Raspberry Muffins

With all the yummy berries around the house I decided I would do a little baking to put them to good use. And Raspberry Muffins it was and they turned out so delicious that I ate most of them and Trevor only got 3 and got mad at me for not leaving him any more. So you should make them too because even though they are healthy boys like them too.

In the parenthesis are my substitutes I made to make them vegan and with less sugar. For egg replacements you can use half a banana=1 egg or 1/4 cup applesauce=1 egg. I used a banana and it gave them a nice hint of banana flavor as an added bonus.

Yummy Raspberry Banana Muffins

• 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I used spelt flour)
  
• 3/4 cup white sugar (I used 1/2 cup brown rice syrup, maple syrup might be interesting too!)
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/2 cup plain soy yogurt
• 3 tbs. vegetable oil
• 1 tbs. lemon juice
• 2 egg replacements (I used one mashed banana which gave it a great flavor too)
  
• 1 cup raspberries (I think I may try with blueberries next time since we have a lot of those now!)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the soy yogurt, oil, lemon juice and egg replacements (I used one banana here).
   
4. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix until just blended.
6. Gently stir in the raspberries.
7. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups.
8. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly touched.
9. Cool muffins in the tin on a wire rack.

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Enjoy!

Meal Planning!

So I got really inspired last weekend and decided we needed a little meal plan schedule to keep us on track! And that is just what I made. I created the layout and printed it out and then bought a cheapie frame and some magnetic dry-erase markers at the $1 Store. Wah-la!

Now this beauty graces the side of the fridge and I am really loving it!

And yes, the Veggie Meatloaf last night was quite delicious (even Trevor thought so)!

Recipe of the Week

But first...isn't this photo cool?

Hmm...should I really start that? Recipe of the week? I have been making a lot of good stuff lately, so I thought I should at least share the dinner I made tonight with you, without further ado...here is Tortilla and Black Bean Pie! (You should try it..YumYum)

First of all, I was enticed by the picture in the Martha Stewart cookbook, looks pretty tasty doesn't it?

Then I went out and bought a springform pan because I didn't see any way of making this recipe (and it not falling apart into a million pieces) without it and I hoped we would like this recipe so we would get lots of use out of it. Final conclusion, I think it will get used again for sure. And it looks cool.

Then you pop off the sides of the pan and voila! there you have it, an awesome Tortilla and Black Bean Pie (which totally looks just like Martha's) and must be served with heaping gobs of yummy salsa, preferably homemade. Here is the recipe if anyone is interested!

(Click on recipe to see it larger)

Enjoy!