it's a beautiful day -- ONLY looking out the window! it's toasty inside, but bitterly cold outside! it's 9 degrees -- and i KNOW it's colder other places -- but, i'm just NOT a cold weather CHICK!! anything BELOW about 60 degrees starts the ice cubes rolling in my veins! i went out to let BOONE go potty -- and he didn't even dilly dally around -- and my NOSE was burning -- inside and out for the few minutes i was outside! he hustled back inside and curled up on his new cozy bed that cody got him for christmas -- then just looked at me! s'pose he was wanting COVERED-UP?? made AWESOME muffins this morning -- jim's favorite ... fairly healthy, too ... they are really good -- and may very easily become your FAVORITE muffin recipe! they are very moist -- with LOTS of flavor!! here's the recipe -- just in case YOU are in one of those BETTY CROCKER moods!! -- one more thing -- i've substituted all kinds of fruit in these -- use whatever your favorite combos are! i've used raspberries for the strawberries -- cherries for the blueberries -- and you can even use frozen -- but, omit the 2T of sugar to masserate the berries ...
Ingredients
1 cup fresh strawberries, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 or 2 ripe bananas mashed
2 large eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 pint blueberries
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, mix together strawberries and 2 tablespoons sugar. Let sit 15 minutes until strawberries give off juices (masserating).
In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, almond extract, eggs, oil, 1 cup sugar, and strawberries.
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined. Do not over mix. Fold in blueberries and walnuts. Scoop batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out with a few crumbs but not wet, about 30 minutes.
well, coffee needs a refill -- and it's time to get rolling this morning -- it's a PAINT day ... yeah! now, what to paint ... snowmen would be appropriate -- but, i think today, i'm going to paint little NUDE cupids ... maybe with a BLUE tint!
(((hugs)))
lisa =0)
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Hey Lisa,
Welcome to blogland! I'm sure you'll have no trouble filling up a post daily with all that goes on in your life! LOL! As you know I've been a follower even when you hadn't put pen to paper (really fingers to keyboard) just waiting for the day.
Glad to see you have made your trek from Iowa safely home. You really need to move back there...so much easier and less wear and tear on the old body.
Anyway, have fun with your blog...I really need to get back to mine..it's been sadly neglected.
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