porch sitting weather

I think we had some seriously good porch-sitting weather this past weekend.

And nothing feels better than sitting on your back porch eating yummy pico and guacamole. I love it!

**Edit**

Ok, there may be something better than pico and guac on your deck.....and that would be a hot cup of coffee and sour cream breakfast muffins (courtesy of magnolia bakery cookbook)

recipe:

Bun:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
1.5 teaspoons baking soda
1.5 sticks unsalted butter (softened)
1.5 cups sugar
3 large eggs (room temp)
1.5 teaspoons vanilla
1.5 cups sour cream

Topping:
1.3 cups brown sugar (lightly packed)
2 cups chopped pecans
2 teaspoons cinnamon

directions:
1) grease large muffin tin and preheat oven to 350 degrees
2) mix flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. set aside.
3) cream butter and sugar til light and fluffy.
4) add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
5) add vanilla.
6) add dry ingredients and mix until just combined
7) still in sourcream
7) fill muffin cups about half way
9) to make topping: mix all topping ingredients together. bam, you're done.
10) top muffin dough generously in muffin tin
11) bake 20-25 minutes.