tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post1894787660827916709..comments2024-03-26T00:26:19.756-07:00Comments on The Bluebirds are Nesting...: Stretch a Meal and Use it Up. Miracle Muffins.Annabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-92160220793278612802015-05-27T17:28:00.648-07:002015-05-27T17:28:00.648-07:00Thanks for telling me that your DH loved that cake...Thanks for telling me that your DH loved that cake Bridge. You can serve it warm as a desert with cream too. And if he liked that then maybe plenty of fruit in these muffins will get you the same good review!<br />Hope you are having a good week and little H is doing wonderfully.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-26807521703679693072015-05-27T17:06:18.918-07:002015-05-27T17:06:18.918-07:00Oh Annabel those muffins look absolutely delicious...Oh Annabel those muffins look absolutely delicious! You are such a great cook. I have to tell you that pre- baby, I made your use it up fruit cake....DH LOVED IT!! He has begged me to make it again, which I most definetely will. Thank you so much for all that you give- you inspire so many. Love, BridgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-60422597561168570602015-05-26T04:46:41.535-07:002015-05-26T04:46:41.535-07:00Thank you Teri! I think the bakery and shops are g...Thank you Teri! I think the bakery and shops are great for good combination ideas. I got a lot of ideas for quiche and flan fillings at a place with Lucy recently. I write then in my note book! It is also so good to see what is charged for things. <br />I hope this is useful for you, it is so handy for me.<br />Thanks for your comments on slow cooking, I will let Fiona know as now there are quite a few tips for her and I agree about how they keep the heat out of the kitchen in the summer whereas the stove heats it up. <br />Love and thanks, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-62426547383444996052015-05-26T04:37:13.849-07:002015-05-26T04:37:13.849-07:00Thats ok Nanna Chel. I am not sure if you eat frui...Thats ok Nanna Chel. I am not sure if you eat fruit? If so you could use apple puree instead of sugar... or just leave the sugar out and have berries etc I think they would be fine.<br />Savoury though are yum so I hope they are useful for you.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-8739505847477371802015-05-25T21:07:02.676-07:002015-05-25T21:07:02.676-07:00Annabel, I don't normally make muffins but mig...Annabel, I don't normally make muffins but might give the savoury ones a try seeing as I can't have the sweet ones. Thanks for the recipe.Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-26133863378559749962015-05-25T19:49:48.240-07:002015-05-25T19:49:48.240-07:00Annabel, Those muffins look delicious! Thank you ...Annabel, Those muffins look delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe. Two days ago, I made small bags of strawberries, a few leftover blueberries and some ripe bananas - those will be smoothies but now I'm thinking muffins! :) <br /><br />As always, I glean a lot from your posts! I have also been rummaging in my freezer, trying to find the older items and using them in meals each day. I also made a zucchini chocolate cake from frozen zucchini from our garden last year. I have several packages left so plan to make a cake again or muffins. My grandkids loved the cake so I always can share with them!<br /><br />I just wanted to say that I use my slow cooker year round. During summer, it helps keep the kitchen cool plus dinner can be cooking while I am working in the garden or canning our harvest. And wintertime brings soups, stews, broth, etc. I'm looking forward to your post on slow cooker meals! <br /><br />And thank you, Annabel for making your recipes easy. I don't get the metric measurements lol We have local bakeries that charge as much as $4 a muffin! I always get ideas there but never buy. Plus, I like the taste of home baked muffins and goodies so much more! <br /><br />Thanks for all the ideas everyone! Teri Teri Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-41183806680935812842015-05-25T18:42:53.132-07:002015-05-25T18:42:53.132-07:00Mustard would go well in cheesy muffins so that wo...Mustard would go well in cheesy muffins so that would be good. A great solution instead of sandwiches. <br />Cupcakes are an even worse price here. About $4.50 each for the fancier ones. And yet overall smaller than a muffin. Also as you say not really feed a man filling food either. <br />My week did get off to a good start yesterday. I got heaps done, lots of errands out of the way. <br />A muffin full of fruit and a muesli topping would be lovely for breakfast. mmm blueberry, apple and a crunchy top or something like that. Or coffee and nuts! <br />For girly ones the ones I did were very pink... so that kind of thing works.<br />Have a great week. I am off to see Lucy and Harper. Harper is going to be weighted! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-64368407652086090322015-05-25T18:36:35.608-07:002015-05-25T18:36:35.608-07:00Shelley this is a good recipe if you feel like a n...Shelley this is a good recipe if you feel like a novice cook. All my recipes are super easy home cooking type recipes. <br />a cup of butter is about 230 g so just cut a little off that block. And melt it. <br />I hope they work out great for you! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-61596283430110121542015-05-25T18:34:08.478-07:002015-05-25T18:34:08.478-07:00Harper gets cuter everyday Debbie. But I am not bi...Harper gets cuter everyday Debbie. But I am not biased!