I hate the dentist

I don't even know why, I've never had any kind of traumatic experience that I can remember, just the thought of someone in my mouth, ugh...anyways....

I'm sure my husband was relieved that I could eat, and therefore still was making dinner after my appointment:)  Buffalo chicken pizza, sorry no picture again...I seriously need a sticky note!  Buffalo chicken pizza, the cheated way...Archer Farms frozen buffalo chicken which are actually so good, a Boboli wheat pizza crust, some sauce and cheese, and there you go!  Baby wants/needs to eat b/w 5:30-6, husband home after that, equals craziness at dinner time!  Anyone else go through that?  I love family dinners at the table, altogether, with the baby chattering away at us:)

B:  blueberries!  Pancakes, muffins, bread, anything!  Especially banana blueberry nut muffins!

The best muffins I've ever made!

Seriously.

So, on Friday nights we usually catch up on our DVR (hey, I'm pregnant, how fun can I be?)...so while watching Boardwalk Empire, I like to think happy thoughts during the gruesome parts.  What did I think about last night while a man had his neck slashed in the barber chair?  Breakfast of course!  I made blueberry muffins last weekend with blueberries from my parents blueberry bush/garden thing, and was all out, so I decided I would try the cranberry orange muffins I came across this week at For the Love of Cooking.  Amazing site, and amazing muffins!

Again, seriously, the best.  They look "perfect", the insides are nice and soft while the top of the muffin is so nice and toasty golden with a bit of crunch.  I may never make another kind of muffin again!

Seriously.  Another thing I loved about making these muffins?  How quick and easy they were, and how you could work on multiple steps at a time!  Also, cleanup was a breeze!

You will need:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• one package, or around 1 cup, dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg

Heat orange juice and cranberries over medium heat, roughly 5-7 minutes - according to For the Love of Cooking, it will plump up the dried cranberries, which I believe it did!  While this is doing its thing, preheat oven to 400, and combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl, mixing it together.

Once the OJ/cran mixture has heated up, put that into a separate large bowl, adding the veg oil and egg, mixing that together as well.  Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture, mix together, spoon into muffin tin, and bake for 15-20 minutes (mine took 18), or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Phew!  Easy, right!?  You will see if you compare my ingredients to the blog I got the recipe from, I omitted the orange rind and raw sugar.  To me, all the other ingredients were sweet enough that I didn't feel I needed these.

What a great way to start a Saturday!  The husband has gone for a run...I could eat them all and he would never know...

Who doesn't love homemade blueberry muffins??

We sure love them here!  I ran out of breakfast bars, and needed something I could have for the rest of the week, and of course for the husband too, to break up his oatmeal routine a bit;)  Luckily I had all the ingrediens and off I went!  Where did I get blueberries that aren't $5.00/pint at the grocery store?  Frozen, from my parents blueberry bushes - thanks parents!  I love to eat blueberries, just not pick them:)

I followed the Frozen Blueberry Muffin Recipe from allrecipes.com to a T, just added more blueberries than just 1 cup - come on now, it's the best part!  You will need:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup - no way, I used 2! - blueberries

**I did not do the topping, but if you choose to do it, it's only 1 tbsp sugar and 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg mixed together and put on top of the muffin mix before baking**

Preheat oven to 375.  Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.  In another mixing bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar.  Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla to the butter and sugar and mix well.  Add the flour mixture to this, and stir until just moistened.  Fold in frozen blueberries. 

Fill greased or lined muffin cups 2/3 full - I like to overstuff mine:)

Gotta love these bendy muffin/cupcake liners I received as a wedding shower gift - thanks Mrs. Bacon - they are amazing!

Bake for 20-25 minutes (mine were 25) until a toothpick comes up clean.

I ate one almost immediately - it was the one thing that sounded edible to my stomach - it was soooo good!   I tried to take a pic but I ate it too fast - I'll try to take one next time I eat another;)

What are you favorite types of muffins, or breakfast foods, to make or eat?  I like to make omelets and muffins; like to eat omelets, muffins, and cinnamon buns!

Have a great day!