Holiday Boutique in Old Town Pasadena! Dec 17th, Saturday

Hi All! YEP  - still keeping busy! Sorry for the lack of updates...

Next on The Appropriated Muffin agenda is a Holiday Boutique taking place THIS Saturday in Old Town Pasadena!

Hope to see and meet lots of people and share the yummy treats I'll be making!

Charity Bake Sale!

It has been a whirlwind of a season so far... but its only just begun! I'll be making some amazing holiday gift baskets for clients and friends! From brioche cinnarolls to decorated rice krispy treat trees... I'm making it special for everyone!

I've already kicked off some holiday/seasonal items at the Long Beach Patchwork in November... next up will be for a charity bake sale put on by Eat My Blog, with proceeds going to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank! Hope you can stop by and show your support!

Patchwork - Indie Arts & Crafts Festival

I'll be at the Long Beach Patchwork festival on November 6th!! So excited and now so busy with preparing everything! I've got the classic items on the menu, plus a few seasonal selections... can't wait to share with you all the final packaging and displays!

 

Check out their blog for more details!

Tuesday Night Cafe - Los Angeles June 21st!

The Appropriated Muffin will be vending at the bi-monthly Tuesday Night Cafe in Los Angeles this coming Tuesday, the 21st! Stop by for some treats and get your fill of live artists and performers!

 

For more information, go to:
website: www.tuesdaynightproject.org
facebook: www.facebook.com/tnproject
twitter: www.twitter.com/tnproject

A "Thank You"

I sometimes find myself struggling with the (weak) correlation between my education and my "career". Art and baking, respectively. But then, I get a "project" that gives me reason to believe again. LOL.

Hand-cut/shaped rice krispy treat letters.

Sea Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies, PB Cup Rice Krispy Treats, Krispy Marshmallowy Peanut Buttery Chocolate Brownie Squares

Cookie Cutouts

We all know I have a slight aversion to decorating. It drives me (almost) bananas. I try not to decorate any of my cutout cookies or sugar cookies simply because I don't like icing/decorating a whole bunch of individual items. But when you get some cute ass cookie cutters, why the hell not make an exception?

We've seen these before!

Got this tree cookie cutter from Sweet Baking Supply. Awesome shop! Great stuff, quick to ship!

I love my snail cookie cutters too! Still looking out for "the" perfect dino cookie cutter though.

Happy Valentine's Day (p2)!

Oh Valentine's Day... you have come and gone once again. Your obnoxiously commercialized pinks and reds and hearts each year continue to nauseate me every time I walk into a store. Too bad I still end up buying into all of it...

and this year I actually CELEBRATED IT! With a boy! ♥
A homemade dinner of teriyaki salmon, brown rice and steamed asparagus, followed by our attempted dessert of individual molten chocolate cakes.

Based off the recipe I found from America's Test Kitchen. I thought it would be perfect for Valentine's since it was portioned exactly for 2!

After folding the beaten egg mixture with the melted chocolate mixture, my hopes (like the batter) deflated. So that was obviously the major problem.

It was still edible... but no molten chocolate center either. Hmmm. Must have baked too long. Sad face.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has a fun, festive and safe New Year's Eve/Day!
I'll be at home enjoying my Christmas doughnuts...

 ... in milk!

Euro Trip Foods - Part 5

Last but not least... Paris!

@ Caffee de la Fayette

Croque Monsier

Breakfast time!

Pain au Chocolat, Pain au Amande, Croissant

Lunch Time

sis's Ham, Cheese and Egg crepe

Capo Panini - Capo with Mozz and Tomato

@ Restaurant Chinois, Le Jumbo de Paris

Cashew Chicken, Frogs Legs

Breakfast again!

Apricot Croissant (but it was called "orange" or something - we couldn't figure it out)
"Dropper"? - again, don't know. it was filled with chocolate and a custard, we thinks.
Classic Brioche
Pain au Chocolat et Amandes

@ Le Feu Aux Trousses

Pizza Calzone Souffle - with egg, mozz, mushroom and ham

@ Restaurant Medova

Quiche du Jour - potato, chicken and mushroom

Sweets!

