Apple Pie Muffins

So it all started with two boxes of Jiffy Apple Cinnamon muffin mix (on sale for $.60!). Added the necessary ingredients, and then a dumped in a ton of cinnamon and nutmeg. I took an apple and cut it into very small pieces. Then I added some secret ingredient. It looked pretty runny so I also mixed in a few tablespoons of some whole wheat flour. Mix, mix, mix and toss it in the over.

12-15 minutes later, out pop some delicioso apple pie muffins! Be at Beltane to sample!

Cherry-tastic Torte

Since my raspberry torte was so tasty, and frozen cherries were on sale at the grocery store today, I decided I would make a cherry torte. After putting away all my groceries, I hopped on the internet to find a recipe. Google was full of options and this is the one I went with.

With a few edits, of course. I added a dash of nutmeg for flavor, and the secret ingredient. I actually used less sugar (gasp!) than recommended on top.

And voila! Cherry-tastic Torte!

In which I prove that I am a crazy cat lady...

That's right, I baked cat treats today. I got a package of bake your own cat treats mix for the holidays. Since two years ago today I adopted my cat, I decided to bake them. All I was required to do was add water. I also threw in some cat food for good measure. They baked up pretty quick and easy.

The cats seem totally uninterested, lol.

Aaaaand for the humans in the house, I baked some cheesecake. Mashed up some store brand oreos and mixed them with a stick of melted butter. Pressed that into a pie pan and set it aside.

My house mates had a giant tub of cream cheese in the fridge so I scooped some of that into a bowl, added an egg, and the rest of a bag of powdered sugar. Mixed that together and decided it needed some more cream cheese, so I added some more. Then I melted down some peanut butter chips, and chocolate chips, and added those. Still not finding it to be quite right, I added some more peanut butter chips, the secret ingredient, and some hot cocoa mix (we have a ton and I am trying to put some of it to good use).

Anyway, I threw that in the oven and then there was cheesecake.