I have been pleased to find myself already getting in somewhat of a "routine" in my weekly grocery planning and producing. It is as follows:
-Theme meat of the week, which serves as the base of 2 or 3 meals
-A supplementary meal or two using basic ingredients (tuna melts, grilled cheese, pasta, etc...)
-Things for lunch (eggs for egg salad, salad, etc...)
- Always potatoes on hand
- The usual (butter, bread, eggs, cereal, etc... )
-A fruit option or two for the week
- A baked good for the week
This has become my basic plan of attack. Sundays are when Aaron and I enjoy our Sabbath, or day of rest for the week, and I have enjoyed using this day to prepare our food for the week. Often times I will make the egg salad for the week or brew the week's homemade iced tea. But this has allowed me time to indulge in one of my favorite new things: baking.
Since being employed at Jaho Coffee & Tea, I am surrounded by delicious muffins and baked goods, so have made it a part of our weekly food intake to have muffins or the like worked into our meals for each week. Last week, with the help of my kitchen aid (AMAZING), I made my personal favorite: banana chocolate chip muffins! (Thank you Bethany for the amazing recipe)
This week I took the healthier route and made some "Healthy Apple Blueberry Muffins." They turned out great, and are full of awesome and nutritious ingredients, so I thought I'd share the recipe with you all!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 cup of all natural applesauce (no sugar added)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 medium apple, peeling on, shredded
1/2 cup blueberries
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease Muffin Pan/ Put liners into muffin pan.
In medium bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, and salt. Set aside.
In a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork. Stir in the applesauce and vanilla.
Add tot he dry ingredients and stir until moistened. The batter will be kind of lumpy. Fold in the shredded apple and blueberries.
Spoon into muffin cups/ pan until they are 2/3 full.
Bake for 20 minutes until golden or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
These muffins are so good and so good for you!! I highly recommend them. They made my husband a very happy boy :)