Nutella Banae crepe

Delicious tarts in the window!

Last meal at the trainstation, back in London to catch the flight back home...
@ Benugo, London

Eggs Benugo - English muffin with ham, eggs and hollandaise sauce

The End! ♥

Euro Trip Foods - Part 4

Scotland! So much history... and haggis.

@ The Last Drop, Edinburgh

Steak and Caledonian Ale Pie, topped with puff pastry

Snack Time: Haggis Roll

@ Jenny Ha's, Edinburgh

Baked Potato with Chicken Curry

Traditional Scottish Breakfast: check out the difference/similarities from a Traditional English Breakfast

Fried Eggs, Haggis, Black Pudding, Sausage, Ham, Tomato, Tattie Scone

@ Pizza Express, Edinburgh

Pizza Dough Balls with Garlic Butter

Fiorentina Pizza, Rustichella Pizza

Banoffee Pie, Chocolate Fudge Cake with Vanilla Gelato

Next stop... Paris!

time to spend money!

December is going to be shopping time! And I'm doing good so far in not going crazy and buying everything and anything penguiny for myself. Not to say I haven't been tempted. Here are some awesome shops/bakeries/crafters/etc that I've come across in going to the Queen Bee Market - Handmade Arts and Craft Show and Patchwork - Indie Arts and Crafts Festival recently.

I've shared some finds in the past in going to other shows/festivals/or something else:
ticings!
Happy Tape
Sweet and Saucy Shop

But here are more awesome things to check out!
Sweet! Baking & Candy Making Supplies

I recently bought some baggies and boxes. Can't wait to get them and do some packaging!


The Twinery
Need some cute baker's/crafter's twine? Lots of colors to choose from!

My Sticky Designs - custom vinyl letting & graphics for your home
This could be an awesome gift this season! For someone else... or yourself!

I actually found this one design at Target (oh Target), but it wasn't exactly what I wanted. So perhaps, one day I will ask her to create one to my specifications.


Shortnin Bread Bakery

I picked up a Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie, and a hand decorated Snowflake sugar cookie. I probably should have taken a picture before I inhaled... oops. Hindsight. Both we YUMMY!! Check out the bakery for more treats and cakes!


Something totally new... to me anyways. Fancy toffees/brittles!
Pop Candy Co. - Butter Crunch Treats

I sampled the P.O.P mix, the No-Nut P.O.P and the Rosemary Almond. Mmmmm! All the different flavors totally came out in the sweet and savory. Especially the herbed flavor. Check out their site to to check out the other flavors and to order some! Great gifts that'll keep well too!


Meringue Bake Shop - Custom Cupcakes

I wanted to try a Push Cake... but alas, sold out! Must have been so good!!

 Also, check out her blog!


REDSTAR ink
Really awesome notepads, cards, calendars and lists... NICE.



The Paisley Mill (etsy shop)

 

Really cute wooden key chains, pins, earrings... I bought a key chain and pin as gifts!

(this post got eff'd up with the layout. too annoyed to try to fix it now.)

Euro Trip Foods - Part 3

(back to) England... Bath,Wales, Leeds, York

@ The George Inn, Lacock

Chicken and Mushroom Pie

 @ Bottelinos, Bath

Marinated olives, Tortellini alla Bottelino- Spinach & Cheese Tortellini with a Tomato Cream Sauce

Snack time! Traditional Welsh Cake

@ The Bay Bistro, Rhosilli

Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Panini

@ Yard Bar & Kitchen, Cardiff

Welsh Ham & Eggs

Snack Time! Cornish Pasty

Cornish Steak Pasty

@ Max's Chinese Restaurant, Leeds

Hot & Sour Soup, Beef Chow Mein, Aubergine in Black Bean Sauce, Sweet & Sour Pork

@ Bettys, York

Afternoon Tea Set - petite desserts, scone with jam and clotted cream, smoked salmon and chicken sandwiches

@ Akbar's The Grand, Leeds

giant "family" sized garlic naan

Chicken Tikka Masala

More snacks/treats!

Fat Rascal - big scone-like thing

Egg Custard Tart

Next stop... Scotland!