Mini Blueberry Loaves/Muffins

This recipe for my mini blueberry loaves is just so good, I just had to share it again on this site:

For a nice change of pace to regular bread, we thought it would be nice to make blueberry muffins. My guy took it one step further and suggested making mini loaves. Brilliant! I just bought a new mini loaf pan and scrambled to find it. Meanwhile, this recipe was literally created on the spot! Enjoy!

• Flour, 2 ½ cups
• Sugar, 1½ cups sugar – 1 cup of white and ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• Salt, 1 teaspoon
• Baking powder, 2 tbsp (For those non-baking people, this is a mixture of baking soda and tartaric acid, otherwise known as cream of tartar.) 
• Cinnamon, 1 ½ tablespoon
• Ginger, 1 teaspoon
• Nutmeg, ½ teaspoon
• Allspice, 1 teaspoon
• Eggs, 2 unbeaten
• Canola Oil, 1 /4 cup
• Vanilla, 1 teaspoon
• Milk, 1 cup, fat free
• Water, 1/3 cup
• Frozen Wild Blueberries, ¾ cup (But you can add as much or as little you want.)
• Cooking spray

Optional: pecans, ½ cup

Preheat oven to 325 degrees move the rack to the middle of the oven. Spray a light coat of cooking spray on the bottom of the mini loaf or muffin pan. No need to do so when using paper baking cups, but it is optional.

Take the dry ingredients and add to the mixing bowl. Blend. Add the wet ingredients and blend again. The batter should be relatively fluid, similar to a cake batter. Fold in the frozen blueberries by hand.

Fill sections of the mini loaf pan approximately 2/3 full. You should have enough batter to fill all eight sections of the pan and with leftover batter to fill approximately 4 sections of a large muffin pan. Wipe off any spills so you don’t get burn spills on the pans.

Bake for 35-45 minutes depending on your oven, pan and size of each loaf or muffin. Remember that smaller tins may require a shorter baking time, but it's the amount of batter (volume) in each section that determines the actual baking time.

Be sure to check for doneness using a toothpick and look to see that the sides of the loaves/muffins are pulling away from the pan.

For fun, we actually calculated the cost of ingredients and determined that this little recipe cost less than $2.00 to make!

 

Wishing you great baking moments in the kitchen!

 


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Crash Landing on My Big Bottom

When your life spins out of control, it's like riding a meteor through space that's just about to crash land into the hardest surface it can find. The view on the way down is a complete blur because you're moving at speeds incomprehensible to man. All you can hope for is to survive the crash, land on something soft and hope the impact won't leave behind a huge crater. Unfortunately, that's not quite the way I remembered it. 

I really dislike these rides and I was on one of the hugest ones of my life when I crash landed almost two years ago. Fortunately, I come built in with something that typically softens the blow -  my big bottom! However, in this case, the impact I created was a hole larger than the Grand Canyon. While it may have been a blur on the way down, the picture looked bleak as I laid there looking up.

I've always felt that my looks were never my strongest suit. Let's face it, I am short and dumpy looking with (in my opinion) a bit of a big a$$ that sticks out pretty far. I'm never going to be a tall stick figure with big poofy lips. I have brown eyes and hair (it's mostly gray now, but I dye it a dark color.) I'll never be a blond, blue eyed beauty (although I did dye my hair blond once to satisfy my husband's curiosity. That was a huge mistake!)

So, why did I crash land...on my big bottom? I've had a lot of time to think about why things went the way they did and I have come to a conclusion that just really pisses me off. Thinking back on the little things that led up to the "crash" I should have known this was really one of the reasons. It's because I was fat and frankly not very pretty. Now, I spent most of my time out of the "public" eye, but there were times that I was really needed. Frankly during some of those times, I performed at "kick ass" levels. I could do the job, but I wasn't one of the "beautiful" people that fit the industry. 

