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I've had my old cookbook sitting out for about a week now, thinking I'd make blueberry muffins (with frozen blueberries). Today is the day!
I discovered I was out of baking powder and got ready to go to the grocery, when I thought I should just look for a substitute - 2 tsp cream of tartar and 1 tsp baking soda = baking powder, although the taste might be a little different. You can also use just baking soda but at reduced measure. I got the batter ready to pour into my 6 section muffin pan. The recipe says it makes 12 (and I got 15 good sized muffins - 11 of them left. It took me a lot more time to wait until the pan cooled and get it ready for more batter, but they are all done.
I'll have to say they are delicious, and the first thing I noticed about them is that they aren't as sweet as store bought muffins or prepared mixes. (I used 2 cups flour + 1/3 cup sugar). It makes you realize how things were in the old days - muffins were never as sweet as cake, but now nearly every prepared product in the stores is loaded heavily with corn syrup and HFCS. Now I have a stack of dishes, bowls, measuring cups, etc., sitting in the sink to be washed.
As much as I thought I'd like a glass of wine last night I just didn't have the taste for it. I don't have any beer on hand but don't have a taste for it either. Lord help me! I haven't been feeling so well today and didn't feel like going to the gym last night, so I wonder if I'll even make it to the 23rd when my operation is scheduled. I do have a fairly high tolerance for pain and can never make up my mind if I have reached the point where I should seek help.
The rain was so heavy when I went to bed last night I didn't think I'd be able to sleep. (I don't think I lasted 5 minutes before I fell asleep). The rain came with heavy winds - today is sunny but rain, possibly mixed with snow, are predicted. Not much wind, for which I'm grateful. I hope all of you in the path of extreme cold, ice storms, etc., are keeping warm and safe.
- Blueberry Muffins! + Update
One of the vendors at yesterday's market sells walnuts, and I saw that he had bags of walnut meal as well. I thought of the recipe I found for muffins using almond flour, and figured I would try it with walnut flour. I don't have honey,...
- Another Friday Gone!
The weekends seem to be getting closer together now. The next 3 days are supposed to be sunny and 77degrees. That's getting awfully close to 80, which I consider the "hot zone" and I much prefer the 70's. With all the rain here...
- Another Day In My Pj's
It's after 7 pm and I'm ready for bed since I never got dressed this morning! I have no motivation and am somewhat anxious about my surgery, one week from today. Also on Thursday this week I will get the 2nd root canal finished. ...
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The sun was shining this morning so I did a load of wash. By the time I was across the street hanging it on the line, the overcast skies looked pretty dismal. I hung it all up anyway and the sun has been out again for most of the morning. ...
- Worn Out By Noon!
I started early (for me) this morning and got two pre-op tests out of the way, the chest xray and blood draw. The local clinic doesn't do EKG's so I will probably have to go downtown to my doctor's office for it. I bought another muffin...
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Baking on a Saturday morning
I've had my old cookbook sitting out for about a week now, thinking I'd make blueberry muffins (with frozen blueberries). Today is the day!
I discovered I was out of baking powder and got ready to go to the grocery, when I thought I should just look for a substitute - 2 tsp cream of tartar and 1 tsp baking soda = baking powder, although the taste might be a little different. You can also use just baking soda but at reduced measure. I got the batter ready to pour into my 6 section muffin pan. The recipe says it makes 12 (and I got 15 good sized muffins - 11 of them left. It took me a lot more time to wait until the pan cooled and get it ready for more batter, but they are all done.
I'll have to say they are delicious, and the first thing I noticed about them is that they aren't as sweet as store bought muffins or prepared mixes. (I used 2 cups flour + 1/3 cup sugar). It makes you realize how things were in the old days - muffins were never as sweet as cake, but now nearly every prepared product in the stores is loaded heavily with corn syrup and HFCS. Now I have a stack of dishes, bowls, measuring cups, etc., sitting in the sink to be washed.
As much as I thought I'd like a glass of wine last night I just didn't have the taste for it. I don't have any beer on hand but don't have a taste for it either. Lord help me! I haven't been feeling so well today and didn't feel like going to the gym last night, so I wonder if I'll even make it to the 23rd when my operation is scheduled. I do have a fairly high tolerance for pain and can never make up my mind if I have reached the point where I should seek help.
The rain was so heavy when I went to bed last night I didn't think I'd be able to sleep. (I don't think I lasted 5 minutes before I fell asleep). The rain came with heavy winds - today is sunny but rain, possibly mixed with snow, are predicted. Not much wind, for which I'm grateful. I hope all of you in the path of extreme cold, ice storms, etc., are keeping warm and safe.
- Blueberry Muffins! + Update
One of the vendors at yesterday's market sells walnuts, and I saw that he had bags of walnut meal as well. I thought of the recipe I found for muffins using almond flour, and figured I would try it with walnut flour. I don't have honey,...
- Another Friday Gone!
The weekends seem to be getting closer together now. The next 3 days are supposed to be sunny and 77degrees. That's getting awfully close to 80, which I consider the "hot zone" and I much prefer the 70's. With all the rain here...
- Another Day In My Pj's
It's after 7 pm and I'm ready for bed since I never got dressed this morning! I have no motivation and am somewhat anxious about my surgery, one week from today. Also on Thursday this week I will get the 2nd root canal finished. ...
-
The sun was shining this morning so I did a load of wash. By the time I was across the street hanging it on the line, the overcast skies looked pretty dismal. I hung it all up anyway and the sun has been out again for most of the morning. ...
- Worn Out By Noon!
I started early (for me) this morning and got two pre-op tests out of the way, the chest xray and blood draw. The local clinic doesn't do EKG's so I will probably have to go downtown to my doctor's office for it. I bought another muffin...