Tag Archives: blueberries

Blueberry Cottage

8 Dec

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Every kid needs a fort.

Yes, those blanket forts inside your house are absolutely wonderful for a few hours but kids need a real fort.  A place where they can escape and play imaginary games and end up somewhere amazing and magical.DSC_0043 DSC_0045 Throughout the summer Jared and the little ladies built such a place. It took all summer to gather up the free wood and find pockets of time here and there to continue its progress. DSC_0050 DSC_0048 Construction came to a halt when a mommy robin decided that the new fort was a perfect place to begin her little robin family. DSC_0106 Eventually the walls were all up and the girls got to paint.  We agreed upon a color as close to blueberry as we could find and so named the little house, “Blueberry Cottage.” DSC_0456 So there she sits in our frozen tundra, smothered in snow and offering a perfect escape from the cold winter wind. I wonder what fun adventures our family will have in there this winter? unnamed-2 unnamed-3

Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

16 Sep

I have a wizz bang recipe for you wonderful people.

The reason why it is so grand is that you can let your kids eat 7 of them at once and they won’t go into a diabetic coma!  Hooray!  I think there is less brown sugar in these muffins than they demand on their oatmeal in the morning.

Jared’s dad is coming from Colorado with some of his friends to camp in the Boundary Waters so I made them some of these beauties.  What a better way to start a camping trip then with some healthy yet tasty muffins.

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Look at those giant blueberries!  When the girls went picking with us they called berries that big “chunkers!”  They are so silly.

This recipe comes from an old friend and her blog over here.  Whenever I am at a loss about what to make I head over to her blog and I know whatever recipe I choose to make will come out delicious because her recipes are tried and delish.

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The recipe:

1 1/4 cup flour

1 1/4 cup oats

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 Tablespoons oil

1 egg

3/4 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Mix it all up and cook it in muffin liners at 375 for 15 minutes.

Thanks Bethany for your blog and wonderful recipe!