Muffin batter
2.5 C flour
about 3/4 applesauce
3 t baking powder (I like puffy, biscuitish muffins, use less if your taste is different)
1 C Almon milk with a tiny splash of apple cider vinegar
1 t salt
1/2 C sugar (I used this amount because I used my homemade applesauce which has maple sugar and brown sugar, but you can adjust at will)
1 (3.5oz) chobani berry blast yogurt
2 t vanilla extract
2.5 cups diced rhubarb
3 C strawberries/blueberries (or whatever you need to use up)
2 T honey
Preheat oven to 425
Combine berries and honey in a small saucepan over a low heat. When berries being to break down, raise heat until they are fully mushy. (this by the way is great on pancakes if you run out of syrup or need a change)
prep rhubarb into small diced pieces
In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt
In another bowl, whisk together applesauce and sugar until well combined add in yogurt, vanilla and almond milk
Fold the wet mixture into the flour mixture. Then fold in rhubarb chunks. Don’t overmix.
Fill muffin tins only 1/3 full with batter. Spoon about 1 T of strawberry mixture on top of batter in each cup, then add more batter mixture on top, filling the cups to 3/4 full. You may have extra strawberry mixture which is great to serve with or over ice cream or pancakes
Bake for 12 minutes abotu. Muffins are done when tops are brown and toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean.
Let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack.
On another note looking forward to next week. We'll be off of school which means, more adventures, more sleep, more time, more life, more recipes... Can't wait. What are you waiting for these days?
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Mushie Magic
So we have been having fun with our berries making plenty of jam.This weekend we'll get out 1 more time and pick for freezing.
With all this jam making, I forgot about a bowl of berries in the fridge, but have no fear, I try not to waste anything....
Along came my thought of trying to recreate the fruit explosion muffin at Timmy Ho's
Try these an tell me what you think!
On a side not sorry recipes have been so hard to read not sure what I did to make all my posts show up as 1 big blob. If you know feel free to share
Strawberry, Blueberry rhubarb bomb
Muffin batter
2.5 C flour
about 3/4 applesauce
3 t baking powder (I like puffy, biscuitish muffins, use less if your taste is different)
1 C Almon milk with a tiny splash of apple cider vinegar
1 t salt
1/2 C sugar (I used this amount because I used my homemade applesauce which has maple sugar and brown sugar, but you can adjust at will)
1 (3.5oz) chobani berry blast yogurt
2 t vanilla extract
2.5 cups diced rhubarb
3 C strawberries/blueberries (or whatever you need to use up)
2 T honey
Preheat oven to 425
Combine berries and honey in a small saucepan over a low heat. When berries being to break down, raise heat until they are fully mushy. (this by the way is great on pancakes if you run out of syrup or need a change)
prep rhubarb into small diced pieces
In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt
In another bowl, whisk together applesauce and sugar until well combined add in yogurt, vanilla and almond milk
Fold the wet mixture into the flour mixture. Then fold in rhubarb chunks. Don’t overmix.
Fill muffin tins only 1/3 full with batter. Spoon about 1 T of strawberry mixture on top of batter in each cup, then add more batter mixture on top, filling the cups to 3/4 full. You may have extra strawberry mixture which is great to serve with or over ice cream or pancakes
Bake for 12 minutes abotu. Muffins are done when tops are brown and toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean.
Let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack.
On another note looking forward to next week. We'll be off of school which means, more adventures, more sleep, more time, more life, more recipes... Can't wait. What are you waiting for these days?
Muffin batter
2.5 C flour
about 3/4 applesauce
3 t baking powder (I like puffy, biscuitish muffins, use less if your taste is different)
1 C Almon milk with a tiny splash of apple cider vinegar
1 t salt
1/2 C sugar (I used this amount because I used my homemade applesauce which has maple sugar and brown sugar, but you can adjust at will)
1 (3.5oz) chobani berry blast yogurt
2 t vanilla extract
2.5 cups diced rhubarb
3 C strawberries/blueberries (or whatever you need to use up)
2 T honey
Preheat oven to 425
Combine berries and honey in a small saucepan over a low heat. When berries being to break down, raise heat until they are fully mushy. (this by the way is great on pancakes if you run out of syrup or need a change)
prep rhubarb into small diced pieces
In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt
In another bowl, whisk together applesauce and sugar until well combined add in yogurt, vanilla and almond milk
Fold the wet mixture into the flour mixture. Then fold in rhubarb chunks. Don’t overmix.
Fill muffin tins only 1/3 full with batter. Spoon about 1 T of strawberry mixture on top of batter in each cup, then add more batter mixture on top, filling the cups to 3/4 full. You may have extra strawberry mixture which is great to serve with or over ice cream or pancakes
Bake for 12 minutes abotu. Muffins are done when tops are brown and toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean.
