New to all this but enjoying every bit
I am learning about blogging and setting the pages up and well just everything. Look forward to sharing recipes with you . enjoy
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Exercise and healthy food
As you know if you read about me i am not in the best of shape. With the move to an apartment and 10" more snow here than normal this year [avg. 9" we got 19"] i have not been able to get out a lot this winter. So i now have in my living room/hall a treadmill. It is nothing new by far and every single thing on it does not work but. The walking part does work it is on a small incline and i can speed it up. Did ya notice i did not say anything about slowing it down! It is at a fast walk pace to start and that may be good for me. I can picture myself turning it down to a crawl and thinking i was doing real good there. Now i am wondering how many calories i can burn?? It has the feature but sadly does not work. Any which way after i had my hip replaced a little over a year ago understood how important just walking was and much better exercise than i ever gave it credit for. So if anyone knows anything about this i would love any info you could share. Now a recipe i made last night that is really good and fast AND HEALTHY!!!! HAYSTACK SALAD WITH MAPLE VINEGAR DRESSING 2 CARROTS 1 SMALL ZUCCHINI 1 APPLE Slice all thin MAPLE VINEGAR DRESSING 1/4 C CIDER VINEGAR 1 TB DIJON MUSTARD 1/2 C OIL 4 TB MAPLE SYRUP [good real stuff here folks] 1TB LIME JUICE [fresh preferred] Mix it all together and shake well . With the lime juice in this it keeps the apples looking good as well as giving it an amazing flavor. I paired this with pork tenderloin chop and apricot cranberry chutney and this was great. recipe coming....
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Gotta have em blueberry muffins
I have started the process of cleaning closets. With that i hope to find my books and gear so i can set up this blog better and get pics in too. With that said, these are without a doubt the best muffins i have had. First when you make the batter do NOT let the stiff thickness fool ya they turn out great. 2 1/4 c all purp flour 1 1/2 t baking power 1/2 t baking soda 1/2t salt 3/4 c sugar 1/4 c butter 2 eggs 2 t vanilla 1/2 c greek yogurt 1 1/2 c blueberry sugar for sprinkling. Preheat oven 350 degrees beat butter sugar and eggs add vanilla and yogurt. Blend rest of ing except blueberries .Fold the blueberries in . This will be extremely thick and you will think no way can this work. Trust me here. I did not think this would work either. It will be more like a cookie dough that you can pick up with your fingers. Take a breath and fill muffin cups anyway. I use paper liners then spray the liners with oil. At this point you sprinkle the tops with sugar if you wish. Bake 18 - 24 min. My oven takes 20 min. I was told these have 135 calories but i can not attest to that [ I am eating them like that is all they have lol]. I hope you try these and enjoy. Just pop one in the microwave for 10 -15 seconds the next day [and the day after if you still have any] for a quick and great morning treat. I am learning about this blogging thing so please bear with me as i learn things will get better and post will get laid out better. Have a great day!!!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
My first post. Super easy peach cobbler
I am learning here so bare with me please.. You will need: 1 stick butter [may use marg.] 1 cup self rising flower, 1/2 cup sugar , 1t vanilla , cinnamon for sprinkling, 2 lg cans sliced peaches [drain only 1 can] enough milk to make a porable batter[ I never measrue this as it does not have to be so exact] . Melt butter in 13x9 bakeing dish pour both cans of sliced peaches with syrup from one can into dish. mix flour sugar vanilla and enough milk to make a batter about pancake consistancy. pour in rows over peaches. It will sink and look like i will not make a crust, but trust me it will. Sprinkle cinnamon over top now don't be shy here. If you want a strong cinnamon flavor you can sprinkle some in the batter. bake in 350 oven for 45 minutes. Le cool til just warm. Enjoy. This is the best peach cobbler i have ever had and SOOOOOO easy
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