easter cake pops!

These took *forever*. We ran into some problems with coating chocolate viscosity, thus the lumpiness of some. Strawberry and chocolate cake variety, balled and dipped by me, mom, and grandma, and mostly decorated by yours truly. Recipe, idea, etc from Bakerella. My coworkers (except poor Adam and those observing Passover) reaped the benefits of leftover pops today. Leftover pops and me not trusting myself to ration them responsibly over the next week or so.

rainy day (it was)

Sunday was quite unpleasant outside, so I decided to make some (healthy!) chili to warm up. It’s super easy. Here’s what I got:

1 lb ground turkey
2 cans crushed tomatoes (diced if you like more texture)
1 can red kidney beans
1 packet chili seasoning mix
1 yellow onion

Brown that turkey, and while doing so, drain the beans and add them to a saucepan along with the tomatoes. Now, I just dumped my chili seasoning right into the turkey, but you can probably just add it to your saucepan, to distribute spices more evenly. The turkey didn’t really give off any grease, so I just dumped it on in with the tomatoes and beans, then I diced my onion (ow, my eyes!), cooked it a little, so it was softer but still a bit crunchy (just like I like it!) and dumped that on in there too. Onions grilling is one of the best smells in the whole world. Oh yeah, and BAM, chili. I’d also suggest adding a pepper or two, but I didn’t really think of it. It was ridiculously easy, made enough for lunches for a good chunk of the week, and it’s not bad for me!

pumpkin muffins

They came out so delicious! You can find the recipe here. Mine were totally not vegan. I noticed that the pumpkin taste is very forward in these, so you’re probably going to have to be a pumpkin lover to really enjoy them. Happy Thanksgiving!