Let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack.
On another note looking forward to next week. We'll be off of school which means, more adventures, more sleep, more time, more life, more recipes... Can't wait. What are you waiting for these days?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Saved by Strawberries
Strawberries are just one of those things that signal summer has arrived!
I have memories of picking with my mom and love that Phi enjoy's doing it with me.
This year they came at just the right time.
We had quite the night on Monday (Buttons were being pushed left and right) and for both Phi's sake and my own I needed to get us out of the house on Tuesday (which was also my Dad's birthday). Strawberry picking was just the thing we needed.
It was rainny and a bit mucky but we donned our boots and headed to the farm to meet a friend and pick our cares away.
An hour and 8 quarts later, we were pretty distracted and ready for a quite night. I'll use these for scones and cooking, homemade ice cream, jam and pies. This year we had a pretty good frost sweep in after an early warm spell so hopfully I'll be able to pick another 2 flats for freezing and jamming but we'll see how that goes.
You had to know a recipe would be coming up :)
If you've never made scones, I highly suggest them. They are pretty easy to toss together, are great for breakfast or after dinner with tea.
Strawberry Scones
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/3 cup maple sugar
1 t Penzey's cake spice
pinch of salt
1 stick chilled unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
1/4 almong milk
3/4 cup Greek yogurt
1. Preheat oven to 400. In a mixer, combine all dry ingredients on low speed. With mixer running, gradually add cubes of butter until the mixture is crumbly.
2. Add strawberries, almond milk, and yogurt. Mix until all ingredients mixxed anf dough is stiff.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly-floured surface. Pat dough into a 1-inch-thick rectangle Cut in half down the long side and then into thirds down the short side. Cut each square into triangles for 12 scones.
4. I put a little egg wash on them and sprinkled with coarse sugar baked for about 15-20 minutes till nice and golden.
I made a simple glaze with akmond milk, powder sugar and almond flavor to strip on the top.
Enjoy.
How do you enjoy your berries?
We had quite the night on Monday (Buttons were being pushed left and right) and for both Phi's sake and my own I needed to get us out of the house on Tuesday (which was also my Dad's birthday). Strawberry picking was just the thing we needed.
It was rainny and a bit mucky but we donned our boots and headed to the farm to meet a friend and pick our cares away.
An hour and 8 quarts later, we were pretty distracted and ready for a quite night. I'll use these for scones and cooking, homemade ice cream, jam and pies. This year we had a pretty good frost sweep in after an early warm spell so hopfully I'll be able to pick another 2 flats for freezing and jamming but we'll see how that goes.
You had to know a recipe would be coming up :)
If you've never made scones, I highly suggest them. They are pretty easy to toss together, are great for breakfast or after dinner with tea.
Strawberry Scones
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/3 cup maple sugar
1 t Penzey's cake spice
pinch of salt
1 stick chilled unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
1/4 almong milk
3/4 cup Greek yogurt
1. Preheat oven to 400. In a mixer, combine all dry ingredients on low speed. With mixer running, gradually add cubes of butter until the mixture is crumbly.
2. Add strawberries, almond milk, and yogurt. Mix until all ingredients mixxed anf dough is stiff.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly-floured surface. Pat dough into a 1-inch-thick rectangle Cut in half down the long side and then into thirds down the short side. Cut each square into triangles for 12 scones.
4. I put a little egg wash on them and sprinkled with coarse sugar baked for about 15-20 minutes till nice and golden.
I made a simple glaze with akmond milk, powder sugar and almond flavor to strip on the top.
Enjoy.
How do you enjoy your berries?
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Looking forward
Found this old post sitting on the shelf It was neat to see where I was last year and to try to figure out why I never actually hit send to put this on the blog :)
It's been awhile, I know and Frankly its been because I could not have asked for a nicer summer. It was just lovely to have so many Serendipous moments with Sophia and a few planned ones in thrown in. It's odd I can't say we "did" a lot but we sure were busy. July was almost 2 weeks in Florida and then we came home only to head up to the beach for a week of no phones, laptops or TV (can't wait till next year).
The sun has been generous so much that we have over flowing bowls of CSA share veggies and fruits through out the kitchen and even as I write this and the sun has yet to make an appearence today and that's ok, it's time for crisp mornings and over night apple sauce and casserole's and soup, sweater's and leggings, crunchy walks and feeding squirels, Apple picking, pumpkin picking, oh I could go on and on. One of the many things I love about where we live. Every season brings new adventures and happenings. The key even in long snowy winters and rainy springs, get out and do something.. Run, ski, bike, walk, festival or whatever just keep moving.
Since I am so in love with fall, I thought I would share some other loves that are in my life as of now.