I remember something that came up during a conversation right before things started going downhill. A casual mention that maybe I could get out more, exercise a bit, blah, blah, blah. Holy Crap! Now that I have had time to reflect on this, I am appalled on so many levels. I should have said something, but the economy was starting to go in the toilet and I was afraid that I wasn't going to have a job. I was blind sided so so I continued on the meteor ride for awhile longer trying to figure out what to do.

Of course it now hits me. WTH...I have a big bum! It's not going to change in shape no matter how much I exercise, lose weight or whatever. I've had it my whole life. I've been made fun of it my whole life.  Short of having surgery (and I've thought about it), the shape is going to stay the way it is. (Think Kim K. but add some pounds to it.) Get over it 'cause I have! Ppppfffftttt!

Now that I have gotten that out of the way, I am happy to report that I am slowly taking measures to work on reducing the size of my largely curvaceous bottom. Everything takes time and I have had a lot on my plate...still do. I may have crash landed and created a whole the size of the Grand Canyon, but my big bottom has a lot of cushion. I am happy to report that I have reconciled with that, and it's finally starting to soften some of the effects of the crash that broke my heart, cracked open my head and blew my self-esteem to smithereens. 

Now, if you will all excuse me, I am going to call the Meteorite Men and see if we can find hunt up some of the bits of me that broke off while I was crashing back down to earth! (Who knows? They might be worth a few bucks now!)

***I have written this piece for a group on Facebook that I joined, GBE 2: Blog On. This is week #70 and the topic is Bottom. Interested in more...click on the picture below to take you there.

 

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Wordless Wednesday

Wishing you moments of reflection.

 


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TWW's Book Review: Must Love Large Dogs by Pat Dale

This book was read for the September, 2012 Reading Romances Challenge.

What a refreshing change of pace to read a story from the perspective of the dog!  Teddy is a Great Pyrenees/Alaskan Malamute and has an eye for the ladies. Well, lady dogs that is and there is one about to permanently turn his head.

Andrea Sharpe, love large dogs and especially Teddy. Unfortunately she lost the love of her life and has been trying to replace him for the last four years. Pour Teddy has been watching as she has paraded...wait for it...eight, yes I said, "eight" different men into the house since Thomas Sharpe was killed in that tragic car crash.

Andrea didn't find Teddy until husband number two, but that doesn't matter because as soon as she saw him, it was love at first sight and they have become inseparable. Andi and Teddy live in a beautiful house in The Hamptons and Theo, or rather Theophiles Kerikades takes care of them. Theo is the resident gardener/chauffeur/fixit guy who happens to love Teddy and I think Andi too!

Andrea is about to throw one of the most prestigious events in The Hamptons but unfortunately she's also just hired the wrong caterer. I won't spill the beans why, but I will say that it is dog fate! When one thing leads to another and then another and then another, it just seems like the dog hi-jinxs will never end.

This is a cute and romantic story on every level. I love dogs, so naturally I was hooked from the first page, especially since Teddy was telling the story. I almost had it figured out too, but then I should have known this was the better way to end it! It's obvious the author has a great affinity for large dogs, so why not write a story with one in it! Must Love Large Dogs by Pat Dale is a short story, but long enough to get the all the details in and tell it without adding any extras that aren't necessary.

There are some truly laughable and realistic moments and I might add, I can actually see some of them happening in real life! Dogs are really smart and as humans, we tend to forget that. It was nice to have Teddy remind us of that! Rating:

Wishing you moments of great reading!

 

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TWW's Book Review: A Nomadic Witch by Debora Geary

Question: Take a grumpy bachelor and a sweet little baby girl and what do you get? Answer: A Nomadic Witch by Debora Geary.

Marcus Buchanan has been a recluse for a long time. He lost his brother over 40 years ago to the mists. Evan was a traveler, but know one knew much about them at the time. He so young and Marcus was devastated that he couldn't save him. In fact, not many people know about astral travelers, but the witching community is about to discover some really important finds. Evan, however, wants Marcus to stop hiding and star living. So, he's about to get a huge wake-up call!