<br />Quiche is good for using things up. Pumpkin and feta sounds delicious. The other day I did a baked feta for the first time. I have baked Ricotta plenty of times but not feta. I did it with lamb and oh my goodness it was nice!<br />Your meals sound beautiful and just right for this weather and time of year. It is so nice having meals ready to go. xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-67917889753642550702015-05-25T18:30:27.585-07:002015-05-25T18:30:27.585-07:00I love your overnight recipes Glenda! These sound ...I love your overnight recipes Glenda! These sound delicious.<br />I think every time we use things up we are stretching the budget and can work on the pantry or another area instead. Also some of the best meals ever come from an experiment or trying something new that turned out fantastic!<br />This week I am using a heap from my freezer. I realized I need to do this when I saw a heap of great specials and couldnt buy many because my freezer was already full!<br />Have a great week and enjoy your lovely fish meal. xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-26948231305304043662015-05-25T18:26:20.356-07:002015-05-25T18:26:20.356-07:00Thank you Debbie! Harper gets cuter everyday! (no ...Thank you Debbie! Harper gets cuter everyday! (no bias)<br />Your meals sound delicious. Quiche is a good one for adding all kinds of things to as a use it up meal. Lovely. The weather is good for yummy hot meals like this. Plus its so nice to have things ready to go. <br />Have a lovely week! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-68573129409302163242015-05-25T16:29:11.160-07:002015-05-25T16:29:11.160-07:00Your muffins look delicious, Annabel. I will have ...Your muffins look delicious, Annabel. I will have to try your recipe for sure.<br /><br />We had some cream cheese and a partial package of frozen blueberries that needed used, so I made Overnight Blueberry French Toast. It lasts three breakfasts for us, so goes a long way.<br /><br />I want to use up some of the dried fruit that we still have from last year, so I made Overnight Oatmeal with Dried Apples and Raisins. I let the oatmeal and dried fruit soak in Maple Syrup, half and half, and cinnamon overnight and pop it in the oven in the morning. <br /><br />We had a quarter head of lettuce left to use up, so for dinner I made a big salad with things left in the refrigerator; garlic olives, artichokes, roasted red peppers; one chicken breast (I shredded this); peas; grated cheese; and homemade Ranch Dressing. It was nice to use up so many leftovers on one meal.<br /><br />I still have two lemons that need to be used right away, so I plan on baking some fish for lunch tomorrow. There was 1/2 package of frozen organic green beans in the freezer, so I steamed them today to go along with the fish tomorrow.<br /><br />It's always fun to use up the bits :).<br /><br />Blessings to you, Annabel, and thank you for sharing your muffin recipes. Glendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-85792159573459638522015-05-25T15:48:49.618-07:002015-05-25T15:48:49.618-07:00Muffins, what a joyful reminder of years gone by.
...Muffins, what a joyful reminder of years gone by.<br /><br />Our son is not a bread eater, school lunches were never easy where he was concerned until I found a recipe for cheese muffins (this was before muffins became a stock standard on everyone's baking list) - so I would make a batch of these cheese muffins and pop them in the freezer. Our son then had salad makings and a cheese muffin for lunch.<br /><br />From memory the recipe included mustard as well. <br /><br />At this time in my life (25 or so years ago) I was also given a recipe for 'Canadian Muffins' - now this mixture was huge but the best part was that you could store the made up mixture in a covered container in the 'fridge and take out an amount then add what ever you felt like to it then bake fresh muffins for breakfast. It was a true breakfast muffin as it included bran in the fry ingredients.<br /><br />Then there was a lull in my muffin making until recent years where I found that muffins have become the major offering in cafes etc and I look at the price and walk away thinking yep can get a whole mix made for less than one of those babies.<br /><br />Muffins may have to make an appearance on the baking list - wonder if I can come up with some 'girly' ones - I am thinking lavender and vanilla and rose and vanilla. <br /><br />Muffins have been overtaken by cupcakes which are not really 'blokey' food which with a 'lady tradie' in the family would get her laughed at when having smoko.<br /><br />I am going to have a walk through my bits and pieces and see what I can come up with.<br /><br />Hope everyone's week has got off to a great start.<br /><br />Lynette<br />XXXXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-63848635535285733772015-05-25T15:13:15.926-07:002015-05-25T15:13:15.926-07:00Hi Annabel I have never made muffins but i am goin...Hi Annabel I have never made muffins but i am going to give them a go I am such a novice cook How much of a 250gm pack of butter would you use? They look lovely ShelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-85616848500869493052015-05-25T13:52:27.585-07:002015-05-25T13:52:27.585-07:00Love any muffin and I do use your recipe, they alw...Love any muffin and I do use your recipe, they always turn out great, I am using a lot if food out of my freezer too, this week so far I have had a pumpkin and feta quiche, pastitsio (which is leftover spag bol ), steal and kidney pie and ham and pea soup, all these needed was a heat up and dinner was ready.