Fresh Tomato Sauce, squeezed in my own hands
Fresh picked Blueberries, yeilding morning muffins
Oven Roasted Potatoes with malt vinegare
Cleansing oil
MAC studio fix powder
There really are so many things right now I'm kind of fixxed on. So for now we'll leave it there. That was September! It was nice to look back and see how wonderful summer was, it gives me more joy to know that in just a few short days it will be here again. What does your summer have in store? Do you change your day to day to reflect a slower pace? Any thing on the summer bucket list?
The sun has been generous so much that we have over flowing bowls of CSA share veggies and fruits through out the kitchen and even as I write this and the sun has yet to make an appearence today and that's ok, it's time for crisp mornings and over night apple sauce and casserole's and soup, sweater's and leggings, crunchy walks and feeding squirels, Apple picking, pumpkin picking, oh I could go on and on. One of the many things I love about where we live. Every season brings new adventures and happenings. The key even in long snowy winters and rainy springs, get out and do something.. Run, ski, bike, walk, festival or whatever just keep moving.
Since I am so in love with fall, I thought I would share some other loves that are in my life as of now.
Fresh Tomato Sauce, squeezed in my own hands
There really are so many things right now I'm kind of fixxed on. So for now we'll leave it there. That was September! It was nice to look back and see how wonderful summer was, it gives me more joy to know that in just a few short days it will be here again. What does your summer have in store? Do you change your day to day to reflect a slower pace? Any thing on the summer bucket list?
Over due and ready
It's been almost over a year since I've last posted. I have wrestled with continuing to blog or not. Part of me feels that it is a self indulgient thing and in the grand scheme of life who really wants to know what I ate, cooked, read, wore, did, went and so on... Another part of me likes the idea of a somewhat "safe place" to put thoughts down get feedback and share with others. So as of this week I am going to try to post 1-2x a week and go from there. Hoping for a feeling one way of the other.
A lot has happened in that time so there are many posts on the drawing board,
STAY TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's a glimpse:
Strawberry scones
A new training schedule for the NF half marathon
Summer
Testing toddler
CSA recipes
Product review
Sewing fun
It's a long list....
Looking forward to being back, see you very soon
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Frugal Fridays
I read a lot of Blogs. I love when they have theme days. it helps if you can only check once or twice a week you know what days interesting topics will be posted. So I'm thinking of trying this out myself. Help me stick to it...
I love making things that my family uses, eats, wears and so on. Lately on Pinterest (which is so fun and addicting, it's a virtual cork board of sorts where you can keep track of all your favorite things online and in blogs) I have been seeing alot of homemade home care products. So I had to try some.
So for my first Frugal Friday, I bring to you a way to make your own common used household products
The first
We have 4 cats and jeff who brings home some wonderful smelling greesy, sweety clothing, needless to say Febreeze is just about a weekly item. I never really felt super good about always spraying the stuff, one never knows what cleaner rumors are true. When I saw this I was all ears and eyes...
Fake it Frugal blog
breaks it down to costing 0.15$ rather than 3-5$ per bottle, who can't use that savings?
Here it is so simple - 1/8 cup of your current fabric softener, 2 T of Baking soda and a hot water to fill your spray bottle (for safety sakes use an empty Febreeze bottle or clearly label your new one).
Loved it, it past the white sofa test too.
Homemade house item #2
Dishwasher soap
This sounds like a bit to make but it also seems like it will last forever. I'm keeping so I'll keep you posted.
1 box Borax (love this and use it with every load of towels and Jeffs work clothes, and great tile cleaner)
1 box Arm&Hammer Super Washing Soda
24 packages of unsweetened lemonade drink mix (no worries, it sounds odd but it is to add the citric acid agent into the cleaner and give a lemony scent. Just make sure its sugar free)
3 cups Epsom Salt
If you need a rinsing aid use vinegar.
Mix Borax, washing soda, salt and lemonade together in a large, very large, bowl. When ingredients are mixed together well put soap in a container of your choice. A large cereal keeper or pitcher will work out great.
Use 1 Tablespoon per load.
Great look making and using these, I am. Let me know what you think.
I'm off to catch up on some BB DVR and eat some homemade salsa!
I love making things that my family uses, eats, wears and so on. Lately on Pinterest (which is so fun and addicting, it's a virtual cork board of sorts where you can keep track of all your favorite things online and in blogs) I have been seeing alot of homemade home care products. So I had to try some.
So for my first Frugal Friday, I bring to you a way to make your own common used household products
The first
Fake it Frugal blog
breaks it down to costing 0.15$ rather than 3-5$ per bottle, who can't use that savings?
Here it is so simple - 1/8 cup of your current fabric softener, 2 T of Baking soda and a hot water to fill your spray bottle (for safety sakes use an empty Febreeze bottle or clearly label your new one).
