Showing posts with label muffins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label muffins. Show all posts

Thursday, 23 September 2010

Muffin Monday

After my rant at all the Jamie haterz, I got obsessed with making the muffins I posted about in the very same rant! Check it out here.

So I made a whole bunch on Sunday. Now, I know Jamie has declared himself dyslexic, so I don't know if that has anything to with it, or I'm a complete muppet...but I followed the instructions exactly and the amount of muffin/cake mixture made for 24, not the stated 12 muffins! Not that I'm complaining!

I took a whole load into work and many were sceptical at first, but everyone who tried them loved them. Including Allie, who felt compelled to post the following on Twitter.



Amazing.

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Friday, 16 July 2010

Butternut squash muffins with a frosty top

I bloody love Jamie Oliver. I really do. I owe this man a drink.

I hate people who have a pop at him. I really do. I owe them a slap in the face.

I have a lot of his books and I don't think one of his recipes has ever let me down - both in terms of simplicity and taste. His rosemary and juniper rolled Venison loin with potato and celeriac gratin from his Jamie At Home book is one of the best things I have ever eaten, and was easy to boot.

Plus he's a great guy. Look at the work he's done with Fifteen, trying to make school food better, trying to get the public eating good, home cooked food and buying fresh, seasonal English produce. All balancing a wife and 3 (soon to be 4) kids.

If you think all of those things aren't respectful and commendable then you're a plum. I don't like plums.

Why is it so easy for people to ridicule him? Is it because he (openly) failed at school? Are people are jealous of his success because they think themselves more intelligent than him? Or it because people who got worse grades than you can't possibly be multi millionaires!?

It's just NOT FAIR! This is meant to be meritocracy isn't it!?


Or maybe it's just the lisp?

Gutted. Just get on with your life. Here is a guy who is amazing at what he does, puts the work in and tries to make a difference for the better. If you don't like the Oliver boy then channel that anger into making these delicious muffins and do something positive. Like my good friend Jamie.



Jamie's Butternut squash muffins with a frosty top recipe