I don’t have much to say about this week’s Tuesday with Dorie selection. I don’t wake up dreaming of corn muffins/bread, nor is it something I crave when I’m awake. I like corn bread, don’t get me wrong…it’s just not, oh let’s just say chocolate biscotti. 😛
I made the recipe has written, except I used my mini-muffin pan. I was going to add lime zest, but completely forgot. These were delicious and spicy. These muffins are loaded with diced red bell pepper, jalapeño, corn kernels, cilantro, chili powder. Everyone who tried them, loved them.
I was going to pair them with vegetarian chili, however, since the outside temperature has become warm I wasn’t craving chili. Today it’s in the 80’s in the Los Angeles area 🙂 I paired my muffins with a salad (to use up left over red bell pepper with homemade jalapeño-lime vinegarette.
Thank you to Rebecca of Ezra Pound Cake for hosting this week’s selection. Please visit her blog for the recipe.
Pink Stripes 
I made minis, too, but was too wimpy to make spicy ones!
I thought about minis but was too lazy to spray my pans! My regular size muffin pans are silicone and I’m spoiled… Corn muffins are not crave-worthy, but yours are pretty and the lime zest would be delicious.
Yeah, chili when it’s 80 degrees outside is just wrong. The muffins look great!
You know I think it sounds great to pair these with a salad. Yours look very tasty! I loved these.
80 degrees! I’m jealous. Nice looking minis
No need to say much anyways, Pinkstripes! Simply eating… and enjoying those beautiful muffins of yours, is perfectly fine! Great job!
Lime zest! What a great idea! I will have to remember that when I make mine. Nice job! Looks great!
Your muffins look great and adding lime zest sounds like a super idea! 80 degrees? I’m so jealous. It is supposed to be 8 degrees here tomorrow! 8
It was warm here, now it is cold! Too cold. I like cornbread too, but definitely not chocolate biscotti. Your muffins came out very nice just the same. I am glad everyone liked them. My hubby liked them a lot too.
Looking good!
Your muffins look great! I’m in the LA area too and yup, too hot for chilli… they say it’ll be close to 90 today… eeep!
We can only pray for 80 degrees right now! 🙂 I didn’t make chili either though. Your muffins look delicious!
Oooh, your pix make these look totally craveworthy. I bet these would be GREAT with a salad (and a little more resolution-friendly than a bowl of chili!)
They look great!
Pairing these with a salad sounds ideal…warm weather or cold! Yours look very lovely…I just love all those colors peeking out, don’t you? Such fun!
Muffins look fantastic. So yummy!! They were a bread and a side all in one.
You have no idea how jealous I am that it was 80 degrees! Your muffins look great.
Yeah, what’s with the weather? We’re pushing 65 degrees here in Vegas. Helloo, winter? Oh well, we shouldn’t complain, right? I mean, everyone else is freezing their butts off.
I used to live in L.A., in the SF Valley. It was great!
Ha! 41 degrees or 5 °C in Germany. The kids were skating on Sunday.
Great looking muffins!
All of you Los Angelinos (???) are making me so jealous with your warm weather!!!
Your muffins look gorgeous! The lime zest addition sounds like it would have been fabulous! Next time!
They look delicious! I wish we had your 80 degree weather. Snow storm here today.
I love the idea of lime zest, I will try that next time!
You could have them with some huevos rancheros.
We loved them.
I want to know more about your vinaigrette- it sounds amazing!
Your muffins look great.
Your muffins look so cute! Nice job.
Your muffins look GREAT. Love the mini’s. I did a few, too. Ooh, the lime would have been great! Next time.
your muffins look great. I wonder if my cornmeal was a bit fine?
They look lovely and good job in giving them a go, even tho they aren’t a fav! 🙂
Nice weather..lucky! I love your muffins..very colorful. Im thinking I should have put m&ms in mine!
