TADD with Rain

 Hi Everyone!

Today is TADD with Rain and the theme is Figure Drawing. Mine are older and in acrylics. I thing these will count.

I wish I had a better photo of this. I painted it when OR. was on fire and people were being evacuated. The fire came 12 miles from my house. This was several years ago.

This is gold leaf.
He was all alone	So I painted in some friends

 

Over the last few months I have not been feeling well. (No, the medical people here no nothing.)

So meals have been hit and miss around here. But I have managed to make a few things.

First I want to tell you that Mr. M. and I went to pick Blueberries. We do this every 2 years. The Farm is organic and is about 1 1/2 hours southeast from us. It is a beautiful drive and a very nice farm. We have been going there the last 15 years. We pulled up to the farm to find the gate locked and a closed sign. One of the owners was there to inform me they were closed for the season. That the heavy rains and more than normal pickers closed them early. She did tell me that their other farm was still open about 20 miles away. We headed over. There sure is a difference in how the two farms are kept up. This second farm is not near as nice. But we were there for blueberries. I will tell you that we are very disappointed. The berries are tiny just not as juicy. That record breaking rain we had well into June hurt gardeners and farmers. We normally pick about 35lbs of BB. This year we didn't even get 15lbs. However, we had a great time and stopped at the Butterfly Museum on the way home. They have a nice farmers table at super low prices. I got some amazing plumbs, 3 for $1.00. I also found out that in spring I can buy Milkweed plants. Can't wait.

We also stopped at our regular place for our picnic. It truly was a fine day.

Now for food.

Into the sink to cull and clean the BB. Also take the box out quickly because there are earwigs and spiders.	"they" say not to wet BB but I am a fanatic about cleaning produce.
Every counter top had BB drying on them.	First thing, To Live for BB muffins.
These are actually called to die for BB muffins but I don't like that phrase.	Of course a week with out pizza in my house is a crime. LOL
I don't like gravy and the bread goes to Mr. M. Chicken Fried Steak, both potatoes and peas from the garden.	A very inexpensive cut of beef, tenderized in the Instant pot, with brown gravy over egg noodles and squash from the garden. I had the same thing with no gravy. LOL
Now this is something I don't normally make. I cooked some ground beef with seasoning. Drained the fat put back in the pan and scrambled some eggs into it.	Placed it in a baking dish and topped it with Tatar tots. (YUCK) I seasoned that, topped it with cheese and baked until the everything was done. To tell you it wasn't half bad.  I don't even know where the TT came from. LOL
Yummy pasta salad for our picnic. Yes, that is dill. LOL	Now this is my kind of food. I made a veggie stew. Everything, except the tomatoes came from my garden. Mr. M. had his over rice. The veggie broth I made and canned too.

I know you want this muffin recipe. You can use any kind of fruit in it.

Combine 1/2C white sugar, 1/3C APF, 1/4C cubed butter, 1 1/2t ground cinnamon. Set aside

 

In a bowl mix 1 1/2 C APF, 3/4 C white sugar, 2t baking powder, 1/2t salt and set aside. In a measuring cup pour in 1/3 C veggie oil, add 1 large egg and then enough milk to make 1C. About 1/3C of milk. Mix this with a fork until the egg is broken and everything is combined. Pour this into the flower and mix just until it is all combined. Don't over mix. (Before I add the BB I mash them just a bit. Not all of them you do want some whole BB in the mix.) Add the BB and fold them in. In a prepared cupcake pan add mix right up to the top.  Sprinkle the crumb topping onto the muffins, then back at 400°F for about 20 minutes. Check to make sure they are done before removing from the oven. Let them cool a bit before transferring them to a cooling rack. Seriously the best muffins ever.

 

Don't forget to join me tomorrow for Friday Face Off. Any kind of face, in any medium.

Have a great Thursday.

 

Nicole