Banana nut muffins



What I had:

• 1 ¹⁄₈ cup all purpose flour
• 1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
• 2   overripe bananas
• ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
• ¹⁄₄ & ¹⁄₈ cup coconut oil
• 1 egg
• ¹⁄₂ cup pecans, chopped (optional)

What I did:

• Mixed the flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon in a bowl
• Mixed the bananas, sugar, egg & coconut oil using a hand mixer in a second bowl
• Poured the dry ingredients into the wet ones and mixed well
• Stirred in the pecans
• Divided the mix into 12 muffin cups
• Baked for 29 minutes at 375 degrees
• Let cool for 10 minutes before attacking them

Mac and cheese muffins

Or cupcakes, as Oli called them.

What I had:

• Ronzoni small elbow macaroni, entire box cooked al dente
• 3 oz shredded gruyere cheese
• 3 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
• 16 oz cut spinach (I used frozen, defrosted and drained)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp all purpose flour
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 1 egg + 1 egg white
• Salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder

What I did:

• Melted the butter over medium heat in a medium sauce pan
• Added the flour and whisked it fast to avoid clumping
• Poured the milk and garlic in, continuously whisking
• Brought it to a boil and added both cheeses, mixing till its a creamy cheese sauce
• Mixed the pasta, spinach and cheese sauce in a large bowl till everything is covered in cheese
• Poured heaping spoonfuls into a greased muffin pan
• Baked at 400 for 15 minutes
• Let sit for 5 minutes before taking the muffins out

Next time, I would add more cheese. I think I used more pasta than the original recipe did here.

Beefy biscuit cups

photo came out blurry, sorry!

What I had:

• 3/4 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup barbeque sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
• 1 (12.0 ounce package) refrigerated biscuit dough (I had the jumbo ones and it worked out)
• 1/3 (cup) shredded Cheddar cheese

What I did:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the cups of a muffin pan.
• In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, cook beef until evenly brown. Drain excess fat. Stir in barbeque sauce and dried onion. Simmer for a few minutes over low heat.
• Flatten each biscuit, and press into cups of the prepared muffin pan. Make sure the dough comes to the top of the sides of each cup. Spoon a portion of the meat mixture into each dough cup.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, and bake for 3-6 more minutes, keeping an eye on it so it doesn't burn.

Notes after eating it:

• Smaller biscuits might be better because they might rise up around the beef, but it didn't matter, they looked pretty this way too.
• I would add more seasoning to the beef mixture, it was slightly bland.
• Toddler loved it!