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.
ReplyDeleteturtle6422 at gmail dot com
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-
Kelly Braun
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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
DeleteI am teriable with birthdays. And I always have sticky notes on my calendar and desk for appts. Thanks for the chance. That looks so yummy.
ReplyDeleteSue B
katsrus@gmail.com
I put my appointments in my calendar on my phone with a reminder for the day before. I also use post-it notes where I'll be sure to see them as a reminder. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeletediannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com
Rarely do I miss an important date. I write important dates down too
ReplyDeletejwhaley4(at)aol(dot)com
I don't miss appointments bUT I always write them down. Plwm1980@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI have many health related appointments and sometimes confuse them. Some schedulers are definitely more understanding than others, but they probably have stressful jobs.
ReplyDeletebrowninggloria(at)hotmail(dot)com
Blueberries and brown sugar? I understand the appeal.
ReplyDeletelibbydodd at comcast dot net
Libby, thanks. There's just no going wrong, is there? ~ Daryl
DeleteI used to use a planner and was good at remembering things for work! Now that I am retired, I have a harder time remembering if I don’t write things down! lindaherold999@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI am lucky, I guess, that I seem to be able to keep my dates straight. That said, just because I KNOW I need to be somewhere at, say, 1PM, doesn't mean I make it. I am one of those people who seem to be perpetually 5 minutes late!!
ReplyDeleteHa, so you know you have to be there. That's step one. I had a girlfriend who was always late, so I scheduled things 15 minutes later and told her the "earlier" time. It worked. ~ Daryl
DeleteI’m old school and keep a calendar in my purse. That way I don’t forget appointments or birthdays.
ReplyDeletedonnaing1(at)gmail(dot)com
Yes I forget appointments who doesn't?
ReplyDeletegloriawalsh3@Gmail.com
I have to put everything on my Calendar, with reminders, or I would probably miss a lot of appointments!
ReplyDeleterraley827@gmail.com
My husband has been diagnosed with Stage 4 COPD. We have lots of Dr. appointments. We have 2 calendars, plus I put them all on my phone with a reminder the day before. We have over a hour drive to get to the VA hospital, so we always have to be on time.
ReplyDeleteHeyizzy, I'm so sorry about your husband's diagnosis. Lots of appointments can be a challenge. ~ Daryl
DeleteI have two calendars I write appointments on: one full sized on my desk and one small one in my purse. I have to remember to look at them though. Being retired I have no concept of what day it is! My husband puts post-its on the mirror over his sink. Some of those have been there an awfully long time. . .
ReplyDeleteBrown sugar, yes!
patdupuy@yahoo.com
I have been known to miss an appointment or two on occasion. Nowadays I can blame it on getting older. I have recently started using my phone calendar. I guess I am late to the party on that one.
ReplyDeletelkish77123 at gmail dot com
Love my phone calendar and it syncs with my computer calendar. ~ Daryl
DeleteI have a print calendar by my computer which helps me stay on track.
ReplyDeletejtcgc at yahoo dot com
I've started using calendar on phone, synched to computer, with multiple reminders... 2 days, 1 day, 4 hours, on down to the time I need to leave house. So far, that's keeping me from missing doctor, hair or lunch appointments!
ReplyDeleteMollycbdoil@gmail.com
Molly, that's me. I use the alerts like crazy. ~ Daryl
DeleteYes I miss appointments - even with 2 calendars - one paper and one electronic.
ReplyDeletekkat(dot)edwards(at)gmail(dot)com
i put appointments in calendar or I would forget some of them - especially the ones you have to make so far in advance! jcook22@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteYes, I do miss appointments. One was a doctor's appointment a couple of months ago. Thankfully, it was for a routine checkup and easily re scheduled. Thanks for the yummy recipe and giveaway! aut1063(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI’ve missed some hair appointments because I forgot to put them on my calendar. I keep everything on my phone and set a reminder alert the day before the appointment. I’m always afraid something will happen to my calendar on the phone, so I have a back-up calendar. My nephew lives with me, so I keep my appointments and his on the back-up calendar. Thanks for the chance to win! cking78503(at)aol(dot)com
ReplyDeleteChris, my hairstylist hates if I forget an appointment so I put double reminders in for that. Plus my roots tell me it's time. LOL ~ Daryl
DeleteI never forget appointments but I have gotten really bad about birthdays lately. I could blame it on suffering terribly from Fibromyalgia and RSD/CRPS, but it's still my fault! I would love to win...thanks so much for the chance!
