Flag Cake - Letter "F"

Ingredients:
1 box of festive patriotic funfetti cake mix
1 container of white fluffy icing
1 small container of strawberries (sliced up for the stripes)
2 heaping handfuls of blueberries (for the 50 stars)

Directions:
Bake the cake mix as directed in a rectangle cake pan. Let cool completely. Either turn upside down on a cake plate or leave in pan. Add the icing. Lastly add the fruit. Perfect for July 4th! Enjoy!

"Ta-da!"

Buttermilk-Blueberry Breakfast Cake

recipe from Alexandra Cooks

Serves 6-8
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tsp. lemon zest or more — zest from 1 large lemon
7/8 cup* + 1 tablespoon sugar**
1 egg, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 cups fresh blueberries
½ cup buttermilk
* 7/8 cup = 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
** This 1 tablespoon is for sprinkling on top
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cream butter with lemon zest and 7/8 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Meanwhile, toss the blueberries with ¼ cup of flour, then whisk together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk. Fold in the blueberries.
4. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan (or something similar) with butter or coat with non-stick spray. Spread batter into pan. Sprinkle batter with remaining tablespoon of sugar. Bake for 35 minutes. Check with a toothpick for doneness. If necessary, return pan to oven for a couple of more minutes. (Note: Baking for as long as 10 minutes more might be necessary.) Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.

Lemon zest makes this recipe soooo yummy!

This is considered a "breakfast" recipe but I actually served it as a dessert with some vanilla frozen yogurt on top, and with coffee too of course!:) 

Whole Wheat Banana/Blueberry Muffins

So moist and oh so yummy! :)


blueberry muffin


banana muffin

Whole Wheat Banana/Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. oil
3 eggs
3 bananas, mashed or 2 c. blueberries
2 c. whole wheat flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
½ c. nuts (optional)

Diretions:
Mix all ingredients together well. Bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes or until done.

*Makes 12 large or 24 small muffins.

Easy Cobbler

Easy Cobbler
by: my mother, Teresa

1 stick of butter
1 c. of flour
1 c. of sugar
1 c. of milk
2 c. of fruit of your choice (blueberry is my favorite!!)

Mix together melted butter, flour, sugar, and milk and pour in baking dish.
Spoon in fruit but do not stir.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Best if topped with vanilla ice cream! So yummy!

Watermelon Baby Carriage

I got this idea from my dear friends, Summer and Erin. They made one of these watermelon baby carriages for my baby shower in Macedonia. Last week I was able to make this one for my friend Jamie's baby shower.




Watermelon Baby Carriage

You Will Need:

1 large watermelon
Assorted fruit such as berries, kiwi, melons, and grapes
flowers (for garnish, if desired)
1 grapefruit or orange for wheels
1 kiwi for hubcaps
decorative bow
toothpicks
sharp knife

Instructions:

1. Cut a thin slice from the bottom of the watermelon to provide a stable base.

2. Using a sharpie marker, make an outline of a carriage. Use a sharp knife to make the cuts.

3. Hollow out the bottom of the watermelon and reserve the fruit for the fruit salad.

4. Cut out the handle from an unused piece of watermelon (scrape away any excess fruit.)

5. Attach the handle with toothpicks.

6. Using toothpicks, attach wheels made from orange slices and hubcaps made from kiwis.

7. Fill the carriage with approx. 4 cups of fruit salad.

8. Attach a bow to the top and arrange flowers around the base.




*There are YouTube videos that are helpful to watch before carving a baby carriage. Simply go to www.youtube.com and in the search window type "watermelon baby carriage". Several videos will appear that will assist you in making your watermelon baby carriage.

Ezekiel Muffins

"Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself..." Ezekiel 4:9a












Ezekiel Muffins

Here's a wonderful recipe from Bread Beckers. My mother-in-law, Sheila, taught me how to use her whisper mill and we made the muffins together. This recipe makes delicious muffins for breakfast or anytime! We added blueberries that I had picked.

*Recipe makes 12 large muffins.

Combine the following whole grains in the whisper mill to be ground:

* 2-1/2 cups hard red wheat
* 1-1/2 cups spelt or rye (Biblically spelt was used, Ezekiel 4:9)
* 1/2 cup barley (hulled barley)
* 1/4 cup millet
* 1/4 cup lentils (green preferred)
* 2 Tbs. great northern beans
* 2 Tbs. red kidney beans
* 2 Tbs. pinto beans

Mix all of those grains very well. Take 2 1/4 cups of this flour to make your muffins.

Preheat the oven to 400 for muffins.

Muffin ingredients:

2 & 1/4 cups of freshly milled flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1/2 cup oil ( I use olive oil, can use other)
1/2 cup honey (I measure oil first, then I measure honey in the same measuring cup. It makes the honey come out easier.)

Measure dry ingredients into mixing bowl. Add liquids and mix just until well blended. Drop by spoonfuls into greased muffin tins. Bake at 400 for 15 min.
To make them blueberry: Add 1 & 1/2 cups of berries and 1 tsp. cinnamon

Enjoy!