More clips, this time for the first three months of season 2. You'll see the travels of Willy, the comedy of the Manchester Gallery and I've got a few announcements. What more could you ask for? A new car, well forget it!
Cypresal Espresso
Available from today is our single microlot espresso from Finca Vista Hermosa:
Cypresal Espresso
Chocolate, roasted almonds, caramel, toffee and fully ripe oranges are some of the flavours that come to mind. It's totally right for Christmas. A beautifully balanced, sweet and delicious espresso.
This is a limited microlot and we're planning to roast this the year out.
It's available in our coffee shop and webshop from today.
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Cypresal Espresso
Chocolate, roasted almonds, caramel, toffee and fully ripe oranges are some of the flavours that come to mind. It's totally right for Christmas. A beautifully balanced, sweet and delicious espresso.
This is a limited microlot and we're planning to roast this the year out.
It's available in our coffee shop and webshop from today.
Do you know the band, Pomplamoose?
Oh sure you do! Their the two piece band that does those holiday Hyundai ads.
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Get the New Pomplamoose Album
Devilish Shortcakes with Caramelized Bananas - Tuesdays with Dorie
Devilish Shortcakes with Caramelized Bananas
For this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection, Tania of Love Big, Bake Often chose the Devilish Shortcakes on page 425 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours.
You know I'm all about the mini. They are cute. They are small. And they are all about portion control. Unless you eat 5 of them. Well, let's just focus on the positive.
I scooped these out with a cookie scoop and baked them from 10 minutes. A bit of sanding sugar topped the biscuit before baking...because life is just better with sanding sugar.
Check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers and see their creations!
Recipe:
Tania of Love Big, Bake Often
Page 425 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours
Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins (Baked) - Everyday Food
Baked Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!Did you buy a few extra cans of pumpkin puree?
Make these muffins.
Make these donuts.
Make these muffin donut things.
It combines all the goodness of so many yummy things into one perfect little package. Muffin. Donut. Pumpkin. Score!
Make these cute little pumpkin yum donuts!
Recipe:Adapted from: Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins from Everyday Food (November 2010)
Muffins
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour (I used 14 ounces)
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (original recipe uses nutmeg and allspice)
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 1/4 cups pure pumpkin puree (This is almost the entire 15-ounce can of pumpkin)
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. I used mini muffin pans. Spray the pan with Pam with Flour, or butter and flour the cups.
3. In a bowl, whisk together: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
4. In a small bowl or measure cup, whisk together buttermilk and pumpkin puree.
5. With the paddle attachment, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
7. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions pumpkin mixture. Do not overmix.
8. Spoon into batter. I baked the mini muffins for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. While the muffins are baking, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl.
10. After the muffins sit for 5 minutes, remove muffins and brush the entire muffin with the melted butter. Toss and coat in the sugar mixture. Eat warm or let cool completely.
11. Hint: I wore disposable gloves and my left hand held the muffin for the melted butter basting and my right hand mixed the muffins in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
12. I got 46 mini-muffins from this recipe. The original recipe yields 12 regular size muffins. I think the mini-muffins are the perfect size...like donut holes.
The Food Librarian finishes the Turkey Trot 5K...and eats pie all day
Back in July, I posted about my successful completion of the Couch to 5K program using the GetRunning app. Well, I fell off the wagon a bit (injury, Bundt month, my friend's wedding, the end of daylight savings time and other excuses) but decided I had to run in a 5K before I turn 40 in a few days.
And my friend Dave? Well, he just turned 40 on Saturday and he has completed three marathons this year...with his fourth marathon in 13 months this weekend! Wow! Go Dave!
It was freezing cold (well, by Los Angeles standards...in the 40's!) when the race started so that's my jacket tied around me. My friend Jessica walked the 5K, and we decided this will definitely be an annual tradition! Next up, the Universal Studios back lot 5K (yes, you get to run by the sets) and the LA Marathon 5K held the day before the marathon at Dodger's Stadium. 5K or perhaps a 10K is as far as I want to go. I need time to bake, people! No time to train for anything longer! :) - mary the food librarian
P.S. Here is Dave's post about the run and our awesome 20+ year friendship!!!! Dave, you rock!