I was at Costco the other day standing in line. The man in front of me had a large bouquet of red roses. The man that was in front of him in line turned around and asked him how much the flowers were.
His reply, “I don’t know. Whatever the price of I totally f*$#ed up is…I didn’t check the price, it doesn’t matter at this point.”
Ah yes, the I totally messed up, not even sure why, but boy is my wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/person I have and want to continue to have sex with mad at me, please forgive me, flowers. Now I’m not totally sure what the man did. But it had to be bad enough that he wasn’t really caring what they cost but not too bad because he was after all buying them at Costco and not having them sent. Just an FYI, most girls like their flowers sent. Especially to work. Where everyone can see them. Just saying.
Poor men never know quite what to get/do when they screw up. For anniversaries they have a guide. It’s a stupid guide, but a guide nonetheless. And let’s face it, most men need a guide (don’t puff up guys…you know it’s true). I just celebrated my 6th, which means sugar or iron. We gave neither, but he had a guide. 🙂
Now someday, perhaps when I am feeling more creative, I will sit down and write one. Probably sell it, make a big profit, tour the nation and neglect my blog. 😉 But for now, since this is a baking blog, I will just make one suggestion. If you do a small mess up, nothing says sorry like a nice home baked good. It shows you cared to take the time to make them something. Just make sure to make them something they actually like. 😀
Todays treat is a perfect example of what to bake. It’s pretty easy to make and most people like chocolate. These are called muffins but not really. They are about as healthy for you as eating Nutella for breakfast. 😉 Which I do, but just not healthy. These are definitely best when warm and with ice cream. I topped mine off with Ben and Jerry’s Mud Pie Ice Cream which is described as “Chocolate & Coffee Liqueur Ice Creams Swirled Together with a Chocolate Cookie Swirl”. Because I put Kahula in the muffin I thought it would be a great match…it was!
And a quick little note, due to people asking, I now have a Facebook page for this blog. Feel free to go and Like me. 🙂 If you go to the page then you will most likely find out what is coming on the blog before others do.
And lastly, our winners.
98.Charlene Says:
June 12th, 2010 at 3:12 am
“Happy 5th Birthday! I am new to the blogging world, but am hooked. I stumbled across your blog while looking for a samoa cheesecake and when I searched, yours popped up. I made it and well there are no words to express how truly sublime this was. I plan to try many more recipes. Here is wishing you all the best and keep your recipes coming because you have a wonderful blog filled with so many exceptional recipes. Enjoy your week-end!”
and
17.Valerina Says:
June 11th, 2010 at 5:32 am
“A very Happy 5th to you and your blog!! Congratulations. I’ve been following your blog for a little over a year now, it’s actually one of the blogs that inspired me to start my own.
My favourite recipe from here are your Snickerdoodle muffins. I think I’ve made them at least 5 times.”
Congrats to our winners! I will be emailing you shortly to get your addresses!
And thanks to everyone who has been a loyal (and heck, not so loyal) reader over the years!
Sorry I F’ed Up Milk Chocolate Chip Brownie Muffins
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup + 2 TBSP unsalted butter
4 large eggs, slightly beaten
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 TBSP Kalhua (optional)
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
6 ounces milk chocolate chips
extra milk chocolate chips for topping
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 12 muffin forms with paper liners.
Melt semisweet chips and butter in top of double boiler over low heat, stirring constantly until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
Beat in eggs, sugar, Kalhua, and vanilla. Stir in flour just until incorporated. Fold in milk chocolate chips.
Fill lined muffin cups about ¾ of the way full. Top with 10-12 milk chocolate chips.
Bake 30-35 minutes; do not over bake. A toothpick inserted in center will still have moist crumbs clinging to it. Remove from muffin tin and cool on rack.
Serve warm with ice cream!
Adapted from the Guittard Chocolate Company
Rosa says
Congrats to the winners!
I don’t care much about such things…. I rarely get flowers, but I got a KA for my birthday ;-)! Even better!
Those muffins with the ice cream look to die for! Mmmhhh…
Cheers,
Rosa
clumbsycookie says
Lol! If my guy f’ed up I sure would prefer this browni muffin (ice cream and all) than Costo roses. Still I wish the roses solved it for him 😉
bellini valli says
Milk chocolate muffins, Mud Pie Ice Cream and an apology would do it for me.
dani says
does this mean if i screw up u will come to home and make these for me??? :p
Helen says
Oooo I wonder what he did, love a bit of drama me! I love getting flowers (especially if other people can see me getting them!) but would love someone to make these for me too. They don’t even need to apologise for anything – just making them would be enough!
ciaochowlinda says
funny story and great looking dessert.
