My naam is Cecile en ek is verslaaf

Een van my gunsteling liedjies is Betty Davis Eyes deur Kim Carnes  (as julle dit nog nie gehoor het nie hier:

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As jy na die liedjie luister en na die woorde kyk, gaan dit oor 'n vrou wat 'n mans kan met haar onweerstaanbare "looks" kan verlui, maar ook kan "uitspoeg" as sy klaar is met jou! (sy los jou dus met 'n gebreekte hart).  

Her hair is Harlow gold,
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn her music on
You won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow
She got Bette Davis eyes

And she'll tease you
She'll unease you
All the better just to please you
She's precocious
And she knows just what it
Takes to make a pro blush
She got Greta Garbo Stand off sighs,
She's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll let you take her home
It whets her appetite
She'll lay you on her throne
She got Bette Davis eyes
She'll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue
She's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you
She's ferocious
And she knows just what it
Takes to make a pro blush
All the boys Think she's a spy,
She's got Bette Davis eyes

And she'll tease you
She'll unease you
All the better just to please you
She's precocious
And she knows just what it
Takes to make a pro blush
All the boys Think she's a spy,
She's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll tease you
She'll unease you
Just to please you
She's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll expose you
When she snows you 

En al weet die mans dit, kan hulle nogsteeds nie die versoeking  weestaan nie - wat my bring by om "verslaaf" te wees.  Nou ek praat nie hier van drank, dwelms, dobbel en daardie tipe verslawing nie.  Ek praat van daardie klein verslawinkies wat ons almal het en wat ons vir daardie kort tydjie 'n "rush" gee en wat ons altyd terug laat gaan vir 'n "fix"! En soos in die geval van werklike verslawing, is 'n mens ook geneig is om dit te probeer  regverdig en in party gevalle dit ook "wegsteek"  (meestal vir jou man of boyfriend - hulle hoef mos nou nie alles te weet nie - hoe moet 'n mens dan nou misterieus bly?!) 

My groot verslawing is die volgende: (nie noodwendig in die volgorde en gelukkig nie elke dag - wel amper nie elke dag nie) 

Tydskrifte: (gewoonlik kos en dekor tydskrifte) Ek kan hulle nie weerstaan nie, dit is  asof hulle my saggies roep en net ek hulle kan hoor.  Jy vind hulle ook gewoonlik oral in 'n winkel en in meeste winkels - dit is  jou skaduwee wat jou volg! 

Sjokolade: (bykans enige soort behalwe die met neute en ook vrugte) Hulle word baie slim geplaas net wanneer jy dink jy die weersoeking kon weerstaan en dit veilig uit die winkel gaan maak dan BAM!! is hulle daar "in your face" en hulle laat jou niegaan tot jy een gekies het nie!  (dalk is dit net ek)

Muffins: (the new kid on the block en daarom die gunsteling op die oomblik). Hulle is egter soos dwelms - jy moet hulle gaan soek, nie dat dit jou keer nie!  Ek verkies die beste en natuurlik die groootste - my gunstelling op die oomblik cappuccino, maar sjokolade en wortel sal ook doen.  Geen bran nie. 

Dan is daar goed soos as ek in 'n winkel kom, kyk ek outomaties of daar nie iets is vir my kind nie - en soos 'n verslawing, is dit nie altyd iets wat jy nodig het nie maar iets wat interressant is of lekker om te hê (of gee) 

Daar is 'n paar van ons in die kantoor wat byvoorbeeld "verslaaf" is aan koffie en artikels soek om te bewys dat dit goed is vir jou!  (ons regverdig dit net!).  Party mense is verslaaf aan sekere tv programme, boeke, sekere "brandnames", selfone, sms, bbm en facebook. 

Natuurlik is daar niks fout daarmee om 'n klein "verslawinkie" te hê (solank dit nie jou lewe negatief beïvloed of jou lewe oorneem nie), daardie klein iets wat jou vir 'n tydjie beter laat voel oor die lewe of wat vir jou pure genot gee!   Nie almal hoof daarvan te weet  nie of dat jou  laaste "kos" geldjie eintlik vir daardie een (of twee, of drie ...) ietsie is wat jou laat sê "dankie tog ek het  die maand oorleef"!! 

Omdat muffins die "new kid on the block" is, het ek spesiaal na 'n paar opsies gaan soek om almal te pas.  Ek het dié wat jy klaar koop, dié wat jy baie vinnig uit 'n pakkie maak, die wat jy van "scratch" af maak en dan dié vir mense wat sekere allergieë het.  Daar is geen gesondheids muffins nie, alhoewel ek seker is daar is mense wat verslaaf is aan gesondheidskosse ook - ek is egter nie een van hulle nie. 

Die wat jy kan koop....

