Sweet Summer Bites

~• Strawberries-and-Cream Mini Muffins •~

Kelly asked me to share this recipe, and of course I'm very glad to! I originally found it in People Magazine; it was featured in a special section about the Royal Wedding. The recipe is by Nigella Lawson (whose "Domestic Goddess book" I love) and very easy to whip up. Tender, fragrant and moist, these are perfect for this time of year - when local strawberries ripe and ready to pick!

Kelly, you can find the recipe here. Just click on the "recipe" tab. :)

Note: these are pretty sweet, so play around with the sugar amount if you'd like. I liked them as they were (they reminded me of the very best strawberry jam) but Crackerjack found them "too sweet." (Which stunned me, lol!) Also, in humid weather, they spoil quickly, so keep them someplace cool if you can ... or eat them all up in one go!

(Another side note ~ I remember one year for Mother's Day, back when Bill and I were first married, I baked fresh strawberry breads for all the moms and grandmoms. They were so very good! I'm pretty sure I followed a recipe from one of these two lovely cookbooks. I haven't looked at those books (shower gifts, if I remember) in a long time, but I treasured them for many years. I'll have to go digging downstairs this weekend.)

These days I've been in a real baking mood, which is kind of odd considering we're on the cusp of summer - hardly the time of year to enjoy one's "warm, cozy" kitchen! (Hot and stuffy, more like.) Earlybird and I enjoy watching food television together, and the other day we watched Martha Stewart prepare some gorgeous pound cakes. Now to my mind, pound cake is perhaps the perfect summertime dessert - it pairs so beautifully with sweet seasonal fruits and fresh whipped cream ... maybe a drizzle of lemon glaze or berry coulis. A cool - but still comforting - dessert. (I'm a cake girl, but I'll admit hand pies and fruit crisps make a strong case for perfection as well.)

Well, now that I've got us all dreaming of summer desserts, I'd best go check my oven. I have a lasagna baking for dinner tonight and boy, does it smell good in here!

Have a great night, my friends ... stay safe and be well. See you again here very soon.

:)

Comments

[Dawn]

You're welcome, Kelly. I hope you enjoy! :)

[Kelly B.]

Thanks Dawn! I'll be whipping up a batch of these this week!