Today marks the fourth day of Hanukkah! AND it’s Friday!
And while I love that Hanukkah is 8 days of delicious fried food, my pants feel a bit differently about the whole situation. They really don’t love it so much. Nope not even a little bit. Seriously, I had to do that bend and stretch and kick my legs dance to get my jeans to button.
Welp.
So while 8 days in a row of fried donuts seems like a bit much… I can’t NOT have donuts with jelly on Hanukkah!
Let me start this off by saying this Mookie is not what I had set out for this recipe to be.
And the first batch came out GREEN… and not because I intended it that way.
Okay, I think we should backtrack for a second here.
Originally, I wanted to make muffin tops because aside from the ones your jeans give you when you’ve eaten a bit too much, muffin tops are downright delicious and the best part of any muffin. I think we can all agree that you eat a muffin for the top. Crispy edges, fluffy center, contains the most topping, it’s the best.
Which, naturally, is why I tried to make them.
Only the first go round, I used sunflower seed butter. Sounds like it would be delicious, right? Right! Except that when sunflower seeds mix with baking soda it releases chlorophyll and your baked goods turn an exceptionally bright
Ok so Scones aren’t the first thing you thing of when you think Jersey Shore, I know
Drinking, gambling, screen printed touristy t-shirts and Snooki come to mind, sure. But devouring gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, dairy free & Paleo scones? Yeah… not even in the top 250 list of “Things you MUST do when visiting the Jersey Shore”
Unless you’re reading my list. In that case, it’s number one.
I discovered the gem of a coffee shop that is No. 7311 in Ventnor city last year, their almond milk lattes, small batch baking and overall cuteness made a major impact on my soul. (Be warned: You will want all of the things) So when I returned with the Husband (ah, how weird is THAT to type?!) it was at the top of my list.
The almond milk latte? still delicious.
But this year they had a new addition.
I totally missed Made It Monday this week because I was still in shock over bright hair fest 2014. Every time I look down at my hair I forget that I dyed it and the shock sets in all over again. I’m pretty certain in those moments, I look certifiably insane to everyone around me…