<br />Enjoy your week with that beautiful little baby girl xxDebbie Leverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697364796071268775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-51363995377055127392015-05-25T13:51:56.662-07:002015-05-25T13:51:56.662-07:00Love any muffin and I do use your recipe, they alw...Love any muffin and I do use your recipe, they always turn out great, I am using a lot if food out of my freezer too, this week so far I have had a pumpkin and feta quiche, pastitsio (which is leftover spag bol ), steal and kidney pie and ham and pea soup, all these needed was a heat up and dinner was ready.<br />Enjoy your week with that beautiful little baby girl xxDebbie Leverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697364796071268775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-84153242775323242582015-05-25T06:20:28.752-07:002015-05-25T06:20:28.752-07:00Dear Kelley,
That is really interesting... I knew...Dear Kelley, <br />That is really interesting... I knew that burned/charred meat/fat isnt good. So I guess it makes sense that slow cooking is better. But I didnt know this.<br />I agree I think the slow cooker is one of the handmaidens! Truly it is a big help.<br />I would say too that slow cooking extracts the goodness like the bone marrow from bone that has been cut through so is wonderful to make soup and baby food etc. <br />Thank you for this. Very true and wise. I hope you are recovering and doing well. Surgery is something that I think you have to allow plenty of time to build yourself back up. With love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-44416086516477604972015-05-25T06:13:26.247-07:002015-05-25T06:13:26.247-07:00Annabel,
And I learned very recently as a result ...Annabel,<br /><br />And I learned very recently as a result of my vocal cord surgery that slow cooking any meat (ANY!) at 240 degrees Fahrenheit (under 250 degrees) prevents that meat from turning into trans fat-- which is horrible for our health. Slow cooking prevents the horror. Even the fat that is rendered from the slow cooker is healthy for the body, a good fat. My understanding was opened to this phenomenon so I've been making wise choices with the slow cooker.<br /><br />My daughters both can be heard to exclaim as they lift the lid on the slow cooker and serve up a hot, delicious meal they did not slave over, "Ah! I just love our slow cooker!" That's a servant who did all the hard work, all day long. A heart of gratitude!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />~KelleyMrs. Kelley Dibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192189624517973551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-15469196587141650752015-05-25T05:46:53.985-07:002015-05-25T05:46:53.985-07:00Tania yes when you have to do something for a cake...Tania yes when you have to do something for a cake stall individual portions make more money than big things. These are quick too. Good luck! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-55621093876515289612015-05-25T05:45:29.846-07:002015-05-25T05:45:29.846-07:00Its good to know you have a full freezer again Mel...Its good to know you have a full freezer again Mel. That is a good sign!<br />It is amazing what we can make up from bits and pieces. Its kind of a fun challenge. Have a great day off! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-80127595419052793682015-05-25T05:44:17.572-07:002015-05-25T05:44:17.572-07:00Thank you Jes! xxThank you Jes! xxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-49571131803284412282015-05-25T05:43:52.220-07:002015-05-25T05:43:52.220-07:00Wow Mimi this is a classic example of pricing we a...Wow Mimi this is a classic example of pricing we are talking about! It is so good to know. We can get out of touch with prices. And these places are great for ideas! I am sure you were talking plenty of notice as I would.I come out thinking how much I could make for gifts and at home for such a small amount. <br />Thank you so much. I hope you have a less frantic week this week.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-14268655178895118992015-05-25T04:42:14.605-07:002015-05-25T04:42:14.605-07:00Yum Annabel, your muffins look so good!
I think I...Yum Annabel, your muffins look so good!<br /><br />I think I might make muffins this week. My church are wanting cakes for a cake stall on Saturday and this is such a simple way to produce a variety of muffins. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing :)<br /><br />xTaniaTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-81419273758101290722015-05-25T04:09:32.269-07:002015-05-25T04:09:32.269-07:00Great idea! You are a genius ;)Great idea! You are a genius ;)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-8929189361376996952015-05-25T02:03:28.141-07:002015-05-25T02:03:28.141-07:00These muffins look great and thank you for sharing...These muffins look great and thank you for sharing the recipe. I have not made muffins for ages but won't just yet as my freezer is full and I am struggling to fit in anything at the moment. <br /><br />Tomorrow is a day off and I was going to use this same principle to make some biscuits with the bits and pieces I have around the place. It will start with the butter left over from a fortnight ago when I made Anzac Cookies for Miss Pamela.<br /><br />Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017438973165858980noreply@blogger.com