OMG…I think I died and went to heaven with this recipe…This recipe for lemon blueberry came from my friend Patricia!
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“Model Bakery” Granola with Nuts & Dried Fruit Recipe
Everyone knows I love granola, I’ve basically have made the same granola for as long as I can remember. Then I try new granola recipes and end up loving them as well, I’ve posted some my favorites granola with cranberries, granola with dried fruit, apple pie granola and now my new favorite from “Model Bakery” cookbook, my granola with nuts and fruit. …
Homemade Healthy Fruit and Nutty (granola) Protein Bars Recipe
I don’t know about you but with the hot summer months, I’m not a fan of large meals and I don’t tend to have a sweet tooth. That’s why I’m sharing this super easy, healthy and tasty fruit and nut bar recipe which has dried fruit and nuts and no chocolate in this bar recipe…sorry :(. And let’s face it, nuts and dried fruit are much better than ice cream as they are all protein based (mostly).
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Sangria with Strawberry, Blueberry, Apple and Basil
If any of you have been to my house, you would know that while I could make a great meal…making the cocktail to go along with it is not my thing. That being said, I can open a great bottle of wine or even take the cap off of a beer (lol). I do enjoy the drinking a cocktail part, just not so good at making it. Today I was having a special friend come over for lunch and I thought I’d make a drink to go along with our meal. Being that it was a luncheon, I didn’t want anything too strong…let me tell you this…the menu planning was much easier then the drinking menu!
I do like drinking sangrias so I thought why not make a simple sangria but maybe not a traditional sangria…I found this recipe on the web and while I did change it a bit, I can not claim it as my very own as I would never have thought of adding basil in this drink but “OMG” did it make the drink complete.
For those of you challenged or not challenged in making drinks, this is a pretty simple and tasty drink. I would recommend making this the night before you serve it or early in morning. Basically you cut up all your fruit, I used chopped apples and strawberries and placed them in your pitcher, pour your wine and sugar water on top, add your grape juice and then chop up your basil and placed that on top as well.
here is a side view
I then stirred it up
doesn’t it look pretty already? I covered it with saran wrap and placed it in my fridge. Just before my friend came over, I added sparkling mineral water and blueberries and stirred it up, I then poured over ice and served!
here is a shot with the blueberry and a different glass…
how inviting is that? From sitting in the fridge over night it turned into this beautiful color, a little girly and perfect for my luncheon! It was so delicious and the perfect drink for summer…let me know what you think!
Here is a shot of my table, prior to platting our salads…
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Sangria with Strawberry/Apple and Basil
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Strawberries, fresh not frozen
- 1 Apple
- 10 Basil leaves, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup Blueberries, fresh not frozen
- 1 bottle Sauvignon blanc
- 1 cup White grape juice
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Boiling water
- 1 cup Mineral Water
Directions
- Take your boiling water and place your sugar in it so that it creates a sugar water. Set aside to cool off.
- Cut your apples and strawberries into small pieces and place in your pitcher. Pour your wine and grape juice on top of your cut fruit. Add the sugar water.
- Slice your basil into thin slices and add to your pitcher. Stir.
- Cover your pitcher with some saran wrap and place in your fridge. Just before serving add your blueberries and mineral water. Stir and serve.
Recipe belongs to Patty @MmGood.com, please contact me to use for personal use
Blueberry French Toast with a Twist
I have to apologize for not blogging in the past few weeks as I just quit my job and it was a tough few weeks for me and blogging was not a priority so I thank you for being patient with me.
So this morning I wanted to make something to “blow my socks off” and OMG….wait…OMG I did it!!!!
Let me tell you how I came aware of this recipe, I was cleaning out some of my old recipes and I stumbled upon a french toast recipe with blueberries. It was a simple recipe but the original recipe was for a very large batch, it probably came from a commercial kitchen and was given to me 5-6 years ago. Back then I would never attempt to try and break down the recipe but today I just knew I had to try it as I pride myself in taking recipes and figuring out how to make them better. Boy did this recipe surpass what I thought it would be!!!!
Even though it’s going to seem like a lot of steps, you can bake off the “blueberry cake” a day in advance then in the morning you can slice and prepare. It’s great for company!
Like I said it’s very simple, you basically cream your butter and sugar together
Add your eggs, one at a time…then your vanilla, mix well. Add your dry ingredients and then the washed blueberries
I did not return the mix to the mixture as I wanted my blueberries to be whole so I hand mixed the blueberries into the dough.
Your dough will be very thick, here it is in my pan that was greased
I then smooth it out
and baked it for 50 minutes or so
Now the french toast part…I sliced the cake in 1 1/2″ slices
Mmmmmm Mmmmmmm…look at that!!!
I wanted grill marks although it’s not required I thought it would look pretty…so I got my grill nice and hot
dipped my blueberry cake into an egg
placed it on the grill
looks pretty with the grill marks ha?
omg…do you see that blueberry cream cheese frosting behind it? lol
I’m sorry my platting is not so pretty, I was in such a hurry to eat it I didn’t stage it so well..I’m working on providing better photos 🙂
Again, it seems like a lot of work to do all in one day but if you make the cake the night before, it literally takes minutes and is sooooo worth the time needed. I did make a second plate and I did it the more traditional way in a pan on on the grill…I think I’d recommend doing it that way instead.
I hope you enjoy this recipe, please email me if you would like the full version as doubling the recipe may not work.
Blueberry French Toast with a Twist
Ingredients
- 3 cups Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 10 ounces Butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 3 large Eggs, (6 oz)
- 8 ounces Blueberries, fresh not frozen
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare your 7x11 baking dish by spraying it with pam.
- Cream your butter with your sugar for 3-5 minutes (I only did it for 3 minutes as I had left my butter on the counter overnight). Add your eggs one at a time and scrape the bowl in between. Add your vanilla and mix well.
- Add your dry ingredients and mix on low until well combined, your dough will be very thick.
- By hand add blueberries, mix gently.
- Spread into your greased pan and bake for about 50 minutes or until done.
- Prepare your pan by getting it nice and hot and spray with pam.
- Slice your cake into 1 1/2" slices and dip it into an egg wash consisting of egg and milk. Place the cake on the pan/grill and cook until nice and brown.
- Serve with blueberry cream cheese frosting.
To make the cake for French Toast
To make the French Toast
Recipe belongs to Patty @MmGood.com, please contact me to use for personal use