I like cupcakes!

I decided that I had to try making some cupcakes from scratch and after seeing a reference to Magnolia Cupcakes in NYC, I went on a hunt for a recipe. I found the ladies at All Cupcakes, All The Time. Theirs is a blog dedicated to the cupcake, and they had the recipe I needed. Normally, I'm no baker so I think things were a bit messier than they usually are when I venture into the kitchen, but I think I was happy with the results. Straight out of the oven, the cupcakes had a wonderful crusty, sugary cap & a nice not too sweet taste, with a texture like soft cornbread. They tasted great. Of course, like most things I do, I didn't allow enough time to ice them the same night & the tops had gone a bit sticky by the time they were iced the next evening.

Next time, I'll plan ahead so I have time to ice & I think I'll turn the mixer up faster so the batter sticks less.

A super quick curry

Last night was super hectic around the Grant household, like most evenings. Sandy had planned to make a simple curry & had left some of the ingredients out on the counter & then got busy with some work. I decided to whip something together during an ad break on Lost. I threw in some minute rice and then moved on to the tough stuff. I sauted a half a red onion in butter, along with 2 heaping tablespoons of this really nice curry powder I found in a market somewhere. Once the onions had carmelized a bit, I blopped in half a jar or so of Patak's hot chutney & then most of a tin of condensed milk. Then I stirred in some left over cooked chicken from the previous night's fajitas & BAM!!! We had smokin hot curry & rice. All done within 2 ad breaks!

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