Here in northern California
we have had so much rain.
Creeks and rivers are overflowing,
hillsides are sliding and
dams are been pushed to their limits.
Thankfully,
we have not experienced any
of those problems
but have seen our share of
high winds and
torrential downpours.
California
has been so dry
for such a long time,
hopefully,
this will insure that
our summer gardens
will thrive
once again.
Sandwiched in between storms,
we had one day
where the sunshine was strong and bright
and our hopes that a soft spring
was not too
far ahead...
...I took my camera
and followed the trail of
some small pockets
that were featured
in that spot light...
Whenever the sun comes out,
I get sparks of energy
that are missing
during the winter months.
Rather than taking
to the outdoors
and taking advantage
of the beautiful weather,as most do,
I tend
to want to
clean inside...
...I am sure
I'm not the only one
that wishes,
from time to time,
that I had not given into
the trend of stainless steel appliances.
The constant wiping of fingerprints
seems to be an all time occurrence.
I can't even imagine
having small children
with busy little hands!
I have tried
baby oil, soap and water,
products made specifically
for this problem
and other than being worn out
from trying to control all
the streaks and smudges,
none have been that successful.
Until I found this...
www.weiman.com
Contains no ozone depleting substances
Made in the USA
...this works so well,
it makes me want to use it!
One spray, a soft towel and magic happens!
No more sore muscles,
just softly wipe and all is
bright and shining again.
I am not kidding here!
You should give it a try.
I'm not being paid to say this,
but if I was,
the company would sure get
their monies worth!
I love it that much.
All that energy I saved,
I put into a meal that
featured on her blog last week.
It sounded so easy, healthy and good
and it was all of those things.
Chicken Milanese with
baby arugula and tomato salad,
and sweet potoato corn meal muffins.
The whole meal was good but,
in my mind,
the stars of the show
were those muffins:
SWEET POTATO CORN BREAD MUFFINS
2 T. vegetable oil, plus more for tins
1 large sweet potato - peeled and cut into large chunks. (I used a yam because I like the taste better than sweet potatoes)
2 large eggs - slightly beaten
1 1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1 T. baking powder
1 t. salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
Heat oven to 450
Lightly brush muffin tins with oil
Place potato in saucepan with cold water - bring to boil- reduce heat and simmer until tender
Drain potato - return to pot, mash until smooth
Measure out 1/2 cup of potato - put in large bowl - discard rest of potato (Or like I did, add butter, s&p and eat!!)
Add egg, oil and milk to mashed potato and stir to combine
Sift flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in separate large bowl
Add potato mixture and mix until just combined - do not over mix
Pour batter into tins and bake until puffed and golden - about 20 minutes
Let cool five minutes, turn out and cool completely.
For a change, I think, raisins and walnuts would make a tasty addition.
They were especially great
with a cup of tea.
Thank you, Sarah.
On such a beautiful day
how could you not
yearn for more?
Everything is better
served up
with a side of
sunshine.
The old rooster
has seen his shadow.
Hopes for spring
cannot be far behind.
...Judy...
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