Did I not promise something cheery and warming, this next post - I mean, after all those snowy images, last time?
Very early spring is just arriving but, even so, it's still quite breezy, damp and slushy and that
is why a warming teatime with spicy pear and brown butter muffins 'fresh from the oven' (we burn our mouths on them) are so appreciated. ;-)
One of my favorite food photographers is Aran Goyoaga of the blog Cannelle et Vanille, who half of you probably know already. I bought her new cookbook
in the late autumn and have been delighted to discover that her recipes
are just as edifying and taste ten times even more mouth-wateringly
delicious than her photos of it look - honest truth! - and that's really,
quite seriously saying something!!! I've tried quite a few different
recipes which have now slipped into legend in my household but I, still,
have so many recipes from her book that I want to explore. The trouble
is, I can't seem to get past these muffins!
These muffins are unbelievably moist and light and, yet, warming and heartening, especially with the cinnamon, ginger and cardamom - they hit just the right spot. I must have baked ten batches of these, now. You see, part of the deal is that I really want a chance to photograph them but, I hardly get started, turn around and they're gone - devoured! (and, yes! I've been doubling the recipe!) (and, yes! I, too, have been contributing to the problem! =/)
These muffins are unbelievably moist and light and, yet, warming and heartening, especially with the cinnamon, ginger and cardamom - they hit just the right spot. I must have baked ten batches of these, now. You see, part of the deal is that I really want a chance to photograph them but, I hardly get started, turn around and they're gone - devoured! (and, yes! I've been doubling the recipe!) (and, yes! I, too, have been contributing to the problem! =/)
So,
needless to say, at this point, I want to move on to a new
muffin.... a savory one, this time - butternut squash, apple and blue cheese (think cheese biscuit)....
they just look so.... soo..... desperately... phew! They just look so good! =P
Speaking of favorite photographers.... I'm sharing this in Mary Carroll's 'inspiration Thursday' at the dear Little Red House. She has irresistibly fun word prompts. Yesterday's was 'books'. =]
and, you're in luck! Here's the recipe for spicy pear and brown butter muffins! ;-)
and here is review of them that, if you don't believe me, says JUST what I was sayin'! Told you so!!!
And here is a recipe that isn't gluten free.
I'm done now!
=]
And here is a recipe that isn't gluten free.
I'm done now!
=]
xo
Oh Katy, I LOVE these images! The different pov's, the shallow dof, the details, the meltingly beautiful colors... All gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to check out that recipe right now. Her recipes are gluten-free, right? :)
And omigosh, I love that book! Is it Alice in Wonderland? Wonder-FULL! xoxo
Thank you so much, Mary!!! =] A thumbs up from you means an awful lot! =] Yes, her recipes are gluten free which made me a bit suspect about whether the recipes would taste good or not. But, in actuality, her recipes make even beautiful organic conventional wheat flours taste like.... cardboard! That's a twist to the plot that I didn't expect. ;)
DeleteThe book is, actually, a vintage book called 'Mother Goose Nursery Tales'. It has lovely renditions of the classics and the illustrated plates are, as you can see, very pretty! The funny thing is, in true old book style, the picture of Puss in Boots is tucked into the story of Jack and the Beanstalk but I never thought to, actually, look at what the writing was below the opposite pages when I was taking the picture of the muffin papers on the page. If you click on the fifth image down, you'll see a whole 'nother spin on food photography! ;) =]
xxo
And, also, I think it's fascinating... someone else thought it was Peter Rabbit. I once read a comment by a singer in the notes in his CD - he said that he didn't want to print the words to his songs because people will hear the perfect lyrics that they need/want/would love to hear. and, it's true - there were some lyrics in his song that I LOVE but I found out later that they weren't what he wrote or sang. Cool! =]
DeleteOoooooooooo, those muffins DO look quite yummy. Will have to copy that recipe. Thanks! But squash, blue cheese and apple? Uhhhhh, will wait to see if YOU like them! ha! Hope you have a nice Saturday. Susan
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan! =] I think you have to definitely think savory biscuit - like a cheddar biscuit. ;) I don't know, though, I've tried about ten of the recipes (several of them many times) and the flavors are so beautiful - out of the ordinary but extremely comforting and just YUM! =]
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Mmmmmm....beautiful and delicious. Just what I need on this cold, foggy Seattle morning :)
ReplyDeleteYummmmmmm!!!! Living at a high altitude...I don't bake much up here...it's hard to get the right combination of ingredients and temp that won't fall!!! But I just printed out that recipe...just might have to try it!!!
ReplyDeleteCharming! And it all tells a wonderful story. Love that!
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