Tidbits: Muffins for the Boston Globe and an article on Food & Travel
I know what you are going to say. You really do not need yet another muffin recipe. You most likely have already marked many pages of your cookbooks featuring muffin recipes on them. My view on it? Another muffin recipe is never going to hurt. “Vous ne la sentirez pas passer.” Instead, it will give you many more options.
So what would you say of a muffin recipe with a French flair, a treat for your Sunday Easter brunch if this is what you decide to do? I was perhaps not born with muffin gene running through my veins, but I have learned to understand and love them all the same.
The first special twist to this muffin recipe is that the cakes are baked in cute-looking paper cases, the ones seen around on many food blogs, including mine too.
The second thing is that beside green pistachios, pecans and dark chocolate, the recipe uses two types of flours – all-purpose and almond – for a more pronounced taste and a firmer texture. I wrote this muffin recipe for the Boston Globe’s Food Section this past Wednesday. Check it out here.
Trust me when I say that these never last long if you are close by, especially when they come right out from the oven. They are a keeper.
On another note, I was honored and excited to hear yesterday that La Tartine Gourmande was mentioned with thirteen other talented food bloggers — Keiko, David, Karen, Melissa, Heidi or Clotilde, to only name a few — in an article entitled “14 Foodie Travel Blogs To Savor” on IgoUgo, a travel site part of Travelocity. Since you know how much I love to write Food & Travel stories, I was really thrilled. A big thank you to the editor for mentioning my blog. That truly inspires me to travel, snapshot and write even more!
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Une nouvelle recette de muffin, oui, mais quelle recette! Ils sont diablement tentants, et superbement mis en valeur par ces jolies “barquettes” en papier. Je la garde dans un coin pour accompagner à l’occasion un thé sur ma terrasse
Comment by Botacook — On March, 20th, 2008 at 6:24 am
Gorgeous recipe Bea. Love the addition of almonds in this.
Comment by Peter G — On March, 20th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Ils donnent vraiment envie tes muffins et quelles photos!!
Comment by Kouka — On March, 20th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Absolutely gorgeous! You can keep adding muffin recipes because I love them. Congrats on the article!
Comment by Aran — On March, 20th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Those muffins look too beautiful to eat!
Comment by Anticiplate — On March, 20th, 2008 at 8:56 am
I like thi muffin a lot… and the photo composition is perfect!
Ciao.
Sabrina
Comment by Orchidea — On March, 20th, 2008 at 9:00 am
You can never have too many muffin recipes, particularly ones that contain pistachio and that embody beauty. Uh-oh, now I’m feeling snack-y.
Comment by kirsten — On March, 20th, 2008 at 10:00 am
These are too pretty to eat! And I absolutely adore your photography. It makes me want to jump up and bake, even though I know mine will never look nearly as scrumptious.
Comment by Sarah — On March, 20th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Thank you for this great Easter Sunday brunch idea! I am with you, there ain’t no such thing as too many muffin recipes. The little paper containers you used look like a mini version of the paper sleeve of an Italian panettone, very handsome.
Almond flour is such a fine thing to use, I am so grateful that here in Vienna every grocer has it on its shelf and at a great price to boot.
Happy Easter!
Comment by Merisi's Vienna for Beginners — On March, 20th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Sweet! And congratulations.
Comment by Kitt — On March, 20th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Another Globe recipe and another honor! You go girl!
Comment by valérie-jeanne — On March, 20th, 2008 at 11:19 am
I firmly believe you can *never* have too many muffin recipes! Then again, I’m obsessed with muffins… Congrats on the article!
Comment by Dana — On March, 20th, 2008 at 11:32 am
that is wonderful Bea! Congratulations! and Happy Easter.
Comment by kat — On March, 20th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
crois tu que la poudre d’amande fasse l’affaire ?
Comment by vanessa — On March, 20th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
The muffin presentation is adorable for any Sunday brunch. Congrats on your latest achievements. Well-deserved!
Bea, your recipe says to Coat inside surfaces of the paper baking molds with sugar, tapping out the excess. Is it to ease the removal of the muffin or simply for taste?
Comment by At Home with kim vallee — On March, 20th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I love the new color palette of your site — so springlike and cheerful.
Comment by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) — On March, 20th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Many many thanks everyone!
Kim, the sugar coating is to give more taste to the muffins, like a tiny touch of caramel. The cases will stick to the muffins, and to remove them, you have to peel them off.
Comment by Béa — On March, 20th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Great article! Il n’y a jamais assez de recettes de muffins a mon avis!
Comment by tartelette — On March, 20th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
YUM！！
Comment by YOYO Cooking — On March, 20th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Encore une fois la recette et la mise en scéne sont parfaites…
Merci
Arno
Comment by Arno — On March, 21st, 2008 at 1:00 am
They sound wonderful and it never hurts to add another muffin recipe to the repertoire.
Comment by Katie — On March, 21st, 2008 at 4:37 am
wow, these look wonderful! I dont often see pistachio/pecan duos… but Im sure that with the chocolate all 3 flavours must taste fantastic! Beautiful photos too!
Comment by MariannaF — On March, 21st, 2008 at 4:41 am
Such a beautiful look, Bea! I have not been reading my favourite blogs lately (work, work, work!) and then here’s your new look! Great work! I think I am going to try that rutabaga recipe a few posts back. Looks very appetizing and I got rutabaga!
Comment by helena rådström — On March, 21st, 2008 at 9:51 am
i fully agree that one cannot have too many muffin recipes. especially when they’re as yummy as this one. because who knows what muffin you’ll be drawn to when the mood strikes?
Comment by michelle @ TNS — On March, 21st, 2008 at 10:34 am
Just the thought of almond flour gets me excited. I’m not so much a muffin girl, but I think these could win me over. Thanks, Bea!
Comment by swirlingnotions — On March, 21st, 2008 at 3:57 pm
How I have missed my Béa! Everything looks so beautiful. Have a very happy Easter!
Comment by Ivonne — On March, 21st, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Muffins are one of my favorite things to bake! This is a silly question but where do you find those adorable paper cases?
Comment by Amy — On March, 22nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Many many thanks again! I am glad I am not alone to never tire of muffin recipes. I have a load more
Amy, the article in the Boston Globe gives you the contact. I found these at my local Sur La Table. Check it out. Good luck.
Comment by Béa — On March, 22nd, 2008 at 9:32 pm
oh i do need another muffin recipe…i’m going through all your breakfast posts right now and having a very tough time deciding what to make for sunday brunch, although looking through all of your pictures and recipes is not a hard task…
Comment by courtney — On April, 25th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Hi Bea! I just baked the muffins and they were delicious!
Greetings from Argentina!
Comment by Romi — On April, 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm