Things happen. Often things slip away from us. We thought we had a guest for today and it turns out, mixed signals! We don't.
BUT WE DO HAVE A BOOKS GIVEAWAY. Yes, books. Two of Krista's books plus 2 of my books to one commenter. See below.
I adore blueberries. I also adore brown sugar! I love it added to coffee cake and anything banana. So I recently added brown sugar to my cereal and adorned it with blueberries. Voila. Something new, different, and filled with things I love.
I also adore blueberry muffins. You can see where this is going. I've shared a recipe for gluten-free muffins made with pure cane sugar before. For a change, I added brown sugar to the mix and rather than make the semi-time-consuming muffins, I poured the whole mix into a loaf pan.
When I'm on deadline, easy is important. Mix and dump is important. Faster, faster is important. So I have more time to write.
So here is an easy, fast, blueberry loaf that turned out deliciously moist!
*This is a gluten-free recipe, but it's easy to make it regular. Just switch out the GF flour for regular and omit the xanthan gum.
Enjoy!
Blueberry Loaf
Gluten-free but can be made "normal"
Gluten-free but can be made "normal"
Preheat oven 375 degrees
Ingredients:
½ cup plus 2 T. milk
½ cup butter (1 stick), at room temperature (I melt it in
microwave)
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon GF vanilla extract (vanillin is okay)
2 ½ cups blueberries
2 teaspoons GF baking powder
½ teaspoon Xanthan gum
¼ teaspoon salt
1/2 cup potato starch
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1 cup sweet white rice flour
1 tablespoon whey powder
Directions:
Mix the milk, butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
Mash 1 cup of the blueberries. Add the berries and the GF
baking powder to the mix.
Stir together the gluten-free flours, xanthan gum, whey
powder, and salt. Add the flour to the egg mixture.
Add 1 ½ cup MORE blueberries, whole (not mashed). Fold
together.
Pour into greased loaf pan.
Bake 45 minutes
Book Giveaway
Things happen. Do you ever miss an appointment?
A date? A birthday?
Leave a comment to win 2 of Krista's books and 2 of my books,
And remember to leave your email so we can contact
you if you win.
Things happen. Do you ever miss an appointment?
A date? A birthday?
Leave a comment to win 2 of Krista's books and 2 of my books,
And remember to leave your email so we can contact
you if you win.
Now I have 3 calendars to keep myself on track, one on the fridge, one in my purse and one on my phone. Now I just have to remember to look at them DAILY! holdensheryl@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteLooking at them is a chore, Sheryl. ;) ~ Daryl
DeleteMy aunt Sara couldn’t remember her wedding anniversary or her husband’s birthday until my sister Pat sent a card. Don’t know how Sara is remembering since Pat passed away 4 years ago.
DeleteWe got busy cleaning out the gutters last fall and I forgot I had an appointment for a hair cut.
ReplyDeletesgiden at verizon(.)net
Sandy, gutters...haircut....gutters...haircut. I get it. One takes precedence. :) ~ Daryl
DeleteI think we all do!! I have planner..a BIG one so I can really see what I write down. But I either put the wrong date or time, or I forget to even look at my planner!!! rockergoddess2002 at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteTracy, I print out a page from my calendar weekly and still add stuff to it and review a few days ahead to remind myself. And still forget. ~ Daryl
DeleteI almost always forget to wish my cousin a happy birthday on her birthday, even tho it's in multiple calendars. It's usually the day after when she gets her birthday message.
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Jana, luckily my computer calendar will send me alerts re: birthdays and I often send a Jacquie Lawson e-card to friends so that site reminds me a week in advance. I need help. LOL ~ Daryl
DeleteIf I don't write it down or put it in my phone calendar, I forget. While FB book clubs, I save the post of the meeting or I forget. I too have completely missed hair spots.
ReplyDeleteJoy, I'm with you. Must save posts. I even flag emails to remind myself of things. ~ Daryl
DeleteAs a mum to 8, I am always mixing up the schedule of who goes where, or what time, or it was cancelled... it's very commonplace here! That recipe sounds good- I can Veganize it! Thank you for the Generous opportunity to snag these beauties- I greatly appreciate you!
ReplyDeleteCheers-
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Kelly, a mom. Oh, boy, that multiplies the schedule snafus. ~ Daryl
DeleteI use calendars, my phone and lots of post-its as reminders.
ReplyDeleteDianeherr at cox dot net
Diane, I saw a TV show this week about a woman who had Alzheimer's and post-its were everywhere. I use post-its, too, and wondered, hmmm...is my mind slipping? LOL It's not, but Post-its grab attention. ~ Daryl
DeleteSometimes. I do keep a planner with all those things listed that I check every morning to see what I have to do that day. I even list activities that I do every week. When I set up my new calendar in January I go ahead and list all birthdays, etc. for the coming year to help me remember.
