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Because everyone needs more cupcakes

Post author By megan
Post date 6.2.2011
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These are M&M cupcakes – based on the recipe from Starry Moon Cupcakes.

I’m getting the hang of this cupcake thing – this mixture turned out a little stiff, and I ended up with small cupcakes and a LOT of icing. Still tasty. VERY sweet.

M&M cupcakes
2 cups of flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup melted butter (about 90g)
2/3 cup milk
2 free range eggs slightly beaten
1 teaspoon of vanilla
baking M&Ms (I added a slightly random amount)

Sift all dry ingredients into a bowl, stir to combine.
In a separate bowl combine melted butter, milk, eggs and vanilla.
Pour into the dry mix, stir till combined, then add your M&Ms.
Bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes or until skewer is clean.

Butter Cream Frosting
200gm butter at room temp
3 cups icing sugar
2-3 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla essence

Cream the butter, sift in the icing sugar, mix well. Add essence, then just enough milk to get the right consistency (I didn’t add enough). Top with regular M&Ms.

Tags baking, buttercream, cupcakes, food, frosting, icing, m&m, recipe

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one of the more disturbing things i’ve seen in a canadian supermarket

Post author By megan
Post date 20.11.2008
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I suppose including cheese in your meat slice makes sense on a certain level, as it will save you having to put to put two separate slices of stuff in your sandwich. Not entirely sure about the macaroni though.

Tags canada, culture shock, food, meat macaroni and cheese loaf, supermarket

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why fondue went out of style (or, we nearly burnt the damn house down)

Post author By megan
Post date 10.1.2008
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For Christmas dinner, we also tested out my fancy schmanzy new fondue set. Well fancy schmancy retro fondue set, that Secret Santa had bought for me from the Canmore thrift shop.

We read through the instruction book carefully. It was full of helpful tips.

“Fondue and friends make a gay after-ski party.”

“Liven up this informal party with bright coloured table decorations. For the buffet centrepiece, glue coloured paper cups end-to-end to hold attractively-arranged flowers.”

“Needless to say, more extensive burns should receive a doctor’s prompt medical attention.”

“In addition, a fire extinguisher should be as easily accessible to the dining area as it is to other parts of the house.”

And although we did set the placemat under the fondue slightly on fire, and at one point there were large leaping flames, and at another point we were unsure how we’d ever be able to get the thing to stop burning, save letting it burn itself out entirely … well, the cheese fondue was still deliciously tasty.