Morgan was left on Marcus' doorstep and she's everything a baby is but unfortunately, she has a lot in common with his brother Evan. Marcus has spent the better part of his life not living. Now that Morgan has shown up, he has no idea what to do, either with her or himself. The witching community divides and conquers Marcus' heart and slowly he learns to open himself up again.

There were moments in the story where I found myself actually laughing. Seeing a grown, lonely and long since determine to be single guy take care of a cute little tiny baby. Classic, with a witchy twist! Set almost entirely in Nova Scotia and the Realm (you'll have to read the books to find out what that is!), Marcus adjusts to life with a baby, and along the way he learns that he must do everything he can to protect his girl-child with special gifts. As a babe she has no idea what she is doing, especially when she takes one of the other young witchlings along for the ride with her.

With the help of the town, the family and even Evan, Marcus races through the astral planes to save both little girls. When he returns, he realizes what he needs to do and that is to go find his brother and learn the truth about the astral world. Surely little Morgan, with the lavender eyes, is worth it.

Each story that Ms. Geary reveals only intensifies my love for these characters. The plots become more intricate and weave the characters tighter and tighter so that it becomes almost impossible to put the book down. The other night I actually had to tell my husband I had to go back and finish reading a previous story because I had to find out what happened to Grandma! Don't worry, nothing happens to her in this book, but you if you haven't read any of the Modern Witch Series books, you better start now! Rating:

Wishing you moments of great reading!

     

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TWW's Book Review: A Witch Central Wedding by Debora Geary

on this day my love

I bring my heart

to stand with yours

in the magic of love

now and forever

Beautiful words to start a new life together with the one you love, isn't it? Two members of the witching community are heading there right now. Join Devon and Lauren and the whole clan gather together for an evening ceremony and surrounding them with all the love in the world.

This is a quick and easy read and just long enough to celebrate the magic! Ms. Geary also introduces a few new characters into the mix that we haven't seen before. Introducing Retha and Michael, parents to the Sullivan Triple Threat: Brothers Devin, Jamie and Matt. Glimpses into this family come from many different angles and it was so wonderful to see the non-witch community members getting into the spirit of a true witch wedding.

While this wasn't a full story, it was a celebratory moment that needed to be shared. We should all thank Ms. Geary for giving us this wonderful and rare gift. Rating:

Wishing you moments of great reading!

 


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TWW's Book Review: A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary

So far, Ms. Geary has been sharing the lives of Aunt Moira's family in her Modern Witch Series of books. In A Reckless Witch, Nell's fetching spell goes out into the modern world and brings home a lost soul of sorts in the form of Sierra Brighton. Her momma has shown her many tricks, but she is no longer with her and now Sierra must perform the biggest one of them all - get a job and get on with her life.

Sierra's ability to mess with the weather seems like fun for her, but causes a lot of trouble for some others in the witch community and their friends. TJ Hamblin and his best friend Govin are meteorologist (Weather Genius) and mathematician. Together they watch the world's weather patterns and save lives when things get out of control weather-wise.

Before she knows it, Sierra is being wisked away via bus to California from Oregon to start her new life. The one she has been waiting for the last six years. The family takes her in and makes her one of their own. They show her how to take her skills that her momma has shown her and make them better, stronger and safer. Sierra is not reckless, she's just doesn't know any better. She's about to meet another reckless soul and get a new home and family in the process.

Ms. Geary's books have kept me enthralled for weeks now. I hope that she finishes her next book soon, because I am getting close to the end of what she's already published! Take the time to read these books, because you'll get a good dose of witch reality. The stories are becoming stronger and keep the reader wanting more. This is by far, the best book in the series. The excitement mounts from the first page and much like a good storm, builds to an amazing crescendo! Join the ride...it's truly amazing! Rating:

Wishing you moments of great reading!

