In general, I'm enjoying watching N. grow up this year. She's becoming a thoughtful, sensitive, inquisitive young person. This morning, as I took her for a jog, she decided to play 20 Questions What's Your Favorite (Fill in the blank), and asked me everything from "What's your favorite Italian food" to "What's your favorite princess crown color" to "What's your favorite part of your life?" That last one took me by surprise.
I don't have answers to all of her questions. I love that she takes me by surprise. Quite iften she asks me thinks that make me think.
N. is also an excellent help in the kitchen. We needed to make something quickly to use up the most recent harvest before we left for vacation, so I threw these together. And much to my surprise, when I came down the next morning, she was eating one, having helped herself to breakfast.
She tells me that some day, she is going to do ALL of the chores in the house. I wouldn't put it past her.
One thing's for sure though: she will know how to cook.
Fresh Raspberry Muffins1/3 c.butter melted
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 T. lemon peel
½ c. of milk
1 t. vanilla
1 c. flour
3/4 c. whole wheat pastry flour
2 t. baking powder
2 c. fresh raspberries
Preheat oven to 375.
Melt the butter, cool slightly, and whisk together with sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla.
Sift in the flour and baking powder and mix well.
Gently fold in the raspberries, and fill prepared muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake for 20 to 25 minute or until just golden.
Help yourself.
Someone once told me that the first step to cooking/baking is appreciating where your ingredients come from. And I'm waiting eagerly now for that first post with the recipe N makes along side of you.
ReplyDeleteYum!
ReplyDeleteYou've got quite a girl there. I love her questions. Here's to the day she does all the chores!!
That sounds like an excellent game! And my husband is an 'all the berries' kind of picker, too. I don't have the patience.
ReplyDeleteYum!! My grandparents had a big raspberry patch at their farm, & we used to go out there & pick (& probably eat as much as we had in our buckets)... I can taste them now. Still a bit early for them here, but we've been getting fresh local strawberries at the weekly farmers' market for the past few weeks. Nothing like fresh local fruits & veggies!
ReplyDeleteOooh, but we don't get to know your favourite part of your life. Those are good questions.
ReplyDeleteWe've yet to be berry picking this year despite the fact that their camp is next to our favourite farm. Must get on that.