Cold Sunday & Carrot Cake Muffins

New York is COOOOOOLD today! That wind is bitter. I was so cold that I actually ran to go to the places I had to go to a couple times today!

Despite working most of the day, I made time this evening to try out a new recipe. I was inspired after stopping by this blog this morning... She mentioned making carrot cake, and curiosity got me looking for a good recipe. I found this one on epicurious.com. Below, I wrote out the tweaks I made to the recipe.

Added:
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground clove
vanilla
drained, crushed pineapple
substituted apple sauce and plain yogurt for the oil
substituted powdered ginger for minced ginger
substituted maple cream cheese with a maple cream that was given to me from a co-worker's hometown (This stuff is divine! Maple syrup is one of my FAVES!)

These changes came from the reviews. (Which is my favorite thing about getting recipes from sites like epicurious... LOVE seeing what people do to make the recipe better! I've also discovered how much I enjoy baking & cooking lately!)

And the outcome rating of the cupcakes: YUMMY! Seth and I both loved them (we both just downed 2 each... and I'm sure one or two more will disappear tonight!)

Next on the baking list: Homemade Banana Bread - Just need a loaf pan!

Anthro :: Love

I joined a friend for a bit of shopping (her shopping and me taking photos with my iphone dreaming about shopping) at Anthropologie the other day. Here are a few of the fun photos I took. I absolutely love how amazing that place is! Their displays, clothes, and home decorations are all so wonderful! I wish I worked there!!

i learned...

somehow i linked to a blog called bring yourself this weekend. and on this blog, the writer, amy, is doing a project where she's recording things she learns. inspired by her project, i thought i'd do a quick post of what i learned today while enjoying the sunshine and my neighborhood.