    


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TWW's Book Review: A Hidden Witch by Debora Geary

Ms. Geary continues her Modern Witch Series with the next installment, A Hidden Witch. This time, the readers are transported (not teleported!) to Nova Scotia, and the small town of Fisher's Cover, where Aunt Moira lives. Moira is the matriarch of the family/witching community and beloved historian. Her beliefs in tradition have been passed down to all in the community, especially her granddaughter, Elorie Shaw.

A talented sea glass artist, Elorie has been a part of the witch community since birth, but she was one of the unlucky few who never developed any talent, or so the family thought. While this is very painful for Elorie to accept that she will never have any witching capabilities, her beliefs in the old school ways have afforded her the opportunity to teach the young witchlings and still be a part of this history rich family.

When Elorie is wisked away into Witch's Chat, the family sets out to unravel the mystery of Elorie's hidden talent. They are all about to step into the "Modern" age and discover a new form of magic that not only Elorie possesses, but a few other of the younger witches as well. Elorie finds it hard to believe but when she visits the rest of the clan on an art trip to California, she may be convinced otherwise, although it is going to take a bit of work to make that happen.

With the help of the younger witchlings, and the support of Aunt Moira, her sister Sophie, Nell, Lauren, and the rest of the family, Elorie is about to embark upon a whole new chapter that brings significant changes to  the witching community and herself. Mind, earth, fire, water, air, healers, spellcoders, and now there is....wait! You'll have to read the book to find out!

I have to admit, I am becoming more and more enthralled in these "paranormal" books. I thought they would be all dark and gory, but I am finding that this may not be the case. I have always thought that I might have some hidden talent somewhere, that secret inner voice and the uncanny ability to connect to things that I cannot explain. Maybe this is why I can't put these books down.

Debora Geary has a magical way of weaving part romance, part mystery, part fantasy and part elemental    witch history into a enthralling tale that keeps the reader engaged to the point of being unable to put the book down, and wanting more. Rating:

Wishing you moments of great reading!

 

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BFF 220 A Reason To Smile

These days I seem to have a lot more reasons to smile. Compare my life from a year ago...shoot! Compare my life from two years ago to today and anybody would be able to figure out why I am smiling more. Good gravy! What had I done to myself? Stupidly, I placed trust in a multitude of other people, for decades, thinking that they all would stand behind me and help me succeed in life. Instead, they were all out for their own selfish gains, used up all the good parts of me and then threw me into the biggest hurricane of a storm ever created without even caring if I lived thru it or not. 

I was lucky I survived. After the storm subsided, there I was laying broken, battered and beaten within a inch of my life. I was left laying there, barely alive it seemed. With one last gasp and what little I could muster, I crawled off the road, down into the ditch where I took shelter inside a large hole and hunkered down until I could regain my strength back from the whirling vortex that had stripped me of my life. The storm picked up energy from time to time, and I came out to try and beat it...to yell in it's face, "I will not be defeated!" But it took a lot out of me when I did that so I ended up staying down in that hole until the storm past (or gave up waiting on me to come out again so it could finish me off!) But I had found my haven, the only place where I was safe, and truthfully by that point, I had nothing left in me to fix myself. Most everything had been stripped away, and what little I had left seemed to have been completely sucked out of me during the storm. I knew that I had one chance of survival and that was to return to the simplicity of life's elements so they could heal me. As weak as I was, I had to listen to their guidance, trust in their wisdom and send out a call to a higher being. I had to find my faith. I had to believe that, in time, they all would be able to fix me. I had to humble myself...

It took me several years to recover from the "implosion" as I like to call it. The healing process was long and arduous. I had to learn to crawl, then find my feet to stand, then my legs to walk before I could even move forward. I had to learn to speak again, find my voice, trust myself and really listen to what my surroundings were telling me.

