Forgive me, I was a little slow to post our Bake it, Make it & Take it feature this week. Erika a.k.a Stampin' Mama had it already up and live the other day and I didn't even notice it. Too many cookbooks on the brain I guess!
She emailed me and said she was making muffins using my Blueberry and Strawberry Muffin Recipe. This is a great Basic Muffin Recipe that you can use as a base to create all sorts of yummy muffins. You can click here to see the recipe in all it's yumminess! I used that word in my last post too. I like it. I think I'll keep it as my yummiest word of the week! Duh!
You can put raspberries in them.
(photo by fir0002, wikicommons)
Chocolate Chips go real good in them too!
(photo by csspaulding,sxc)
Strawberries are in season now!
(photo by sebiv122sxc)
And my favorite, Blueberries for the most delicious Blueberry Muffins :-)
(photo by rosevita, morguefile)
They come out of the oven looking like this....
And then you stamp a cutesy paper bag, see, just like this, and you have to cut out a window so everyone can see the yumminess inside!
Erika had Zach home this week with pink-eye and although he felt fine, he couldn't go to school. So, being the good Mom that she is, they had their little chai parties each morning for breakfast with the muffins she made. He's the cutest boy a Nana could ever want! You have to take a stroll over to her blog and see her photos, not just for this groovy guilt-free paper lunch bag that she made, but to see her amazing works of art using stamps and paper crafts. If you're a crafter, you won't be sorry!
Oh, and you absolutely have to stamp the words "guilt-free" on it. There is a reason for this....
Erika says, "One thing my dad always taught me is that there's no calories in something if you eat it standing up. Now...whether you choose to believe that or not is entirely up to you. I like to think that if I make my muffins with organic flour and unrefined sugar, I don't have to worry about all the guilt. A muffin is only as guilt-free as you like to think it is. haha!"
Then, you put a huge pink polka-dotted ribbon on it like this. Isn't that the most awesome designer bag you've ever seen? You can make this too! I can't though, because I don't do crafts! Don't ask!
That's my Five-Cent Tour of Basic Muffins! And Erika's $5.00 Tour of Paper Crafts and Stamping!
Now, you have to click here for the Basic Muffin Recipe for all these yummy muffins from Yummy-ville, (yeah, I know, it's corny, but it's 3:30am and I'm still awake writing this, so I'm a little punchy). Then you click here and this will bring you to Erika's Stampin' Mama Designs page where she'll show you step-by-step how to make these designer Lunch Bags!
Ok, I'm going to eat standing up from now on :-P
Love the bag! I think I will use this idea for our EFY weekend coming up in August! Thanks for the links!
Posted by: HoneyB | May 17, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Ok, I'm going to eat standing up from now on :-P
Love the bag! I think I will use this idea for our EFY weekend coming up in August! Thanks for the links!
Posted by: HoneyB | May 17, 2008 at 08:22 AM
i am not a huge muffin fan, but LOVE the bag! gotta try it!
i am staying tuned for that giveaway! weetie pies looks good!
Posted by: Susan | May 17, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Hi Donna...thanks for your comment on my blog!! I love reading your stuff. I am a HUGE muffin fan..these look so tasty...blueberries.
Posted by: Mara | May 18, 2008 at 02:02 AM
Too funny, Donna! The muffin recipe looks like a keeper, and the bag is super cute too! tfs ;)
Posted by: stampmonkey | May 18, 2008 at 02:18 AM
Thank you for the muffin recipe. I always buy the muffin mix in the box. Yours look so much better. I love the little bag that Erika made. You make such a wonderful team together.
Mary
Posted by: Mary C. Anderson | May 18, 2008 at 08:39 PM
You're not playing fair by posting these mouth-watering photos and making me drool! LOL I've reached the age where I will eat whatever I choose - standing or sitting - it makes no difference. Life is too good to spend time feeling guilty over tasting something filled with "yumminess!" If it's presented well, looks good and tastes good, who could resist? Not I!! LOL
Posted by: Carol | May 19, 2008 at 09:38 AM