I made Bacon Cheddar muffins today. They weren't bad, but they were missing something. They just reminded me, yet again, that I still couldn't find the recipe my mom had for them. I knew she had clipped it out of Taste of Home magazine, but YOU try searching their site for breakfast muffins and see how far you get. I decided to try again anyway, and wouldn't you just know the person who created the recipe called them "Ham and Cheddar Cups?!" No wonder I couldn't find it! I am so happy I finally did though. I can't wait to make them, and I will never ever lose this recipe again. Which is another reason to share it with everyone- never hurts to have a back up!

Ham and Cheddar Cups

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 eggs
  
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 pound fully cooked ham, cubed
• 1/2 pound cheddar cheese, diced or shredded
• 1/2 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 small onion, finely chopped

 In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper. Beat eggs and milk; stir into dry ingredients until well combined. Stir in the ham, cheese, bacon and onion. Fill well-greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Yield: about 20 cups. 

Classics to Read

I need to make a list of some of the classic books I want to read, so I'm doing it here.

1- Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
2- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
3- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
5- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
6- Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway
7- Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
8- Animal Farm by George Orwell
9- Gone With the Wind- Margaret Mitchell
10- A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
11- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
12- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
13- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
14- Dracula by Bram Stoker
15- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov


That's it for now, but I'm sure I'll be adding to it.