ReplyDeleteBlessedfllady62@yahoo.com
DeleteI have to schedule everything on my phone now, since I always have it with me. Love this recipe and this is a fabulous giveaway!! Legallyblonde1961 at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kara. As I said above, I adore my phone calendar and the alerts. ~ Daryl
DeleteI fell asleep and missed a doctor's appointment once. I had to call and explain that one. Thank you so much for a chance at this giveaway. pgenest57(at)aol(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful recipe. It looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty good about keeping appointments and I'm definitely a 'card person' like my mother. I rarely miss sending a birthday or anniversary card to friends and family. I use both my phone calendar and a paper calendar in my purse and I have a separate paper calendar on my desk for all the special days that I need to send cards for. Thanks for the opportunity to win your give-away. thueme.geri@gmail.com
No, I I’m pretty good at keeping appointments and remembering birthdays and special occasions. Thanks so much for the chance to win your book!
ReplyDeletefaithdcreech at gmail dot com
We have a running calendar on our door and as far as I can remember we haven't missed any appointments. lsum1258 at aol (dot) com.
ReplyDeleteI do miss an appointment at times I never used to! Yikes! I have been checking my calendar everyday to check! Thank you for the chance
ReplyDeleteI'm usually pretty good with appointments but birthdays are another thing. Facebook helps but even with that I've missed a few
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of a Baker, but I'm willing to try out new recipes for the holidays.
ReplyDeletei have to write everything down or i forget important dates
ReplyDeleteI have calendars for my family and my self all over! In purse, my desk, in kitchen and my phone. So I don't miss them!
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ReplyDeletei have to write everything down or i forget important dates
I have missed therapy appointments because I had the wrong time in my head and was late. Birthdays of friend on facebook, I send greetings to if I have had computer on that day. Some I remember because they are special to me or are on certain dates that are easy to remember as Dec 7 or 4/15.
ReplyDeleteI have been known to be late, but mostly I seem to be early...wrong hour, wrong day. It’s frustrating and sometimes embarrassing
ReplyDeleteI never miss an appointment or a birthday. I have a calendar I keep in my purse that keeps me on schedule.
ReplyDeleteI had the right date but the wrong month for my great nephew's birthday last month. Found out in time, though, thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteIt seems as I've gotten older I've forgotten two friends' birthdays. We'be been friends for more than fifty years but sadly don't see each other! Time goes by SO quickly!! Facebook now reminds me so I can go to their page & wish them a happy birthday.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I need reminders on top of reminders and any time I do something not routine, I keep second guessing myself.
ReplyDeletecentraleast2 at gmail dot com
DeleteOh yes I have missed or almost missed several appointments. I try to keep birthdays on my calendar, but it doesn't always work. One time i was sure my doctor appointment was a month from then and they called to remind me the day before. Not good. Thanks for the chance to win! kayt18 (at) comcast (dot) net
ReplyDeleteI forgot one of my closest friends birthday this year. We've been friends since jr high/high school. I didn't remember til 4 days later. I felt horrible!! She was fine and just said that was a sure sign it was time for drinks and catching up lol.
ReplyDeleteMichelle
goozylucy71@gmail.com
I usually remember appointments and try to be on time. I was late with a birthday card for a friend this month but she understood.
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Maryann
I miss birthdays frequently. They seem so far away and then suddenly, the date has pasted. I use my alert on phone to alert me of important appointments. Bobnik@att.net
ReplyDeleteI can remember my anniversary day and month but never the year! I keep asking my husband.
ReplyDeletecjreynolds52@comcast.net
I put things on my calendars...on my computer, iPad and phone...they are all connected with alerts, and I still miss appointments. craftedbyjeanne@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI usually forget birthday's unless someone reminds me.
ReplyDeleteI usually forget birthdays unless someone reminds me.
