Pear and Ginger Muffins

I feel sorry for pears. If pears where people they would be apple's kid bother that never gets any attention. But when you eat a pear you're like 'OMG this pear is so awesome why have I been wasting my time with apples when pears are so freakin' deliscious and cool?!?!?' Really, pears are the one night stand of fruit. Often bought spontaneously and you think to yourself while eating it 'God this pear is good. I really ought to eat more of these.' But then next time you're in the grocery store you forget all about that pear and how good it was and breeze by the pears to get to the apples. Like promising you'll call but then never do. Until you're desperate for something a little different and you suddenly remember how good that pear was and when you go back to the market there they are... waiting for you, with desperation, just begging for someone to buy them instead of the apples.

So if pears are the one night stand of fruit I suggest you have a brief albeit delightful affair with these muffins. They are of course easy to make and completely different than the kind of muffin you're going to get in the bakery section of the supermarket. (Which in my books is great because on average supermarket muffins are shit.) The pieces of cut up pear turn to a lovely sweet apple-saucey (if you will) mush in the baking process. And the ginger in it makes these mufins feel like more of a treat. Husband and I both found these utterly deliscious and I'm looking forward to another date with these little charmers tomorrow morning ;)