Muffins, Fast and Fantastic, by Susan Reimer
Quick, delicious, beautiful muffins EVERYTIME. I cannot rate this book highly enough! If I could, I would buy each person that follows my new blog a copy of this book!
Top tip: Buy a copy. At a very reasonable price, you won't be dissappointed!
You can add dried fruit or fresh fruit. I freeze blueberries when there is a glut and super cheap and mix them (frozen) straight into the batter. It makes the cakes look fab, as the blueberries explode into juicy, jammy blueberryness!
Here, I have made my own version using plain wholemeal flour and used up my dried fruit from the cupboard (a sprinkling of the super berry goyi berries, cranberries and I've eeked it out with plenty of sultanas). You use approx. 3/4 of a pot of natural yog, as well as milk; so they contain plenty of calcium.
Let me know what fruit you try!
So you want to be a bit experimental, but you don't want to splash out on lots of herbs, spices, pastes and sauces.
Top tip: Why not swop your unwanted herbs and spices with ones you would like to try?
Today I'm swopping my jar of Schwartz Chinese Five Spice with a friend, after discovering I didn't like the taste of Star Anise (although I love aniseed).
What are you going to swop today?
Ramona
A lot of people are down-branding their supermarket shop in a bid to save money.
Top tip: Try livening food up by experimenting with herbs and spices.
You'll be able to create interesting twists on staple food items such as pasta, rice, potatoes and revive classic dishes like soups, stews, cassoroles and puddings.
I have been approached by many people to blog during the recession. People are searching for suggestions and answers to recession-proof living.
The intention of this blog, therefore, is to discover new ways, consider new ideas, rekindle tried-and-tested methods and above all enjoy living in abundance when the economy seems fragile!
I hope you'll share your discoveries, suggestions and new-found passions too.
Thanks for coming to my blog. I appreciate your visits and do hope you will drop by regularly! Afterall, a journey is more complete when it's shared!
Ramona
