It happened. I, like so many others, have succumbed to that which is Pinterest. It started out as an innocent curiosity, as so many things do. An example of such curiosity driven endeavors: My oldest once asked me to give him a copy of Twilight so he could prove it sucked. It sucked, all right, it sucked him right in and didn't spit him back out til the end of the series! That is was Pinterest is doing to people everywhere. I have "pinned" obsessions such as baking, cooking, books, craft ideas, ect.... Not only am I "pinning" these things but I am actually trying them at home.
Let me take a few steps back for anyone who lives in a peer pressure free environment or don't suffer the disease known as curiosity. Pinterest is an internet based site that allow people to "organize" interests. When you stumble across the site you encounter pages and pages of pictures, most of the pictures on Pinterest are linked to other sites that explain what that pictures is about. For example: for people getting married there are sites upon sites of wedding inspirations, ideas, crafts, ect.. What do you do with all of this? Instead of bookmarking every single site you can "pin" them to your own board according to categories of your choosing to browse at your own leisure. So, in short, you see something (a picture of something to be more exact) and "pin" it to your own board and can flit through everything you like at your own leisure.
What do I "pin"? EVERYTHING! I see pictures of food that look good and "pin" it, and I've already used some of the recipes (one of which I am sharing here) I've found. I've also found great craft ideas for holidays, and with the kids. One of my other obsessions are the DIY projects like making a headboard out of pool noodles (I'll blog about it when I do it), a play hut out of pvc pipe, ect... But today I am going to block about what I made for breakfast.
Using just a box of yellow cake mix and a can of pumpkin.
Mix the two ingredients together in a bowl. That is it, just those two ingredients, you don't need to add anything else.
Once mixed put it into your muffin pan. One box and one can made 18 muffins.
Put them into an oven set at 350 for 20-25 mins.
Frost them, sprinkle them with powdered sugar, or eat them naked. There is a definite pumpkin taste to it, but it's not like eating a slice of pumpkin pie, it's just right for getting you in an autumnal mood. There are 10 days left in August and with September just around the corner, bake sales, potlucks, family gathering, ect..this mix is just the thing to make and so easy to make (plus no eggs means you can let someone lick the bowl).
Enjoy!
