Sweet Corn Muffins

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup Yellow Corn Meal

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/4 cups milk

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/3 cup vegetable oil

3 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease or Paper-line muffin pans.

Combine flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl.  Combine milk, eggs, vegetable oil and butter in small bowl; mix well.  Add to flour mixture; stir just until blended.  Pour into prepared muffin cups filling about 2/3 full.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pans on wire racks for 5 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool slightly.  Serve warm.

** My girls Love muffins for breakfast, but they are picky about what kind.  They like just plain muffins.  I used to buy the jiffy mixes, but now I make them with this recipe or with Cream of Wheat.  They are more moist than the jiffy mixes.  I Like to make mini-muffins too.  They are easier for the kids to eat.

*This recipe came off the corn meal box.

February Weekly Menu 4

Sunday:  Corn Beef Casserole/Veggie/Salad/Jello

Monday:  Pizza

Tuesday:  Tomato Macaroni Soup

Wednesday:  Pot Pies (yes, the banquet brand ones)

Thursday:  LEFTOVERS

Friday:  Mini-Meatloafs/Roasted Potatoes/Veggie

The Birthday of my BLOG is in March!  Hmmm, what should I do to celebrate?

Crocheted Hat and Flowers

I know this has turned into more of  a food blog, but when I did my first post, I did say that it was going to be a blog of whatever else I KREATE!  Well, I have been trying to keep my hands busy...and not with the computer. 

  

 Back at Halloween time I found the pattern for this hat...only the person doing it did it in Halloween colors.  I thought it would look cute in other colors too, so here is one I made.  I DID NOT make the flower on the hat.  But I plan to make some like it!

 My girls were arguing who got to wear it and who's it was.  Their Dad told them that there would probably be 50 of them around in the next few days that they could choose from.  Can't tell whether he likes my new project or not.  I suppose there will be a few more made though.

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Bubble Gum Pink

Black and White

Cozy Red

Warm Natural with Brown

Brown with Natural Creams

Mixed Pink with White

Denim Blue with White

Burgandy with Warm Natural

Black and White

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B is wearing the Burgandy with Warm Natural

Helpful Tip

A Good Friend from back home shared a tip on how to save time in the kitchen.  Check out her tip on her blog:  Green Eyed Girl Crafts!  I Love how organized her freezer is.
Thanks Vicki for the Great Idea!

I always try to buy hamburger in bulk.  It saves $$$.  My mom taught me to do this.  I divide it up (usually in 1 lb chunks), wrap it in seran wrap then foil and freeze it.  A trick I saw Jim's mom do was premake hamburger patties also.  Stack them with wax paper between each patty.  Wrap with seran wrap then foil and freeze.

Pioneer Pancakes

1 cup milk
3/4 cup wheat
2 eggs
2 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
2 tsp baking powder
4 Tbsp oil

Blend together milk and wheat on high in blender. Blend for 4 minutes.  Turn to low and add remaining ingredients.  Cook on hot griddle like you would pancakes.  They will be thin.  Serve with maple syrup. 


I LOVE THESE!  They take me back to when I was little and would stay at Grandma's.  She would make these for us for breakfast.  I stuck the leftovers in the fridge and enjoyed snacking on them (cold) throughout the week.