Today, although there are parts of me still in the healing process, I  can finally say that I am really and truly happy. I am standing up straighter. I am walking with confidence. I am not afraid to speak again. I am building a presence in a whole new world. AND, not only am I smiling...I am laughing at everyone who thought I was a nothing, a nobody, and completely invisible. I am laughing at everyone who thought I was a failure, a loser, and would never be successful. I am laughing at all those who I willingly let take a part of my life away from me. 

Why? Because it will never happen again. I have learned how to fight back - mentally, physically, and spiritually. I am successful, and I have done it on my terms and in my own way. And the next time someone tries to throw me into a storm, well....my answer to that is..."I love storms!"

I have learned a great life lesson and survived. Today, I pick and choose what I want to do. I have lots of interests and projects of which I am involved. Probably more than I know what to do with (my husband would say that I have over committed myself!) However, I am having the time of my life, because it is my life. MINE...and it doesn't belong to someone else. I am making money at a job I love and am really good at; I am writing for myself and others have recognized that I am really, really good at that too. So yes, I do have a reason to smile, because finally...FINALLY...I am happy with who I am.

Wishing you moments in order to find those reasons to smile!

 


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Best Books: A Presence in the UK (and New Zealand!)

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I am very excited to announce that I my book reviews are now being published overseas in the U.K/New Zealand. I have been working with Annmarie Ager of Best Books and am thrilled to be sharing some of my best reviews with the site's readership.

Annmarie and her friend Alice Priday started Best Books in 2011, making their presence known on Facebook in March, 2011 and on Blogger in April, 2011. Their love of books is infectious and I hope to be able to keep up with their reading schedule! These days it is a bit hard with all of my other commitments and such, but I try to read for at least an hour every day. When I am really into a book I can't put down, it tends to follow me everywhere!

So it is with great pleasure that I let you know the following book reviews are up and live on the Best Books website:

Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs

Ode to Icky by Maranda Russell

A Modern Witch by Debora Geary

Getting The Pretty Back by Molly Ringwald

I am so honored to post my reviews...as every one is so carefully thought out. While I think it's important to share the stinky ones as well as the good ones, I want to only share the "best of the best" through this site, otherwise, they won't live up to the name - Best Books!

Wishing you moments of great reading!

 

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TWW's Book Review: Getting the Pretty Back by Molly Ringwald

Ok, I have to admit it...the pretty in pink girl can write and she has a lot of really good things to say! In a previous post I wrote, You Just Never Know..., I talked about where we find our inspiration. I found a whole bunch of inspiration throughout this entire book. It's literally falling off the pages, so to speak.

What is surprising to me that someone like Ms. Ringwald would have anything of value to inspire me. I mean seriously here, she's an actress and a mother. Two things that I am not. She has gobs more money than I do, so why should she be writing a book on how to "get the pretty back". What could she possibly have to say that would make me listen, let alone want to read? 

Well...try this:

"Life seems particularly skilled at throwing distractions, obstacles, and outright roadblocks in our path. One of the hardest parts of dealing with the inevitable complexities of managing to pursue what inspires and fulfills us is that much of the time we get in our own way." 

"Once you start living your life entirely for someone or something else - whether it's familial, social, or professional responsibilities wholly motivating you - then you find yourself in a life that doesn't seem to belong to you."

And for those of you that are single...here's a little something just for you on the "great aspects to being unattached" (from page 114 of  Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family and Finding the Perfect Lipstick by Molly Ringwald):

1. The ability to travel anytime, anywhere without having to sync up your schedule with anyone else's.
2. Not having to switch off holidays to be with "his" family or "your" family.
3. Being in charge of the remote.
4. Handing back the child (after he or she crashes from the sugar high).
5. Flirting with whomever you choose.
6. Psychic space.
7. More talk about sex - less about real estate.
8. Sanctionable selfishness.
9. Making an "X" in the bed.
10. Falling in love again.

