I know I haven't been here since November 2011. I feel bad about that, but I went through a lot of different things that made talking about food difficult. The treatment attempts for my LPR resulted in gastritis, which was misdiagnosed as an ulcer. I went through a lot of hell for awhile. Now my doctor at Mayo tells me that she thinks it's a result of sleep apnea. I have a test for that this coming weekend. However, I'm feeling much better despite the occasional problems with my voice. Since my doctor mentioned the sleep apnea, I've been dieting, but I'm still having at least one good meal a day. Many of those meals are those I've already written about in this blog. I plan on continuing to try new recipes and reporting about them here. By the way, I'm feeling really good the last couple of days. I realize I don't like to write when things aren't going well and I'm not feeling good.
In addition, my friend Mari and I had talked about starting a small business over the summer cooking meals and delivering them to families making a working mom's life a little easier. But in exploring this we realized that it would take a great deal of money and effort getting it started without really knowing if we could make a profit. However, I really liked the idea of making money with my cooking. So, I thought I might try my hand at selling baked goods at the local market. I have a killer chocolate chip cookie recipe, and I make a good pie. I'll be trying out new recipes and writing about them here in the meantime. Mari isn't as keen on the prospect of selling goods at the market like this, but she's agreed to accompany me at least the first time. If it doesn't do well, I won't got through with it.
Today's effort, Cheddar Onion Muffins wasn't the greatest success. The middle was a bit soggy, but the flavor was good. It was a knuckle buster too boot. I cut my finger on the grater...I've always hated those things. Next time I need grated onion I'll put it through the food processor. I think I'll have to find another recipe. This one came from yummly.com...I tried another after they had cooled considerably and I found this one to be much better. albeit more than I should have eaten. The cooling process made the muffin far less gooey in the center and I preferred it this way.
Ingredients
1/2 cup onion (grated)
1/4 cup parsley (minced)[I used dried because I didn't have fresh, and so I halved the amount. You should always reduce the amount when you used dried herbs, otherwise the flavor would be overwhelming]
1 cup cheddar cheese (grated)
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoons sugar
Preparation
1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, paprika, and sugar.
2. In another bowl, beat together the egg, milk, sour cream, and melted butter.
3. Add the egg mixture to the flour and fold together lightly.
4. Add cheese, parsley, and onion and mix in gently
5. Spoon batter into greased or paper lined muffin tins.
6. Bake for 20 minutes in a preheat 400° oven.
7. Serve warm out of the oven for the best flavor.
Makes 10 muffins.
No comments:
Post a Comment