Back to Basics Egg-and-Muffin Toaster

zesty — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:41 +0000

It’s Thursday! I have a special treat for you today. I have been receiving a lot of positive feedback on my new Open Sky store over the last few weeks and I am really loving what the folks at Open Sky are doing for online shopping. The idea of taking expert shopkeepers with their views and experiences on products and sharing that information to the readers/consumers is invaluable.

When I started zestycook.com back in August 2008 I had two goals in mind. They were and still are to add value to all my readers and the general public and to have fun doing it. I definitely know I am doing the latter and I strive to add value to each post that I write.

I’ve wanted to do a feature product for the last little while and today is the day.

Back to Basics Egg-and-Muffin Toaster is a great product that will make you super happy in the morning.

Some of the features of this product include:

Makes the ultimate breakfast sandwich in 4 minutes.
Hard boils up to 8 eggs at a time.
Wide slot toasting function for bagels and croissants.
Individual toasting or poaching function.
Auto shutoff for both toaster and egg poacher.

So there you have it. A fun little product that I wanted to share with you. If you happen to have a favorite kitchen product and think that it would be great in the store… by all means tell me in the comments or email. I am always looking for great products that make your time in the kitchen more fun and enjoyable. Have an awesome Thursday and I will talk to you on Friday.

Oh wait, before I go – make sure you enter the giveaway contest.

Take care

zesty

A Chunk of a Chocolate Chip Muffin

zesty — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:00:46 +0000

Can you really believe at how fast this week is flying by. It will be Jamaican time before I know it. Well I don’t want to bore you with all the Jamaica details but I am getting excited. It feels like such a rush to get everything done and not forget any chores or tasks.

I have been having a craving for some chocolate treats as of late and I have some really fun recipes to share with you that involve chocolate and caramels. Today’s recipe is a simple muffin gone chunky.

Now I have made coffee cake muffins and apple granola muffins in the past neither with chocolate in them so I thought I would live on the edge and share these with you.

Talk about a treat for your mouth! These are not the healthiest muffin to eat but now come on….. nothing a dozen would ever hurt.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup light-brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups chocolate chunks (can use chocolate chips)

Method

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Line twelve muffin tins with the shells.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugars, baking powder, and salt.
In another bowl, stir together milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla until blended.
Make a well in center of dry ingredients;Add milk mixture and stir just to combine.
Stir in chocolate chunks.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
Now bake for 15-20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean.
Remove muffin tin to wire rack.
Cool for 5 minutes then turn out of muffin pan.
ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: Use an ice cream scoop to fill the cups in the muffin pan. This will measure your batter equally for each muffin and avoid a mess.

Have a great day and don’t forget to send me your pictures in your zesty gear I am looking forward to seeing your pictures.