Healthy blueberry muffins

 I made these healthy blueberry muffins using this recipe.  I liked that it uses Greek yogurt and honey.  I decided to use spelt flour as well. We really enjoyed them and will make them again.

Teacup has been mended!

 Daughter L came over and glued my broken teacup with krazy glue!  We tested it, it seems very strong.  However, I have just stored it in my display cabinet.

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Place Settings

 

Are you good at doing place settings?  We dine very casually most of the time but it is good to know the proper place settings.  Being left handed I always switch my knife and fork around anyway.

Friday Art - Owl

 Welcome to my Friday Art.  This is an Owl ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2").

Linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off.  I think Gillena is on a break this week.

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Coffee Shop and Dried beancurd soup

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date! This is my 'Coffee Shop' art for the theme.

dried bean curd sticks

dried shitake mushrooms

dried bean curd soup

For the Dinner Date, my sister gave me this recipe for dried beancurd and dried shitake mushroom soup.  She said it is a popular Cantonese comfort food.  I visited the Asian grocery store and purchased some dried bean curd sticks and dried shitake mushrooms for the recipe.  I was curious to try dried bean curd.  The soup is delicious and low carb.

1/2 boned chicken breast.  (I used a chicken leg quarter)

1 pack dried bean curd sticks

5 dried shitake mushrooms

1 carrot (optional) peeled and cut into chunks

1 chayote squash (optional) peeled and sliced

2" fresh ginger sliced

1 bouillon cube

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

8 c water

shitake mushroom water:

1 c water

1 tbs light soy

1 tsp sesame oil

Soak bean curd sticks (snapped into 3" pieces), rehydrate for 1 hour in a bowl of cold water

Wash 5 mushrooms and soak in 1 cup of water with 1 tbs soy sauce and 1 tsp sesame oil for 1 hour.  Remove stems from mushrooms and slice into 3/4" slices.  Pour the water off without the grits.

Add chicken, ginger slices, bouillon cube, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, carrots, chayote squash, 8 c water, 1 c gritless shitake mushroom water.  Bring to a boil and simmer 1 hour.  Add bean curd for another 10 mins.  The chicken meat should just break apart in the soup, or you can do it.

 

Wednesday Memes

 

Beautiful Designs

It is time to pack the Christmas decorations away, these are some of the cards I received this year.

 I got this card a bit late, but I love it.  It is a beautiful design, the ornaments even glitter in the light.

I think our friend's daughter designed and made this handmade card, I loved it.

And Rain sent me this lovely card with her art on it!