Lemon Blueberry Muffins

These muffins are great fresh or even frozen(reheated).  They have a nice lemon snap followed by the sweet tang of blueberry and then cake-y goodness.  I usually use organic ingredients to make these, but when the items are out of season and the wife wants a batch, I settle for the best quality I can find.

  • 3 cups unbleached whole wheat flour (or you could use all-purpose flour)
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

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YA Vegetarian Chili recipe

I’ve decided recently to focus more on healthier cooking, and with the number of vegetarians and light meat eaters around me have been trying to focus on vegetarian recipes (rather, I should say trying to make them vegetarian or as meatless as possible, but vegetarian first…then add meat back in next time if I feel it needs it).  In this chili, I didn’t miss the meat at all (I think I always say that 🙂 ).  I also experimented with adding carrots to the recipe, maybe next time I’ll do potatoes too.

This is a nice set it up and let it go for awhile recipe, making extensive use of the crockpot and slow cook speed.

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