter. Not a problem. Except it was the biggest problem ever, cause I guess there's more chemistry going on in the pancake batter when you add bananas that I wasn't aware of. Like something that causes all the pancakes to be uncooked in the middle. Yeah, not exactly the breakfast of champions I was looking forward to.
When it comes to desserts, I don't discriminate. I love 'em all. However, I do hold a special place in my heart for desserts that combine my favorite flavors. Like these oatmeal peanut-butter chocolate chip cookies- legit. And this snickers Nutella ice cream cake- I could eat all day. Even better are desserts that combine two or more desserts into one. You may remember my cookie dough cream pie? Or my banana split cheesecake? And there's no way you forgot the molten chocolate surprise?
Today, we're adding another one to the list. Strawberry cheesecake streusel muffins. There was no way I was keeping this one in the recipe queue for long. I always have a steady supply of strawberries in my house. And though they serve me well in fabulous shakes and smoothies every morning, this Sunday I decided I'd put them to use in a different way.
So, you may or may not have noticed, but my posts are kind of not holiday-oriented. Okay, they're not holiday oriented at all. I give you guys apple pie in May, chimichangas in March, coconut macaroons in August, and s'mores cookies in December. My internal holiday clock is totally out of whack. But I have good news. I'm going to make a solid effort to give you guys holiday-themed recipes in the correct time frame, starting with these carrot cake cupcakes.
Of course, it would have made more sense to post these cupcakes pre-Easter, but I happen to think that mamas would love a good carrot cake too. And this one isn't just good, it's GREAT. So you'll definitely rack up some brownie points if you make these over the weekend.
