To compensate for the lack of road trips this summer, I'm approaching the last few weeks of pregnancy as a quasi-staycation. My planning notebook, brimming with lists of things to accomplish, contains one deceivingly short list. The "Fun in Baltimore" list. Restaurants, art museums, and a few other attractions to check out while I'm not counting down the days until I can take a deep breath again. Dates with Husband; fun times with friends. Enter blueberry picking.
Perhaps a few hours in the sun and heat isn't recommended for pregnancy, but I loved it. Being outside, chatting with friends, and picking about 7 lbs of blueberries (Husband helped).
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| Staying pale courtesy of my sun hat and lots of sunscreen. |
What to do with about 20 cups of blueberries? Freeze 10 cups. Eat a few cups over sliced fresh cantaloupe, plain yogurt, or vanilla ice cream. Throw some pancakes on the griddle. Bake muffins. Dream up blueberry banana bread for tomorrow. Perhaps a Blueberry Lemon Cake to debut over the weekend. Snacking and baking like this, the blueberries may disappear!
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| Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins |
Have you ever gone on a pick-you-own adventure?
What beautiful muffins! They look nice and oat-y. What recipe did you use?
ReplyDeleteThe recipe, forwarded from our mutual friend:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/01/oatmeal-blueberry-applesauce-muffins/
(Note: don't use paper liners.)
I did make the blueberry banana bread this morning. Only a half cup of fresh blueberries left in the fridge! Need to save them for a garnish for the cake....
ReplyDeleteMy wife is the awesomestest baker of blueberries ever. Sorry, Becky.
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