We've been talking about muffins lately, and the other day I featured a great recipe for chocolate chocolate muffins. But what if you're looking for a muffin recipe that doesn't defy the laws of chocolate physics? For you, try this regular chocolate chip muffins recipe.

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A chocolate muffin is a wonderful thing. Even more wonderful is a chocolate chocolate muffin. The way I see it, if you're going to make chocolate muffins, you should go all out, which means adding chocolate chips to your chocolate muffins.

Sure, you could leave the chocolate chips out and just make chocolate muffins. But where's the fun in that? In fact, not only do we add chocolate chips to the muffin batter, we sprinkle more chocolate chips on top of the muffins before baking them. Here's the recipe for chocolate chocolate muffins.

And here are a few more muffin recipes, plus more about making quickbreads:

• Plain Muffins Recipe
• Blueberry Muffins
• Sweet Corn Muffins
• Baking Powder Vs. Baking Soda
• Buttermilk Corn Bread

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So here's another question I get a lot: "What's the difference between baking powder and baking soda?" Or some variation on that, like: "Can I substitute baking soda for baking powder?" You get the idea.

Anyway, it's a good question. You would think that two products whose names sound so similar, and look so similar, would also work similarly. And the fact is, they are similar — but not identical. (Yes, baking soda is a powder, but it's not baking powder.)

Here's an in-depth explanation of the difference between baking powder and baking soda, how they work, and whether you can substitute one for the other: Baking Soda and Baking Powder. And also, here are a few more resources to do with baking:

• What is Baking Soda?
• Make Your Own Baking Powder
• Make Your Own Brown Sugar
• How to Cut In Shortening
• What is All-Purpose Flour?
• What is Gluten?

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Mushroom risotto is one of the classic variations on traditional risotto, which is made by slowly stirring hot stock into a special short-grained rice called arborio rice. To really maximize the mushroom flavor, you can use mushroom stock, and then stir in the sautéed mushrooms right at the end of cooking.

Here's a video that demonstrates How to Make Mushroom Risotto. And here's some more info on making risotto:

• Basic Risotto Recipe
• Mushroom Risotto Recipe
• Risotto with Peas
• Risotto Cakes
• How to Make Risotto: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
• What is Arborio Rice?

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