Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Go for a hike

Warm Blueberry and Almond Muffins (Vegetarian)

1& 3/4 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
1&1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp apple pie spice
1/2 cup ground almonds
3/4 cups sugar
1 egg
1&1/4 cups buttermilk
4 TBSP butter, melted
8 oz blueberries (about 2 cups)
2 TBSP chopped almonds

     Stir the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.  Beat the egg, buttermilk and butter together and add all at once to the dry ingredients.  Fold in the blueberries, then spoon the mixture into 12 muffin cups in a muffin pan.  Sprinkle with the chopped almonds and bake in a 400 degree oven for 18-20 minutes.  Allow to cool.  Serve warm. 

Ella, Ethan, and Laurel during our hike in the woods

     Recently, my family was feeling a bit down from recent injuries, schoolwork loads, and gloomy weather, so we decided to go for a hike in the woods.  In just under two hours, we followed a trail into the newly budding maple tree forest and started to discover the wonders in the undergrowth.  The "ohhhs"  and  "ahhhs"  spilled forth as we admired the trillium and moss covered rocks.  We found toads, salamanders, and millipedes.  The sun's rays brilliantly flooded the forest floor where we walked. We smelled flowers, dirt and left over rainfall.   Everyone in my family was rejuvenated.  I highly suggest that you go for a hike today! 

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