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Showing posts with label Blueberry Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blueberry Festival. Show all posts

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Simply Amazing Lazy@The Lake Blueberry Muffins






If a photo is worth a 1000 words - the only other words I have are these:

Simply Baked Paper Baking Cups are amazing.  You cannot even imagine how 
they transform a simple muffin into magic.

Buy Them.  





This recipe has been slightly modified from the original found on the Pioneer Woman website:


In a large bowl combine:

3C flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
pinch or two of salt
dash or two of nutmeg

sift together OR pour together and mix around.  haven't noticed any difference when using both methods

In another large bowl whisk together:

1C sugar
1/2 C vegetable oil
1 egg
1 generous cup of yogurt - i prefer honey flavored greek yogurt and I use slightly more than one cup
1 tsp +/- vanilla extract

once mixed, add the dry ingredients and stir by hand just until mixed.  don't over stir.  add 2 cups blueberries (i typically always use frozen that we've frozen over the summer or if not, frozen from a bag from our grocers freezer).

place simply baked paper baking cups on baking sheet.  fill with the luscious muffin batter (it's kinda thick and sticky, drop from large tablespoon with the help of fingers or spatula) into the baking cups almost to the top.  

final step before the oven:  sprinkle raw sugar (turbinado sugar) on the tops to give a little extra crunch and sweetness - optional, yet recommended.  :-)

place baking sheet with muffins in pre-heated oven set to 375
bake 25 minutes until tops are golden brown


Bake Them
Eat Them
Love Them
Repeat Often








Thursday, July 25, 2013

30 Lakes in 30 Days - Day Five

Lake Sharing. . . 


Day Five in our facebook series of lake sharing.
Today we circle around to Texas and take a look see at Lake Nacagdoches 
as shared by Kay Nichols Rodgers.

Kay writes:  Perfect ending to the day @Lake Nacagdoches.  And by the looks of this photo who could argue?


Located on Loco Bayou, 10 miles west of Nacogdoches, Texas (some say is the oldest city in Texas) this 2,200 acre lake offers a great place to catch largemouth bass, crappie and sunfish.  And the area offers many amenities for those looking for a charming weekend get-away.

Antiques and Shopping
Concerts and Festivals
Historical Landmarks
Local Tours
Outdoor Recreation including several parks for Disc Golf!

Shopping the quaint downtown


Nacagdoches hosts the Annual Blueberry Festival on the second
Saturday in June; the festival in 2014 will mark the 25th year of this event.


A plantation style home on the lake


Not a bad view from the porch

Random Tidbit:  Don Henley was raised in the area and attended Stephen F Austin State University a couple of years prior to moving to California where he became a member of Linda Ronstadt's backup band before eventually forming The Eagles.

Who knew?