 

 

 

 

Die wat jy vinnig van 'n pakkie kan maak

 

Triple Chocolate Muffin Recipe

Ingredients 

·        500ml flour

·        125ml soft brown sugar

·        125ml cocoa powder

·        15ml baking powder

·        100g butter

·        250ml chocolate chips (they hold ther shape during baking) or the equivalent(1cup) of your favourite chocolate bar cut into chunks

·        250ml buttermilk

·        2 eggs

·        2 Bar One chocolate bars (Mars bars)

·        extra melted cocolate for decorating if desired 

Preheat the oven to 180 °C, 250 F, Gas mark 4.  Grease muffin pan or spray with non-stick spray.  The mixture should make about 12 regular muffins or 6 giant muffins.

Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.  Rub in th ebutter.  Stir in the chocolate chips or chunks.  Combine the buttermilk and eggs in a jug, ensure they are well mixed together.  Add the buttermilk/egg mix to dry ingredients and combine gently to moisten all the dry ingredients.  Use a little extra milk if necessary but do not overbeat.  Spoon the muffin mix into a regular muffin tin and bake for 20-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.  Remove the muffin pan from the ovan and place on a cooling rack.  Cut the Bar One bars(Mars bars) into thin slices and place on top of each muffin while they are still warm so the chocolate can melt over.  Drizzle extra melted chocolate if desired. 

A indulgent and delicious variation would be to put a dollop of Nutella spread in the middle of each chocolate muffin and then bake them - then it is a quadruple chocolate chip muffin!!! 

Easy Chocolate chip Muffin

 

Ingredients

·        2 cups  all-purpose flour

·        1/3 cup light-brown sugar

·        1/3 cup sugar

·        2 teaspoon baking powder

·        ½ teaspoon salt

·        2/3 cup milk

·        ½ cup butter - melted and cooled

·        2 eggs - beaten

·        1 teaspoon vanilla

·        1 package (350 grams) chocolate chips

·        ½ cup walnuts or peacans - chopped 

 

Grab a muffin tray, grease it up and set the oven to 200°C.  Take a large bowl, place the flour, sugars, baking powder and salt together and stir.  In a second bowl, stir milk, eggs, butter and vanilla untill they're blended.  Make a small "hole" in the centre of the dry ingredients, add milk mixture and proceed to sr until all ingredients are blended. Add chocolate chips and nuts to the mixture.  Fill muffin tray with batter and bake for roughly 15 minutes.  Remove the muffin tray from the oven, place on a cooling tray and allow to cool 

Allergen Free Chocolate Muffin  - No gluten, dairy, or egg.

 

 

Ingredients 

·        1½ cups gluten free flour blend

·        1 cup unporcessed sugar

·        heaping ¼ cup gluten free cocoa powder

·        1½ teaspoon baking soda

·        ½ teaspoon salt

·        1/3 cup canola oil

·        1 teaspoon vanilla extracts

·        1 teaspoon cider vinegar

·        1 cup water 

 

Preheat oven to 180 °C.  Line a regular 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners.  Sift together dry ingredients.  Add the oil, vanilla, vinegar,  ad water.  Mix together til smooth.  Pour into lined muffin cups, filling almost all the way dull (gluten free cakes usually don't fluff like regular cakes)  Bake for 20-26 minutes or until center is done.  Remove from oven and allow to cool before frosting 

Gluten free chocolate muffins. 

 

 

Ingredients: 

170g Rice flour

6 tbsp Bournville cocoa powder

2tsp baking powder

200g Treacle sugar

5ml Vanilla essence

1 cup Liquid soya milk

3/4 cup Sunflower oil

2 Eggs

1 tsp Xanthum gum 

 

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.Sift flour three times (very important) and add cocoa, baking powder, sugar and vanilla essence. Add milk, oil and eggs and mix together. Add Xanthum gum. Beat at high speed for 4 minutes using a hand mixer or machine mixer. Transfer into a muffin pan and bake for 15 - 25 min. 

Cappuccino Muffin - my gunstelling!!

 

 

Ingredients: 

·        2 cups self raising flour

·        ¾ cup vanilla caster sugar (or plain caster sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla   extract)

·        1 cup milk

·        2 tablespoons instant coffe powder

·        ½ cupbutter

·        1 egg

·        1 small bag chocolate chips(100g) 

 

Preheat the oven onto 180° C. Melt butter in a small saucepan and leave to cool.  In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar.  Crack the egg into a medium sized bowl and add the milk and coffe granules and stir until the coffe is dissolved.  Pour this coffee mixture onto the flour/sugar and add the melted butter.  Stir until just combined. Fold in the choclate chips.  Fill the muffin cases with th mixture, do not over-fill, you want the cases to be about 2/3 full. Bake fir 15-20 minutes, until springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before putting the muffins onto a wire rack to cool. 

Cheese cream topping - 'n klein ekstra! 

180-230ml mascarpone cheese

1 Tablespoon vanilla caster sugar(or plain caster sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract)

½ teaspoon instant coffee powder

¼ cup chocolate chips 

 

In a medium bowl, mix the mascarpone cheese, vanilla sugar and coffee powder together in a bowl until blended.  (just use a spoon to mix it together)Add choclate chips and spread onto muffins.Dust with cocoa powder/sugar mixture

Mmmm... 

Dit sal lekker wees om te hoor wat julle "verslawinkies" is - laat weet my!