Loved it, it past the white sofa test too.
Homemade house item #2
Dishwasher soap
This sounds like a bit to make but it also seems like it will last forever. I'm keeping so I'll keep you posted.
1 box Borax (love this and use it with every load of towels and Jeffs work clothes, and great tile cleaner)
1 box Arm&Hammer Super Washing Soda
24 packages of unsweetened lemonade drink mix (no worries, it sounds odd but it is to add the citric acid agent into the cleaner and give a lemony scent. Just make sure its sugar free)
3 cups Epsom Salt
If you need a rinsing aid use vinegar.
Mix Borax, washing soda, salt and lemonade together in a large, very large, bowl. When ingredients are mixed together well put soap in a container of your choice. A large cereal keeper or pitcher will work out great.
Use 1 Tablespoon per load.
Great look making and using these, I am. Let me know what you think.
I'm off to catch up on some BB DVR and eat some homemade salsa!
Gonna get Dirty
I've made some pretty big physical changes over the past year and a half. Losing about 30+ lbs for one. Training and running my first half marathon. Breaking out of my comfort zone and just giving my all to have some healthy fun. So when a girlfriend of mine suggested we do a mud run.... I "jumped" in full force.
In order to prep, I need to get some upper body strength. It has always been a major weekness of mine and a strong desire to have "pipes".....
Kinda like these (do you know how hard it was to find a "clean" arm picture?)
I've since started boxing and I love it. It is awesome to feel my arms getting used and I'm having fun learning a bit of safety too.
To help piggy back that and use some muscles that haven't been used and also began Power Yoga (often called weight loss Yoga). What I love here is there is a strong focus on using your own body weight to strenghten and lengthen the body and the "meditation" part of yoga is for the most not.
Add in my 3 mile runs and things will come together nicely. I am also signed up for the Niagara Falls International Marathon which is in Oct0ber and I'll start back into more of a regular short long run schedule about mid August.
Let the games begin..........And stay tuned to the updates
In order to prep, I need to get some upper body strength. It has always been a major weekness of mine and a strong desire to have "pipes".....
I've since started boxing and I love it. It is awesome to feel my arms getting used and I'm having fun learning a bit of safety too.
To help piggy back that and use some muscles that haven't been used and also began Power Yoga (often called weight loss Yoga). What I love here is there is a strong focus on using your own body weight to strenghten and lengthen the body and the "meditation" part of yoga is for the most not.
Add in my 3 mile runs and things will come together nicely. I am also signed up for the Niagara Falls International Marathon which is in Oct0ber and I'll start back into more of a regular short long run schedule about mid August.
Let the games begin..........And stay tuned to the updates
Monday, July 11, 2011
Spa Plate
I've mentioned a few times how different our summer meals look and I've been meaning to explain. Today's lunch was the perfect example
We call them spa plates.
It just feels good to eat cold juicy watermelon as a snack on a hot day rather than a dry pack of snack food. The watermelon actually cools you down while nurishing you. And saves you some time in the kitchen when the sun and the pool are calling your name.
I have really been trying to stay out of the grocery store this summer for a few reasons (more on that later) so we visit the farmers market, use our CSA share weekly and just toss it all together.
The results are things like todays lunch (watermelon, fresh corn and mini maters (as Sophia calls them), farm made cheese and crackers. if your not convinced, it really does satisfy
(Can you say "corn coma")
Or last nights dinner salad of fresh picked lettuce, radish, corn, early zukes, black beans, salsa with Pita chips. It just seems to make the body work better in the heat, when all you want to do is lay around
And for those who always wonder and ask about protein, I found this that really sums it up. Alicia Silverstone really has some good resources and knows her stuff on the topic. She is very "granola' and extremely vegan down to not using or wearing leather goods. So you will feel that she is a little preachy but put that aside and enjoy.
It just feels good to eat cold juicy watermelon as a snack on a hot day rather than a dry pack of snack food. The watermelon actually cools you down while nurishing you. And saves you some time in the kitchen when the sun and the pool are calling your name.
I have really been trying to stay out of the grocery store this summer for a few reasons (more on that later) so we visit the farmers market, use our CSA share weekly and just toss it all together.
The results are things like todays lunch (watermelon, fresh corn and mini maters (as Sophia calls them), farm made cheese and crackers. if your not convinced, it really does satisfy
Or last nights dinner salad of fresh picked lettuce, radish, corn, early zukes, black beans, salsa with Pita chips. It just seems to make the body work better in the heat, when all you want to do is lay around
And for those who always wonder and ask about protein, I found this that really sums it up. Alicia Silverstone really has some good resources and knows her stuff on the topic. She is very "granola' and extremely vegan down to not using or wearing leather goods. So you will feel that she is a little preachy but put that aside and enjoy.
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