Here is my "bit of this, splash of that" recipe for some of the best muffins I have ever made... they were all eaten so quickly I didn't even get a photo!
Ingredients:
Extra virgin cold pressed olive oil: one third to half a cup
Caster sugar: half cup-ish
Eggs: two
Kefir (or any runny yoghurt or sour milk): about a cup
Real vanilla essence: a bit more than a teaspoon
Plain flour: approx. one and a half cups
Baking powder: two teaspoons
Mixed spice: one and a half teaspoons
Icing: one cup icing sugar, two tablespoons softened butter, one teaspoon real vanilla essence, a dash of fire-engine-red food colouring, mixed together until smooth.
Method:
1. Mix oils and sugar together until smooth.
2. Add eggs and mix well
3. Add kefir and vanilla and mix well
4. Sift dry ingredients in and mix until smooth (should be almost runny)
5. Spoon mixture into muffin tin prepared with olive oil to prevent sticking
6. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius until an inserted skewer comes out clean (20 to 25 minutes)
7. Allow to cool
8. Ice with pink vanilla butter icing
Try it and let me know what you think... do the measurement amounts need any adjustment?
YUMMY!!
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Something to inspire progress
Life can get hectic sometimes. Actually, it is as hectic as we make it. How many activities are actually optional? Pretty much most of them. De-clutter a too-busy life by cutting back on those activities that don't help improve life.
With so many items on the to-do list, so many bills to pay, I need a few more hours in the day! Maybe I should be grateful for the person who phoned and let it ring for just two seconds at 0430 this morning - there are my few extra hours of awake time. A perfect time to blog and fix up links in my proofreading web pages. Maybe join another group on LinkedIn and update my profile.
Last night at my Toastmasters club prizegiving we had a great time, a fabulous catch-up and amazing supper. As the current Vice President of Education for the club I am in the process of organising the upcoming Table Topics and Humorous speech contests. The main difficulty is finding judges from outside our club, as it means some people from our club need to go and help judge at other clubs. With everyone being so busy it is a challenge to find enough volunteers to do this. I have a feeling I and one (or hopefully two) others will be able to help at several other clubs in hopes of someone from those clubs coming to judge our contest night.
The homeschooling is picking up now, with a complete math revision of the entire primary math curriculum in progress and set to be completed by the end of this term. Spelling is another focus area, with some progress being made using much repetition and positive reinforcement. On top of the daily bookwork is drama classes, gymnastics and junior science classes. I think three extracurricular activities a week is enough at the moment.
This blog is turning into a bit of a diary, though I meant it to be an inspirational read with fun and motivating links... maybe next time!
With so many items on the to-do list, so many bills to pay, I need a few more hours in the day! Maybe I should be grateful for the person who phoned and let it ring for just two seconds at 0430 this morning - there are my few extra hours of awake time. A perfect time to blog and fix up links in my proofreading web pages. Maybe join another group on LinkedIn and update my profile.
Last night at my Toastmasters club prizegiving we had a great time, a fabulous catch-up and amazing supper. As the current Vice President of Education for the club I am in the process of organising the upcoming Table Topics and Humorous speech contests. The main difficulty is finding judges from outside our club, as it means some people from our club need to go and help judge at other clubs. With everyone being so busy it is a challenge to find enough volunteers to do this. I have a feeling I and one (or hopefully two) others will be able to help at several other clubs in hopes of someone from those clubs coming to judge our contest night.
The homeschooling is picking up now, with a complete math revision of the entire primary math curriculum in progress and set to be completed by the end of this term. Spelling is another focus area, with some progress being made using much repetition and positive reinforcement. On top of the daily bookwork is drama classes, gymnastics and junior science classes. I think three extracurricular activities a week is enough at the moment.
This blog is turning into a bit of a diary, though I meant it to be an inspirational read with fun and motivating links... maybe next time!
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