First, a recipe! For my first recipe to review I chose a muffin recipe. We're all about muffins around here lately since one of our kiddos is perfecting this apple muffin recipe to show for 4-H judging in July.
Brown Sugar Muffins
1 c. quick-cooking oats, uncooked
1/2 c. milk
3/4 c. brown sugar, packed
1/4 c. butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 egg, beaten
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (we left those out)
2 t. baking powder
Mix oats, milk and brown sugar in a large bowl; let stand for 5 minutes. Add butter and egg; blend well. Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes one dozen.
Notes: I think these muffins were pretty good, but needed a little something. Next time I'll add a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg. And I'll use cupcake liners. I greased the muffin tins like I always do and they still stuck. I think it was all the brown sugar in them that caramelized and caused them to stick. Because this is what I got...
However, on this blog, what counts most is that my 8 perpetually hungry kiddos loved them.
Mission accomplished!
Baby doesn't quite count in that vote, yet so you only see 7 thumbs up! *wink*
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(I love Fall, Harvest, Autumn...whatever you want to call it! I love it! I think my favorite isn't really an activity more like a setting: It's a little drizzly outside and the wind is lightly blowing and leaves are turned and swirling around. A candle is lit and instrumental piano music playing is in the background. The family is playing board games and enjoying any fall-ish recipe: Spiced Chai, Caramel Corn, Pumpkin Squares. Bliss!)
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51 comments:
Mandy from western PA:
We love to have a fire in the back of our house and roast marshmallows.
My favorite activity HAS to be leaf-peeping. That is riding through areas (perhaps the mountains) of changing leaves admiring the different colors. It's a fall MUST.
Loretta
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Here in Minnesota Fall has always been my favorite time of the year!
The tree's are just beautiful,orange,red,and brown leaves! I remember as a child we would rake the leaves and have a bon fire and roast hot dogs and marshmallows!
This is the time when the harvesting begins and also my friend and I start canning!!
SMPEPPY1@YAHOO.COM
My favorite Activity in fall is remembering all the wonderful times I had growing up and enjoying the fall time. Not only was it a beautiful time to watch all the trees change but it is my birthday time as well! Today, I no longer live in that area but just remember the wonderful and oh so cherished memories of those times. Now, to this day fall is still the best time of the year because of those times. I love to bake fall type recipes as well. Sincerely Donna jazz836@aol.com
I love to sit inside and watch rain
Shirley from Minnesota: Love Autumn - the colors, the leaves falling, and seeing the looks of joy on our grandson's face when he see the HUGE pumpkin that Papa has grown for him every year!
My favorite fall activity is cleaning up the yard with the family then building a fire where we can sip hot apple cider, roast marshmallows and talk about all the fun we had in the summer before school started again.
my favorite fall activity is getting ready for Halloween - and enjoying the crisp brisk weather
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Our families favorite activity is walking through Eckhart Park. Everything is just so pretty there in the fall.
Jennifer From Auburn
Our favorite fall fun is camping in North Georgia mountains and visiting all the apple barns.
Susan from Georgia.
I shared the giveaway on my FB wall. Thanks for another chance to win.
Susan from Georgia
Favorite Fall activity is taking a walk or ride through our woods to take in the beautiful colors.
Sue D from Ohio
Fall in Vermont is the most perfect time of year, crisp nights, sunny days, awesome colors and wonderful hiking.
Posted about the giveaway on my Facebook page: On The Home Front!
Playing Christmas music, drinking cocoa, knitting while hubby reads aloud.
My favorite fall activity is watching the leaves change colors and enjoying the cooler weather.
Watching the leaves turn and seeing the beautiful colors!
I love fall apple picking and watching the leaves change, such a beautiful and fun time of year
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We love to go out on a crisp fall morning to the pumpkin patch. The day starts our simple but ends with wonderful memories! Hot chocolate or apple cider always ends our day. :)
Favorite fall thing to do is to take a long drive out to this place where there are huge rock cliffs and caves to go hiking with the family...ciao4now64 at yahoo dot com.
