I have so many things to say, I don't know where to start or where to stop!!
We have a lovely sunny morning here at the moment and I will be making the most of the weather with a little walk shortly.
When I woke today I wondered why I was so achy, then I remembered all the cooking I did yesterday. And entertaining too! My mum and sister were visiting.
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I recently found Cathie's lovely blog: Cath@Home, and discovered she was starting up a linky party for recipes and meal planning, which I thought was right up my street as I am often at a loss what to cook, which is why I am linking to Cathie's What's for Dinner - Wednesday today! (Running weekly from Wednesday to the following Tuesday.)
Cathie invites us to link to existing posts, but I felt the need to introduce you to this new idea hoping you might want to join in too!
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Yesterday was definitely a "Baking Day"!
In the morning I set up our breadmaking machine, filled it with the usual ingredients (which you will find listed on this post).
Then, while the breadmaker was whirring away, I decided I should use some of the apples from our very own tree! I set about making Apple and Cranberry Muffins (but unfortunately this recipe only uses 1 apple).
The recipe says "makes 12 muffins" but I had to use a Yorkshire Pudding tin after filling the 12muffin cases, to cook the mixture that was left in the bowl - hence the large one in the middle of the picture!
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| Apple and Cranberry Muffins |
The muffins aren't fancy, but they are "healthy" (if you don't count how much sugar is in them), and they taste wonderful (even if I say so myself!).
I am unable to give you the recipe for the muffins as it came from a cookbook I had purchased. I therefore understand I would be breaking copyright law to pass the recipe on!
Suffice to say, the ingredients include oats, cranberries, soft brown sugar and wholemeal flour.
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| Today's bread! |
Then after prepping the cake mixture, and kneading the bread dough, I had to prepare dinner too! More cooking! I am pleased to say that after eating, Darling Hubbie insisted on doing the clearing up, whilst my mum, sister and myself sat down in the comfy chairs for a nice natter.
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Thank you, Cathie, for running this new Linky Party. Why not take a look at Cathie's blog for some meal ideas.
Cathie's Linky Party is a good opportunity to show off your favourite recipes, or your menu for the week's meals, and be entered into her Monthly Giveaway Draw (see Cathie's post for details)
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I still have lots more to say, but not about cooking, so that will be in another post!
Hope to see you again soon.
Hugs,
Barbara xx
