The Origin of the Muffin Gang

The Muffin Gang, The Muffin Mafia, The "Family," The New Gradders... We are many things-- all of them lovely and loving. We're also, however, just a tad bit accidental.

It all started one fateful Wednesday night in October. I was sitting in my room, doing my Elements readings, when I was suddenly and inexplicably seized by an intense, overwhelming urge to bake.

I'm no stranger to baking (quite the contrary, in fact: one Christmas, I made over 100 dozen cookies for my friends), and impulsive urges actually visit me somewhat frequently. I decided to indulge the bunnies (yet again!) and proceeded to spend the better part of two hours surfing the web for muffin and scone recipes and "shopping" on Amazon for baking supplies. I'd never made either muffins or scones before, and I certainly couldn't afford all the pans, measuring cups, and glass bowls in my shopping cart, but, like so many other things in my life (ridiculous adds to My WishList at Victoria's Secret, anyone?), "dreaming" and "pretending" can really be half the fun.

Fast forward 24 hours, to when a huge group of us were sitting in the common area on the second floor.

I'd mentioned my silly little impulse (and subsequent fantasy browsing spree) at dinner, and James had expressed a surprising (well, to me!) amount of interest in my plans. It turns out that he'd brought a decent amount of baking supplies with him, but hadn't yet had the opportunity to use them. My mission? Convince him to let me use them, naturally.

I was showing him recipes on my laptop, and I really wasn't too sure he was on board-- it was either the recipes themselves or me-- one of us wasn't being particularly charming-- but my enthusiasm was apparently catching enough for a few others. Within the hour, I'd Amazon-Primed myself two lovely Farberware muffin tins, polled the others for opinions on recipes, and decided on a time and place for the First Muffin Make Ever! (I'd also fist-pounded Pete at least twice, but that's pretty ordinary for us.)

We came. We mixed-berried. We crumbled.
And that was the birth of the Muffin Gang.
We do: Sunday Night Mix + Monday Morning Bake = Warm, Fresh Muffins For Class
(We do branch out.)
We are: Amateurs :p No; seriously: The Family.

Tammy - The Godfather
James - The Advisor
Pete - The Enforcer
Myla - The Face AKA The Mascot AKA The Muffin Dancer
Caroline - The Assassin AKA The Muffin Whisperer

We love: Each Other :p and Muffins!

The adventure is only beginning.