Blueberry Scones

If you ask me, there's hardly anything better than a scone (with the exception of chocolate, of course)! This came from a box mix called Garvey's Best of Britain Traditional Scone Mix, which I got as a Christmas gift. I added about 3/4 cup of fresh blueberries to the mix and followed the rest of the directions as on the box. EXCEPT I think I may have needed to add sugar at some point and neglected to do that, the results of which proved quite fine because I don't like sickly sweet scones. Besides, the glaze I added on top made up for the lack of sweetness in the scone itself. Since they're not too sweet they'd probably do well with some yogurt or cream and the addition of more fruit. I can't wait to eat this for breakfast!

There's no velvet like Red Velvet.

I used this great mix from Sprinkles Cupcakes that I bought at a Williams Sonoma store recently, and I was really happy with how they turned out. The batter was really rich and darker from the usual pop-red of red velvet mixes, but I liked it because it includes cocoa powder in the mix. I think chocolate always contributes to better flavor! The recipe for the cream cheese icing also made some super-fabulous icing, and lots of it. I skipped using their "modern dots" that came with the kit because I'm not the best icer-of-cupcakes. But the flavor is so good -- who cares what it looks like? Mmm cupcakes!