Love your muffins… very pretty. Know what you mean about cravings, me chocolate. Although, on a cold winter day (cold here) cornbread and soup/chili is a winning combo. You were so good to make them. Love the lime zest idea.
Thank you Pinkstripes for stopping by for a visit.
AmyRuth
These would be great with a salad – good idea! Enjoy your warm weather!
Yum, yum and yum! So colorful!
Oh, please, please soak up plenty of that 80 degree weather for those of us in the frozen tundra (today’s high: 6)…I wondered if anyone would make mini muffins. Great idea!
I wish we had some of that 80 degree weather here! Love your mini muffins, I wish I’d thought to do that. Next time!
Your Muffins look really good, and you made minis…. awww – how neat!
Your muffins look very festive!
Thanks for the compliments on my muffins! I’m really enjoying being a member – your muffins look equally as delicious!!!
Your muffins look absolutely gorgeous!
We were in the single digits here in Northern Illinois. Eighty degrees sounds like a distant dream to me. I wish I had thought of the lime zest. That would have added an interesting layer to the whole experience!
Your muffins look great! The idea of the lime zest sounds interesting. And oh my! I’m definitely going to have to try the chocolate biscotti!! 🙂
Your muffins look beautiful and your salad sounds delicious (so does your 80 degree weather).
I had trouble thinking of anything to say about this one, too, but we needed something savory. And quick.
such sweet mini muffins, and the lime idea sounds fabulous. I’ll try not to be jealous of the warm weather, because I did get to have chili, after all…
Your muffins sure are pretty. I think that I would’ve liked them better with the peppers and the cilantro–I like spices and the different tastes in things like this.
You have quite a following here! I love the color of your corn muffins. Funny, I wasn’t craving for these either since it was so nice and sunny in CA! (I live in the Bay Area) Hopefully I will make ome turkey chili soon and make some of these. I like the pepper idea.
Yes, chili in that kind of heat is just wrong. I’m glad your muffins turned out so well! I’m going to have to remember your lime zest idea…that’s a keeper!
I like how colorful yours are. They look delish and sound perfect with a salad.
Your muffins look just like mine! All colorful and Rainbow Brite-ish!
Your muffins look so delicious!
Enjoy the great weather! Up here in the land of ice and snow we are enjoying below zero weather.
Your muffins look delicious – so colorful!
I am very jealous of your warm weather 🙂
Well, I actually DO crave cornbread on a regular basis, but I still didn’t have much to say about these. Yours look great and that vinaigrette sounds yummy!
I’m also in LA — wasn’t it crazy hot this weekend??? Delicious looking muffins … that salad you paired with the muffin sounds delicious…and perfect for the weather…great job!!!
What a flavourful muffin. Great for a change & the jalapenos must have giving it a nice kick! YUM!!
Well. I came over here to check out the muffins (very nice, by the way), but I got sidetracked by those biscotti. Oh, and that souffle. You have been cooking up a storm!
I bet the lime would be good. It is supposed to be nine here tomorrow. ugh.
I bet a lime-butter would be nice with them as well. Maybe even a lime-honey-butter!
Oh you and your 80 degree weather 😛 haha Muffins look great.
Your muffins look awesome! Nice job!
Looks great! Hasn’t the weather been CRAZY? I can’t believe my friend in Minnesota is 109 degrees cooler than Los Angeles!
Your muffins looks so tasty and festive! I love the minis. Great job!
Lime zest sounds like it would fit right in with the rest of the ingredients. Your muffins look great!
I wish I could have found stone-ground cornmeal for my muffins. I’m curious to try it and see how it’s different.
Your muffins look perfect!
Ooohh I bet some lime zest would have kicked it up a notch. I wrote that suggestion in my book so I can remember for next time 😉 Love the minis! Great job!
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
nice mini’s! i also like your idea of adding lime zest!
Your muffins look delicious! I liked these a lot, but I will admit, I’m ready for the sweet stuff. Bring it on!
Pretty muffins, great photos..see you tomorrow for TWD