Lucky for me, the people who used to live in my house left behind a bottle of Absente brand absinthe. I'm no fan of the stuff since I hate the licorice-y flavor of anise. But Greg prides himself on a prized bottle of absinthe that he snuck onto the plane back from Scotland a couple years ago. So I knew he'd appreciate these.The verdict? Greg ate two, so he must have liked them. And the anise flavor wasn't overpowering like I thought it'd be. Not my favorite cupcakes, but not bad. Other people raved. You either love licorice flavors or you hate them.
On another sweet note, I woke up early today to make Lemon Bars from The Joy of Vegan Baking:
Food Awareness, our local veggie group, held a meeting and potluck today to discuss our plan to get vegetarian options on the menu for Memphis City Schools lunches. My contribution were these bars, and man, were they good! I adore lemon-flavored everything, and the buttery shortbread crust was to die for. I'll be making these again.
Food Awareness, our local veggie group, held a meeting and potluck today to discuss our plan to get vegetarian options on the menu for Memphis City Schools lunches. My contribution were these bars, and man, were they good! I adore lemon-flavored everything, and the buttery shortbread crust was to die for. I'll be making these again.Two awesome surprises came in the mail this week - copies of Kittee's Papa Tofu and Amey's (of Vegan Eats and Treats) Gastronomus Maximus cookzines!
I had to re-order Papa Tofu since I gave my old copy away, and Amey was super sweet and offered to gift me a copy of her adorable little zine. I can't wait to make her borcsht and Kittee's stuffed tofu pockets and injera.
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Blogger isn't letting me comment - grrrr! You're a great friend to make boozy treats for your birthday buddies! I didn't know you couldn't get Absinthe in the South.
I really need to order me a copy of Papa Tofu before they're all gone!
Such fun treats!!
LOL I love it! (The bacardi ones sound fun too!)
How fun! Glad he liked them.
Ohh and the Lemon Bars sound great! My mom loves shortbread anything haha
Wow.. what a cupcake!
I think my husband would kill for one of your cupcakes. well, hopefully not literally.
I'm with you on the "not a fan of licorice" thing, but so thoughtful of you to make the cupcakes for your friend who does like the flavor! Well, these do have booze in them, maybe I could eat them afterall. :)
i think i must be related to greg. i don't really like sweets, but i'm obsessed with alcohol-cupcakes. :) i can't believe you found a recipe for absinthe cakeies!
Absinthe isn't my fave either, but those look precious. I wonder if anyone had any trippy effects after eating them? Alcohol may cook off, but wormwood...?
Did you just give me an idea about how to use all the absinthe my boyfriend has been collecting (but not drinking...) for years? I truly looooove you!
Absinthe cupcakes sound interesting. For some reason the licorice flavors are growing on me; anise, fennel and the like. Maybe I'll try some absinthe. I think it's legal again in New York.
oh yum..i bet i'd love those cupcakes..i LOVE licorice-y flavored drinks, so that sounds like something i'd love. :)
huzzah on the boozy absinthe cuppers! they're too awesome & so bad ass! nice job, Bianca!
oooooh man! i'm not a fan of lemony things, but i think i'm gonna have to try out those lemon bars. you had me at "buttery shortbread crust". mmmmmmmm!
hooray for cooking zines of awesomeness! kittee's ethiopian yummies = the best! her injera rocks so hard!
Hahaha. That's hilarious. I am afraid to drink absinthe because I am a total lightweight when it comes to booze, but those cupcakes are awesome!
Those cupcakes look wonderful! I would love to try something original and new like that. I wish I had more time.
what a pal you are to be so UNabsinthe-minded when it comes to making really unique treats.
i just got my copy of pappa tofu last week as well. i'm super excited about making some ethiopian fud! yay! the best part is kittee addressed it to "Jewbacca Molica". sweet.
I love the Papa Tofu zine! I like recipes from pakupaku.info too. The creamed spinach and stuffed shells are two of our favorite things.
yumyummmm... sheesh absinthe... thats no joke...sounds like something my boy would love
Absinthe cupcakes? Bianca, you're crazy (in a very good way)!
I'm not a fan of licorice either, but I know those cupcakes were great. The lemon bars look good too.
DId the birthday boy see any green fairies? What a fun idea for cupcakes.
absinthe and cupcakes. What a great combo
I know your supposed to have a sugar cube dissolve into the absinthe but cupcakes? That's brilliant.
I love that lemon bar recipe and make it a lot - it's so incredibly easy and satisfying.
Andy and I got a bottle of absinthe more than two years ago that we brought to his parents house for christmas. No one was game enough to drink any more than a sip--slackers! And like you, I don't like the licoricey-ness of it. But cupcakes is a genius idea. Next time I'm there, I'm totally baking these.
Oh the yummies! Lucky, Lucky Greg!! I got Amey's zine too and already made a few of the recipes. The borscht was awesome, I also made the grilled herbed tofu, diner loaf and you got peanut butter in my chocolate cookies. They were all fantastic! Next on the list will be the cucumber dip... whenever I get around to it!
I don't like that licoricy flavor either! Those cupcakes look fantastic though.
I dislike licorice & love lemon as well! I love those cook zines!
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