ReplyDeleteElaine, I write in the regulars, too, because I can lose track of a day. ~ Daryl
DeleteI missed a new ordering appointment once by getting it mixed up with another client. It all worked out in the end, (got the new client). But now I make sure to write everything down as I get the information. Less mistakes. bearinaz70@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got the new client! :) ~ Daryl
DeleteI rarely miss an appointment, but occasionally I do miss a birthday.
ReplyDeletesmurphee (at) yahoo (dot) com
Teresa, for a while, I was reminding my kids about birthdays and such and then decided they had to write it down for themselves if they really cared. We'll see. ~ Daryl
DeleteI can count on one hand the number of appointments I've missed. Something about numbers makes them stick in my head. Birthdays, anniversaries, appointments whatever. cheers (at) marjimmanor (dot) com
ReplyDeleteMargo, only one hand? You're my idol! I've used toes and finger and then repeat... ~ Daryl
DeleteI need a keeper to keep me from missing things get up dressed and pointed I the right direction. I never miss reading a book though!
ReplyDeleteShobrock@me.com
Ha! Stephanie, good to hear. Reading is vital. ~ Daryl
DeleteI keep a planner and have 3 up to date calendars around the house and use my phone to remind me too , I rarely miss appointments, but I do sometimes when I forget to document them.
ReplyDeleteglutenfreechef81@yahoo.com
Bohemian Chef, isn't it amazing how many tools we have at our fingertips? ~Daryl
DeleteYear 4 forgot my anniversary! Now I can never give my husband a rough time! Married 25 years this year and printed a calendar so we wouldn’t forget!
ReplyDeleteOops! Maybe you did it on purpose so you could be forgiving in the future? :) ~ Daryl
DeleteThe older I get the worse I seem to be about missing appointments 🤣 dbeazle@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteDbeazle, I think that goes with the territory. ~ Daryl
DeleteFirst off, you sound like when when it comes to blueberries and bananas. I love them so much that one year I picked 133 pounds of them. That may not sound like much until you realize how small they are and how many it takes to make a pound and then multiply that by 133. It was a lot of hot hours in the summer sun, but filling not only my freezer but several elderly widows too made it all worth while. Needless to say we tried about every recipe known to man that year. Hubby even made me some homemade braided bread with a cream cheese and blueberry filling that was to die for. I will definitely be trying this blueberry recipe.
ReplyDeleteBeing an old Army brat and having it drilled into my head to be early or on time but never, never ever late, I haven't been late or missed an appointment. However, things do happen because I can have my time or the way event should plan out planned only to have some last minute thing or person turn my plans all upside down. Even with the confusion and unnerving feels at times, things usually always turn out for the best. In fact some of the most fun times have been things went a completely different direction than I thought they would. As I've gotten older, I've learned to be like a duck and go with the flow. It ruffles a lot less feathers. Of course the duck looks smooth and relaxed on top of the water while his poor little feet are giving it all he's got. :)
Thank you for the absolutely marvelous opportunity to win FOUR great books by two wonderful authors whose books I enjoy reading so much!
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I love the duck analogy. Must remember that. Because, yes, I am like a duck, too. My feet and legs are tired. LOL ~ Daryl
DeleteI am very bad at remembering birthdays, except my husband and kids. The thought of missing appointments give me the worst anxiety so i rarely miss those. J.jaques4002@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteJulie, I do calendar all the birthdays and they pop up on my computer. Not sure I'd remember all of them otherwise. ~ Daryl
DeleteCan't think of an appointment I've missed, but I usually have to start out early because you can bet that nobody will want anything until the second I'm about to leave so it takes me a good 5-10 extra minutes to actually get out the door.
ReplyDeletekozo8989@hotmail.com
Alicia, right! Those extra few minutes are precious. I need to take Sparky out before I leave the house, and he dawdles. On purpose. I plan an extra 10 minutes for him and traffic everywhere I go. ~ Daryl
DeleteWith Facebook it reminds me of upcoming birthdays and my family I can remember. Appointments I keep on my phone calendar and it send me a reminder. So I do pretty good at staying on track.
ReplyDeleteTena, that's cool as long as someone didn't lie on FB. LOL ~ Daryl
DeleteI am usually early for appointments, however, in a rare case,I forget to check my calendar. lindalou64@live.com
ReplyDeleteLinda, I like to be early, too. ~ Daryl
DeleteI try to write down important dates or I'll forget. That blueberry loaf looks delicious! mbradeen [at] yahoo [dot] com
ReplyDeleteMarla, thanks. Glad you like it. ~ Daryl