Wednesday, January 26, 2011

World's Best Blueberry Muffins!

We had a bunch of organic blueberries in the kitchen and I needed to find something to do with them fast! They were organic (yeay!) and on sale for half off (yeay!) because they were getting ripe, so we grabbed every package that was there. Well, after a few minutes prowling the interwebs for a blueberry muffin recipe... I found this one. And boy are they outrageous!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
  2. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
  3. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
  4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

What makes life worth living.....

Glass half empty?

Are you a glass half-empty kinda gal? Take a look at this fun, quick video on how to turn a pessimistic attitude into an optimistic one. Change isn't easy. It takes time. It's worth it!