wow i've been a really prompt blogger lately!
partly because brady and i have opposite schedules. like last night i shutterflied our yearly book until 4 am. oops. time just flies once you get started!
and blogging? its pretty fun i decided! i don't know why we didn't think of it earlier! by blogging, our families can see us all year around in their respective states! (this way they have no choice but to see us at the beach in feb, at the store in march, at the beach in may, at the beach in august, in our costumes in oct, on our vacations...etc.) ha ha well sorry fans, this post is sammi/brady free.
this is a recipe post.
i like myself a good kitchen, a good set of pans (thanks brade), good music, and a good mom and sisters.
i have all of the above minus 2.
minus the good sisters and talented mom.
there is no better place to be on sunday afternoon (or all day) than cooking with your 2 greatest friends.
so...my new undertaking is to teach my sweet mother how to upload recipes and pictures so that by blogger.com we can still cook together!
(i'm thinking that maybe if i start by posting recipes, i can bribe her into posting her recipes for me!)
that way i can fool those in california i am a good cook. no one will know that my mother taught me all i know! ...and continues to teach me.
she is so sweet to answer my calls. i have a real short term memory so some times it is three calls just to re-tell me what degree the oven should be on. ha ha
one of the reasons it is so fun to cook with my sis and mom because we like to experiment to make unhealthy desserts, healthy. we love our desserts. LOVE.
and we go to extremes to make every dessert we like--just a little bit healthier. so we can justify eating 4 instead of 1!
the PICKUP kitchen motto:
"just add egg whites to make it healthy...and maybe a little extra sugar. sugar makes everything taste better"
CRANBERRY LEMON MUFFINS with LEMON GLAZE
2 cups all-purpose flour ** (mix. of flours to equal 1 c + 1/2 c whole wheat flour + 1/2 c white flour)
1 cup sugar (1/2 c white sugar + 1/4 c brown sugar + 1/4 cup honey)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs (i used 4 egg whites)
1 cup milk (1 cup buttermilk…milk + 1 tbl lemon juice)
1/2 cup vegetable oil (1/4 cup applesauce + less than ¼ cup veg oil)
1 ½ Tbl lemon zest + fresh squeezed lemons
1 cup fresh cranberries (or dry)
½ tsp vanilla
1. mix sugars + veg oil/applesauce + buttermilk
2. add egg whites + lemon + vanilla + honey
3. stir dry ingredients, then add to wet ingredients
4. fold in cranberries
BAKE @ 400 for 13-18 min.
LEMON GLAZE
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice + scoopful of zest
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1. mix together, heat if necessary to dissolve. drizzle over muffins. yum.
**i have this slight obsession with different kinds of flour. you see we, living on orange street, we have this great little farmers market store called Hnery's (sprouts) about 2 min away. it is so so so fun to go there! its like an activity. when people ask what i do on my days off, i tell them: i go to henry's and watch grey's anatomy while doing a pointless craft. ha ha real productive i know.
anyway, one of my fav things about henry's is the many different types of flour they have! i once toyed with the idea of going 'gluten free'. that was short lived however, it opened my large stomach to more bready things i can cook, without them having all of the carbs and simple sugars that white flour has!
with that being said, i have a new stock of flours. they include:
(if your a geek like me, these are good sites that tell you more about each and different recipes...)
1. bran flour
2. wheat germ
4. rye flour
5. soy flour
6. almond flour
8. corn flour
10. oat flour
of course, you can definitely use regular white flour or wheat flour if you like. (I love to experiment and with new 'healthy' ingredients. sometimes they turn out like cardboard, but at least you know they taste good! brady always says, "well at least they are healthy, its a bonus if they taste good". ha ha but these ones taste SOSOSOSOSO good AND they are healthy!! enjoy!!
PS. MOM, hint: i would love some delicious recipes you and becca have whipped up! And to anyone else! i love healthy recipes to try!!!
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