And if this isn't enough of a reason to read this book, then perhaps you'd like to read why on the fact that even though good friends can be really inspiring, there is "nothing quite so demoralizing as a bad friend." Clearly, this is a book that all of us women, no matter the age, should be reading. Rating:

Wishing you moments of inspiring reading!

 

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TWW's Book Review: A Modern Witch by Debora Geary

I've been reading a few fun and quirky paranormal books as of late and that was what I was expecting when I found Debora Geary's "A Modern Witch". But I can definitely tell you that this one was way more than what I was expecting...and in a very good way!

I was hooked almost immediately with Lauren and her friend Nat. I don't know if it was due to the fact that the story was based in Chicago and Berkeley and the fact that I used to live near Chicago growing up as a child and I live near Berkeley now. (How uncanny is that?) Perhaps it is due to the fact that there are so many other elements in the story that I could relate to...family, similar to those portrayed by Nat's family and by Nell, Jamie, Sophie, Aunt Moira, Jennie, little Aervyn and the rest of the clan. I know what it is...it's because Ms. Geary has weaved in the new (modern) elements of today's real life with history, tradition, and a deeper understanding of the things around us and how they can enhance our lives.

Actually, I think it is really all of the above and so much more. I really felt that the story was believable in the sense that perhaps there really are people out there that have "gifts" that they don't really understand but somehow have tapped into them in order to make their lives easier. Whether one could call that being a "witch" is subject to the "user" and if they choose to believe in it or not. I am sure that there are many "users" out there that hold very strong beliefs.

The vivid descriptions of what Lauren goes through as she learns to harness her newly found powers is extraordinary. There were points throughout the story truly made me feel that I was standing/sitting right alongside her as the developments unfolded. This was especially so during the big circle gathering when Lauren was finally able to show the family that she was up to being little Aervyn's channeler. Their kindred spirits are entwined with love and trust for each other and themselves.

Now as much as I would love to tell you what little Aervyn does during the circle, I won't! You'll just have to read the story for yourself. But I will say this, it was not at all what I was expecting! In fact everything that little Aervyn does is not what I would expect a four year old to do, but that is what makes him a truly loveable character.

One of the things that I love about this story is seeing several women really come across as being strong and independent, yet loving and family oriented. Not a lot of mushy romance, but more real life with a bit of mystical, magical and surreal moments. I really didn't want the story to end and am glad there are more books in this series. Rating:

Wishing you moments of great reading!

 

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Blue Moon

The Blue Moon on August 31, 2012

Wishing you rare and elusive moments...

 

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TWW's Book Review: Capital Magic by Mindy Klasky

Pair up a witch and a sphinx and what do you get? It's the next book by Mindy Klasky, "Capital Magic" featuring Jane Madison and introducing, Sarah Anderson as the Sphinx, an ancient protector of vampires.

What have I got myself into? I swore I wasn't going to read any books with vampires in them, and what do I do, I read one anyway. It wasn't on purpose though, I just wanted to find out what Jane was going to do now that she's given her notice to the Peabridge Library and has to move out. Is she really going to start that school with David and move in with him or not? She can't decide just yet.

Sarah Anderson is a night clerk for the District of Columbia Night Court. Stopping by the bakery, she overhears Jane talking about what she wants to do with the rest of  her life. Sensing some sort of connection, Sarah reaches out to Jane asking for assistance with a project involving books. Jane is intrigued so she decides to investigate.Little did Jane know what she was getting herself into. Magically books, vampires, and a sphinx! Fortunately Jane has Neko to help her and of course, David is always a frantic call away.

The good news is that this book is a really fast read. And, I am very happy to report that I didn't completely abhor it because of the vampire aspect. In fact, I hardly noticed it at all because it just seemed to fit. The best part was reading the awesome scene where Sarah goes up against a really strong vampire and defeats her! Nothing like seeing a strong woman beating the odds! Loved that part the most! Rating:

 
Wishing you moments of great reading!

 

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