Valerina says
Thank you! I can’t wait for the cookbook!
Is that cookies and mint ice cream on top of that gorgeous muffin?
Valerina says
Thank you! I can’t wait for the cookbook!
Is that cookies and mint ice cream on top of that gorgeous muffin?
Jade says
Oh, these men! Funny story and even better looking muffins.
thepastrykook says
yum yum yum!
Mimi says
I think your husband missed the perfect opportunity to buy you a giant bag of sugar and some cast iron cookware for your anniversary. Just sayin’….
Joanne says
I agree. I would rather have baked goods than flowers. Anyday. I can’t eat flowers. Well, most of the time.
These look amazing! Chocolate crack.
Parita says
Oh my those brownie muffins look divine!!
Kristina says
ah, I’m so curious, I would have asked what he did 🙂 poor guy, I hope they helped…
I think I need to apologize to Jason that there has not been enough chocolate in our house lately… by making these 🙂 YUM
Lorraine says
Um…so if one was to hypothetically make this recipe, but one could not wait until the chocolate was comPLETEly cool to incorporate the eggs (although cool enough not to cook the eggs) but then one folded in the milk chocolate chips and discovered that while the batter was cool enough not to cook eggs, it was NOT cool enough to not melt chocolate, would one have ruined said hypothetical recipe excursion? (I guess I will know, hypothetically, in about 35 minutes).
Peabody says
Hopefully they turned out!
Lorraine says
Apparently, the recipe would not be ruined! (For future reference.)
Mrs. L says
Contrary to popular belief, yes, Nutella is a healthy choice for breakfast. No really. 🙂
www.sweetcreationsbystephanie.com says
This is going in my “to do” pile. These look a great treat even if you didn’t f*ck up… I call those “just because” treats!
Sarena (The Non Dairy Queen) says
I will totally accept your apology if you bring these to me…but could you make them dairy, gluten and soy free? Please! Happy Birthday Peabody…I totally missed it, but I think you are amazing and thank you for sharing yourself with me!
Emily says
Maybe I’m just young (I’m in my twenties) or no one ever thought I was the flower-giving type of girl, but my mom is the only person whose ever given me flowers…at least she knows what type I like! This looks amazing but your mention of Ben and Jerry’s got me thinking, have you tried the new Peanut Brittle flavor? I’ve bought several pints since I first saw it a couple weeks ago and I’ve turned my entire family on to it — I’ve been trying to think of a dessert to pair it with (I think it would be great in ice cream sandwiches, for instance) so I don’t get sick of it.
Lynn says
Why not make your guide a cookbook? 1st anniversary – cheesecake. 2nd anniversary – chocolate. 3rd anniversary – caramel. Etc. I’ll leave the rest up to you, but I expect to be mentioned in the credits!
Eliana says
F*#@ flowers – nothing says I’m sorry like a treat like this one 🙂 You are such a smart lady.
Maytina says
I love that you added a scoop of ice cream on top!! These are in my ‘to make’ list now.
Charlene says
Thanks so much for the cookbook! I am so excited – Hope your week-end is a wonderful one!
burkie says
for the other men reading this blog, take these lessons to heart. flowers work MUCH better when delivered at work, and special home-baked treats never fail….unless you burn them, maybe. also, in my experience, french toast never fails, either. yeah, i’ve f’ed up a few times 😉
Natalie says
Ohhh wow those muffins look so good, even better with the addition of ice cream hehe!
Kita says
If you do write that – please email it to my boyfriend. He is truly clueless when it comes to being sorry….
Those muffins look great and are going to join the to be baked pile.
Pro-Portional Designs says
I’m guilty of feeling like that was a GREAT story
Emily says
This is hilarious … I’m passing this on to my husband who is a buyer for Costco, he loves stories like this. And I agree, flowers are nice, but something baked with love and full of chocolate, that may get them a little closer to being forgiven 🙂
Avanika (Yumsilicious Bakes) says
I’d prefer these muffins from my guy over roses, anyday!!