Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins

I've been really lax about my blog lately---been too busy.  The fall weather has been extraordinary.  I've done loads of gardening, had weekend visitors and I'm now enjoying pet-sitting.  Rana and Mark were out on the weekend for some cod-fishing, so Bailey stayed out to go back to the city with me on Thursday.  Here's a snap of Bailey---we've been taking lots of nice long walks and she also takes lots of nice long naps!!  Ha ha.

 Today is rainy and dull, so it's perfect for baking..............................

 

  

  

 These muffins are awesome--here's the recipe........

Chocolate-Cream Cheese Muffins

8oz             cream cheese

1                 egg

1/3 cup       sugar

1 cup          chocolate chips

Beat first three ingredients together, then add chocolate chips and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix together:

2 cups         flour                              1 cup          sugar

¼ cup         cocoa                              1 tsp           baking soda

½ tsp           salt                                1 cup          water

1/3 cup       oil                                  1tsp            vinegar

1 tsp           vanilla

Grease muffin tins and fill 1/3 up with muffin mixture, add tablespoons of cream cheese mixture, then fill with remaining muffin mix.  Bake muffins at 350* F for 20-25 minutes.

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Early Fall colors around Gambo

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Bacon Fat Gingersnaps

A friend, Tracy made these a few weeks ago for a function we hosted, and they were such a hit.  It is hard to get past the bacon thing in a cookie, but the flavors blend together amazingly.  There is the slightest hint of smokiness from the bacon that combines so well with that ginger and other spices----yummy!!!!

Click here for the recipe I used.  Here's how mine turned out........

The smell of these cookies baking is pure "soup for the soul".  You just want to grab a tall glass of milk or a big mug of coffee and taste those crunchy delights........You have to try this recipe!

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Evening Walk at Freshwater Bay in Gambo

Here are a few shots of my late evening walk today.  I hope this gives you an idea of just how beautiful it is here in our little town of Gambo.  Take a look...........

 

 

What do you think?????

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Caramel-Apple Upside Down Cake

I've been stumped about what to do with all the apples on my tree this year.  There is only so much applesauce one wants to make, so......I tried a Caramel-Apple Upside Down Cake.  Click here for the recipe I used.

Here's a step-by-step of how mine looked.  These were the steps for the cake batter......

Next, I made my caramel sauce.......

arranged my chopped apples, and covered with caramel........

Next, the cake batter was spooned over apple & sauce,

  then baked....

 

Here's the final result....

Turned out well...delicious served warm with vanilla ice-cream!

Cheers

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