Blueberry Breakfast Cake CAKE BATTER: 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries ⅔ cups all-purpose flour, plus 2 teaspoons, divided ⅔ cups whole wheat flour ¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats, uncooked ¼ cup walnuts 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup sugar 1 egg ¾ cup lowfat buttermilk ¼ cup canola oil 1 teaspoon […]
Originally posted on 11/1/2017 I’m not one to read reviews. I admit that I don’t have quite thick enough skin for it. I do well with constructive criticism, but reviews? Nope. Don’t care for them. I find the good ones make me feel as though I have to continuously live up to those high expectations […]
I love art history and history in general because I love learning new things. I guess it’s the romantic in me. As you have probably guessed by my recommended reads my favorite romance genre is Regency. So it is probably no surprise that I’d love to visit England. But there are so many other places […]
As you probably know from my post about tea, I love shortbread cookies. Well, I found a good recipe and tweaked it, so I wanted to share it with all of you. Scottish Shortbread Ingredients: 2 cups butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup vanilla sugar (or just granulated) 4 cups of flour. 1/2 cups of […]
Lemon Crisps Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sliced almonds Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Beat […]
I, as many authors have, have had times when I’d sit down to write and the words just do not want to come. There are many distractions, like a sunny day outside your window, family members talking, construction going on near by, or just plan ole procrastination. I admit procrastination is a big one with […]
Ok, so I haven’t quite gotten brownies as good as the box mix, but these are by far the best homemade brownies I’ve found so far. And oddly, I found them in a book I’ve had for years. And when I say years, I mean I got this book before I was married, so it’s […]
*Scrivener *Scapple *spiral notebooks *my Roomba *crockpots *bread machine * a dog door (Which I don’t use because Hiccup & Astrid are idiots and can’t be trusted not to eat things they shouldn’t) *critique partners. (You gotta have someone to talk you off the ledge!) *family (These are the people, who make your day brighter […]
With all the talk of New Year’s resolutions, I got to thinking about exercising since that is such a common resolution people have. It is not mine, however; I already work out regularly. I’ve always exercised off and on, but since August of last year, I’ve exercised regularly. In the past, I always had good […]
Since I was a little girl, I have always loved the tv show Bewitched, starring the beautiful and talent Elizabeth Montgomery. Yes, I’ve only ever seen reruns since the show went out of production when I was only a year old, but nevertheless it’s been a favorite of mine from a very young age. Recently […]
