Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Tangy Yogurt Frosting

Welcome to Wednesday! :) How are you today? Are you having a good week?

This recipe is for Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Tangy Yogurt Frosting, a recipe from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.

This one is a mixed one. I, personally, didn't like the cupcake. It was lacking SOMETHING, and to me, it smelled better than it tasted. The frosting was REALLY runny - I added an extra cup of confectioner's sugar, in an attempt to get it to spread better. Yeah, didn't work. By the time my husband ate it, it had pooled into the wrapper and dried mostly there.

Now, my mom liked the cupcake, not the frosting. My husband thought it was "really tasty", even though he swears he doesn't LIKE pumpkin. I just didn't tell him what kind it was. LOL

So, how to rate it. I'm going to give it a NO, THANK YOU; I might remember the icing as a glaze for something, but not as a true frosting. The cupcakes didn't last long before they started to grow mold - too moist? No clue, but YUCK.  If you decide to try them, I'd love to know what you think of them!

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day! Be BLESSED!!!

Honey Oat Quick Bread

Happy Wednesday! :) Two days in a row - HURRAY! :D

Today's recipe is Honey Oat Quick Bread from Cooking.com.

OK. I did NOTHING to this bread recipe except follow it. :D Just so you know!

It's OK. It's nothing to drool over; it's a basic bread, and would be good with a stew or soup in the fall, if you need another basic bread recipe. It's pretty, too. :) But as someone who loves bread and shouldn't eat it, I won't have a difficult time passing this one up. :D (And my mom liked it, but they're on a gluten-free diet, and ANY bread is - well, like manna to her. :D )

It's got a great texture to it, don't get me wrong. But it needs some jazzing up - and there are so many bread recipes out there to try, I'm not gonna spend any time on this one. :D But if you try it, let me know what YOU think!

Outta here! Busy, busy - and rehearsals start Sunday for ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA! But I WILL be here Friday - I'm going to go set it up now. :D

Have a wonderful day! Try something new, and BE BLESSED!!!

Greek Yogurt Pancakes

Here we are at Wednesday! :) I hope you're having a fantastic week! I'm counting down the days until I go back to Oregon again - and then return again. :D Life stays interesting. Have you noticed that?!? :D

Anyway. :D

These are Greek Yogurt Pancakes from everyday belle.

OK. I will admit to putting a tiny bit of honey into these, because I used plain Greek yogurt. And I should have either added more, or a little stevia. I like a sweet pancake - vanilla extract would have been good, too, and cinnamon. :D

But this was an easy recipe. I did thin mine out a bit with a little milk, because I wanted to be able to spread the cake out a bit. It did take a while to cook - and be sure you don't have your skillet or griddle on too high of a temperature, because these seemed to brown very quickly. Overall, it's a YES, PLEASE - but not an exuberant one. :D HA! (I crack me UP!!)

OK, I'm outta here! Lots to do before I leave. Have a wonderful day! Be BLESSED!