The Little Things + Recipe of the Week

Well, since my last two posts have been pretty heavy I've decided to go light today.

I find it can be somewhat difficult in our culture, that is Western culture, to find the time to take a moment to stop and appreciate the little fortunes we experience each day. But, every once in a while, life creates those moments for you, whether you're in the mood or not! I had a moment like that yesterday. I had just returned from the grocery store, an event that takes 3 hours for me since I don't have a car and culminates with carrying several very heavy bags of groceries up a very long and steep hill. So needless to say, when I arrived home, I was tired, hungry and my shoulders were killing me. I knew that I needed to eat something right away or suffer the consequences of low blood sugar. But uggh, did I ever NOT feel like cooking! So I settled for a fried egg on toast with sprouts, which was as healthy as I could manage with the mood I was in. But lo and behold, I cracked open the egg and what do I see but this:



A double yolker!! Not a huge deal , I know, but rare enough that it made me smile, and definitely brightened my day. The little things eh?...

And now (delayed by only one day!), Recipe of the Week:

Lemon Blueberry Scones

2 1/4 c. flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 T. sugar (or honey)
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2. whipping cream
zest and juice of 1 lemon
as many blueberries as you like!

Mix dry ingredients. Add butter and wet ingredients. Combine until just mixed. Pat into a 1 1/2 inch circle and slice into triangles. Bake @ 425F for 12-15 mins. (until tops are starting to brown)

This recipe for scones is fairly versatile. You can add whole wheat flour if you like (I wouldn't go more than 1 cup) and the buttermilk can be substituted for milk or go all whipping cream if you want them to be very rich. If you do want to use buttermilk but don't want to buy a full litre (cause who would really use it all, right?) then you can make your own by adding 1 T. of lemon juice to 1 c. of regular milk and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. Tada! hehe...another nice thing about this recipe is that if lemon blueberry is not your fav, then add something different. Try just dried currants, or maybe pear and ginger, or maple syrup and walnuts, or blackberries, or or or...there are so many possibilities, just experiment!

Enjoy!