I shared on my fb page as mary fanara coleman....ciao4now64 at yahoo dot com.
hay rides
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blogged about your giveaway
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I enjoy going to the high school football games to see my boy playing in the marching band.
Jennie
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Jumping in the leaves piled up or walking in them and hearing the crunch under my feet. When I was a little girl, my dad would stack up brush and make a bonfire. I would get to ride on the tail of the broken limbs across the yard to his pile. But the very favorite? The potatoes he would place underneath. So, so yummy in their hard shell casing. That was the best with dripping butter!
Kathleen ~*~ Missouri
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Posted a link on my Facebook news page. Yummy Muffins for this morning's breakfast!
Kathleen ~*~ Missouri
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I posted my review on my blogspot and am going to link it to my Facebook page ... right now!
Kathleen ~*~ Missouri
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watching football
gkuroda(at)hawaii.edu
I love tailgaters for the football games.
I love taking a walk and hearing the leaves crunch underfoot.
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I love Fall, especially the color of the trees.
I love Cooking.
Abigail from Blanch, N.C.
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Julie A
Michigan
love to go to the apple orchard pick apples etc.
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Raking leaves is one of the best activities of the fall and decorating for Halloween. Followed by apple cider and muffins. This recipe will make a wonderful addition to our activities.
Angie from cozy little Xenia, Ohio
Raking leaves is one of the best activities of the fall and decorating for Halloween. Followed by apple cider and muffins. This recipe will make a wonderful addition to our activities.
Angie from cozy little Xenia, Ohio
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Seems strange to think of harvest as I'm just getting my garden going but I love Gooseberry Patch recipe books any time of year!
Shared on my Facebook page. Sorry, I don't have a blog.
Sue in Wpg, Canada
Jeanine S.
Georgia
I love cooking with pumpkin. I just can't get enough and fresh pumpkins are only available in the fall!
My favorite Fall activity is to curl up in a comfy chair with a hot beverage and watch the leaves fall. The more remote the better, but that's harder to accomplish in the city limits of Seattle than I'd like. I'm a sucker for anything with the standard fall seasonings. In fact I think I'll go make myself an iced chai right now. :)
I love the change in weather in the fall.We live in Delaware,at the beach, where we still have warm days usually until after Thanksgiving. But the nights turn crisp and cool. I love taking walks on the beach in the fall and sitting on the boardwalk watching the waves.
I love to go apple and pumpkin picking with my whole family. Just the smells of the apples, fresh baked goods, kettle popcorn and freshed pressed cider!!!!!!! Enjoy life!!!!
April from RI
Love baking apple pies with apples straight from the farm! Yumm!! A :)
Love to take advantage of the cooler weather to decorate the house and switch the menu to include soups, stews, and more baked goods.
Sue in AZ
Kelly Bouhill on FB:
My favorite fall time activity is making harvest time foods like pumpkin muffins & pumpkin pies, and burning those kinds of yummy smelling candles too. Such a wonderful time it is!
I also shared this contest on my Facebook page.
My favorite thing about Fall is watching how Mother Nature puts her wild children of Summer to bed. Also I enjoy going from the light picnic food of summer to the warm, rustic food of fall/winter.
robeader53@yahoo.com
I love to cook during the fall! The colder weather gets me in the mood for soups, hot drinks, comfort food, etc! My absolute favorite time of year!!!
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I truly love fall. Fall is my most favorite time of year. All the beautiful colors, the cool breeze, the decorations, like pumpkins, floral arrangements, small fires at night time to cozy up to with your family. Fall is the best time of year to start cooking again, you know using your stove and ovens. Believe me I hate having the oven on in the summer. Gooseberry is my favorite cookbook collection. I love their recipes from start to finish. Thank you Gooseberry for all you have published.
I love fall- picking melrose apples and making caramel ones!
Sue G.
I pick apples every fall and make caramel apples out of them yum!
sue gibson
Rachel from Michigan:
My favorite fall activity is going the apple orchard, seconded by baking desserts with the fall fruits!
I posted on facebook. :)
Hi, Donna from TN. I love everything about fall. One of the things I love best is riding around looking at all the beautiful color show the trees are putting on. I shared on FB and I am also now following you on Pinterest...THANKS
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