BBA Cornbread and English Muffins
There is a good amount of joy and joyness that comes from dating a fellow foodie and more joy if that foodie happens to also be a blogger.
Here are just a couple differences:
- Previous dates would look at me weird when I bust out a camera to snap pictures of food I have just cooked. A fellow food blogger will help you dress the food, wipe off the plate, and throw out angle suggestions.
- A fellow foodie when wandering through the garden will just randomly grab a weed because it is an annoyance. Previous dates would look at the dirt going yucky.
- A fellow foodie will think that planting radishes is the perfect date. Previous dates would call me a cheap ass who is just looking for a day laborer.
- Wandering a farmer’s market with a foodie is an adventure in find the largest zucchini or a simple game of how awesome do these blueberries taste. Previous dates would look at me with this impatient come on jackass we have reservations and they are just blueberries so grab a container and let us go.
- When you suggest a future date of canning tomatoes, making salsa, and everything else to preserve the garden harvest you do not get a blank stare of wtf did you just say….
These are just some of the major advantages however, the major advantage is a fellow food blogger knows how important the Bread Baker’s Apprentice is and will do everything to help get back on track. Of course when your stove dies on Wednesday when you planned on doing the cinnamon swirl and the cranberry celebration bread that tends to throw a wrench into your plans.
Thankfully before old Betsy decided to die we were able to get the corn bread done and the english muffins. Loved them both but the corn bread Judy at No Fear Entertaining hit the nail on the head when she called it corn cake. Definitely not what I expected from cornbread and truthfully do not know if I would make it again. The other thing we noticed about the corn cake was it was packed full of corn and we only used two cups as opposed to the suggested two and a half cups. However, in keeping with the gardening them we did chop up and sautee some jalapenos in butter and tossed them into the batter.
Now the English muffins rocked our socks off. We were definitely a little apprehensive with them too because the dough was very dense and we could not get it to windowpane but it registered correct temp. However, we looked it as if it was messed up they were really simple to make so we will just try again. To our surprise they rose perfectly and turned out amazing.
For the english muffins we created a simple wild raspberry compote. Oh it was so good and how I love the wild raspberries………
If you are interested in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge our fearless host is Nicole at Pinch My Salt and you can read more about it clicking here.
I don’t have socks on but if I did I am sure they would be off now after seeing your english muffins:) They look amazing, especially with that compote! Nice work!
Aren’t you lucky to have found the perfect girl.
Yea… perfect.
Nice looking breads, and great photos!
Haha! What an entertaining yet insightful post. Glad you met the right date.
The corn bread (or is it cake?!) looks really good! I like the grainy look of it.
mmm…bread! Glad you found a fellow foodie to share your adventures with. Very few understand the need to take photos of food at all times
Nice having a foodie partner…date or friend. Makes the prep and eating much more fun.
I think you met your soul mate!
The cornbread looks good - but man is it jam packed with ingredients.
The English muffins are making me drool…Mmmmm.
Great post! It’s nice when you have someone who can talk “foodie” with isn’t it?
Those muffins, that compote - WOW. Looks gorgeous.
That’s funny! We the food obsessed are probably difficult to understand to those regular people out there. Your cornbread looks amazing, and I have to try those english mufins!
I’m not normally a fan of blueberries (don’t ask, long story, and you would be asking “why did I ask?” if I told you ;)), but the picture alone makes me want to make this!
Hi Jeff,
I am totally interested in the BBA Challenge. I made bread three times this week. My husband and I are huge bread fans. I do not think there is anything better then homemade bread.
Congrats on finding the perfect lady!!!
My husband is NOT a foodie really… I think I am starting to transform him though.
Homemade english muffins! YUM!!! This is one bread that I have not made before… ohhhh how I need to!
aw, jeff, it sounds like you’ve found the perfect mate. come on, spill—what’s her blog?
meanwhile, i’m not an english muffin fan, but dang! that cornbread looks ridiculously tasty, and that’s coming from someone who was raised on true cornbread—no sugar allowed!
Very nice. Great read and great photos.
Susie
I think I am sold on our cornbread here. Look so moist and delicious!
You make me laugh reading this post. I still have to make the English Muffins. Yours look delicious. Great pics.
Jeff, I always thought you would make a great boyfriend to someone (not for me I’ve been married 14 years!) But especially to a fellow foodie because doing that kind of thing is normal for us.
After the year and a half doing my blog, my hubby now makes suggestions about lighting, or an angle that I totally appreciate, or waiting to dig in while I take a picture, or moving his hand out of the way if I’m taking a picture of the pot on the stove!
I have made home made english muffins too, and I thought the same thing….this doesn’t look right, its not going to work, yet it does!
Great job!
Aww an ode to foodies! At first I thought you were dating a fellow food blogger and I was wondering who it was! lol
So, you’re dating a foodie blogger?! Perfect!
The wild raspberry compote looks so good. Homemade english muffins - Very impressive. A foodie alongside you priceless:)
I totally have to try homemade english muffins, yummy! I too am lucky to have married a fellow foodie who gets the obsession as much as I do
Aww your post is adorable. I enjoyed reading this post a lot. You guys are a nice match! My hubby isn’t a foodie, he just like to taste the food I make.
Btw your English muffins slathered with wild raspberry compote sounds amazingly luscious. Did you make the raspberry jam? It looks oh so good!
MMMMMMMMM,…the 2 dishes look excellent! The cornbread looks so delicious!!
First, congratulations on finding a like-minded special friend!
Your breads are gorgeous. (I skipped the corn bread until fresh corn is good here in Canada.)
oooooooo my…
YUMMA LUMMA
Just finished the cornbread sans bacon - added roasted pasilla chilis…it is yummy! Working on english muffins soon!! I love this post and cant wait to share with my hubster…we can totally relate…thanks for sharing… happy baking!!
Jalapenos in the cornbread sound awesome. I can live off jalapenos. I can’t wait to get to the English muffins. Made them once before and want to tweak a few things.
How incredibly awesome for you. A perfect match!
loved this blog entry! There’s nothing as good as sharing a love of food with another food lover!
Sounds like a match made in food heaven!! What’s her blog? I’ll check it out. Your cornbread looks wonderful. I also have a passion for jalapenos and used them too.
The raspberry compote looks yummy. I was not a huge fan of the english muffins. I did not get lots of nooks and crannies. Did you? I can’t tell rfom the picture. I need to see a naked english muffin!!