ReplyDeletejudytucker1947(at)gmail(dot)com
Oh my gosh yes I missed an appointment. My annual OB/Gyn appt. I’ve gone to the same doctor every year for over ten years. This one year I just totally forgot my appt. They called me and I was so embarrassed and apologetic and they rescheduled me for the next day. Found out why I was so absent minded, I was pregnant. Oh boy. That was 25 years ago, I still see the same doctor and we still laugh about that one time that I forgot my appt.
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I'm pretty careful about stuff like that. Heck, I even get stressed if it looks like I'll be a minute late getting somewhere. I don't think I've ever missed an appointment completely. Thanks for the chance to win this tremendously generous prize!! crs(at)codedivasites(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for doctors and dentists who send reminder texts!
ReplyDeleteI remember birthdays but forget that safe place where I put the perfect card!
I keep everything on a calender. I worry about forgetting important things. Thanks for the chance. im2early4u(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeletethere are time when I do miss someone's birthday. I write all my appointments on a calendar so I don't miss them. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeletevery rarely do i miss cards but one friends 50th anny bothered me the whole year and on every month of the 2019 calendar i had to remind my self to send such a vip card. would love to win the books................hideyhide47@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteI never miss an appointment, nor anyone's birthday because I remember important dates and have always been able to send gifts and cards on time. Love the recipe. Perfect. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteEver since I was very young I took it seriously to remember appointments and be there on time. On time for me is early. Other occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries I love to send cards and gifts to surprise the people. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI am good at keeping track of appointments but I have to work at it. LOL Thanks for the giveaway. doward1952(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteYes I used to always miss appts. and such because I tried to remember them. Well once the kids came that just was not possible anymore. I had to make a plan. So I got a calendar for the kitchen and one for my purse. Things started coming together better. Now I am very organized. I still miss things, but not as much.
ReplyDeletequilting lady 2 at comcast dot net
I'm usually pretty good at keeping appointments. In fact, I usually try to be early. When I worked though, keeping appointments wasn't as easy. I'd sometimes miss family birthday parties and other kind of parties. However, couldn't during the times I worked which was practically everyday because the place where I worked didn't allow it so that left the weekend which wasn't good for me because my hours and the place where I wanted to make appointments just didn't match. Sure I had days off but the thing was, I never knew my schedule until less than a week before hand. All days off had to be in a month ahead of time. Who knows their plans a month ahead of time? Since the store closed, keeping appointments is so much easier to set and keep.
ReplyDeleteYour recipes look well delicious.
Please enter me. Hope I win your giveaway.
My email is don(dot)stewart(at)zoominternet(dot)net .
Crystal
I'm good about appointments because I tell Siri to remind me and she doesn't forget. Birthdays/anniversaries I'm terrible with. If facebook didn't remind me, I'd often forget. JL_Minter(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI'm terrible about remembering birthdays, so glad that facebook lets you know whose birthday it is daily! tWarner419@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI use to be so good at remembering dates and birthdays. In fact I am the one who reminded my brothers when a birthday or anniversary was coming up. But recently I forgot my GRANDDAUGHTER'S birthday. It popped up on my calendar, but I didn't check it until a day late. I felt so bad. I called and apologized profusely, mostly to my son and daughter-in-law (granddaughter is 2)
ReplyDeletetheresjustlife(at)gmail(dot)com
I find a good old paper calendar on the kitchen wall keeps me on track. The struggle is remembering to write on it!!
ReplyDeleteI have a medical journal I keep track of health related stuff in, my daily planner I try keeping with me all the time and if course, my digital calendar on my phone which is my back up
ReplyDeleteOn each of my children's and grandchildren's birthdays, I call and sing Happy Birthday to them. (Which is silly because I can't carry a tune!) Sometimes I forget and call the day after, singing "Happy Birthday one day late". Lots of laughs and love!
ReplyDeleteI can't keep up with anything! Thanks for the chance at some books! lesaneace@msn.com
ReplyDeleteWow, I loved all the comments. You guys are great. The winner of this giveaway is Wanda D. Thanks to all for chiming in. More to come. ~ Daryl
ReplyDeleteI have missed birthdays, but usually not appointments. I like that the clinics usually call or text you to remind you of an upcoming appointment or I probably would miss it. I'm usually late for everything. Thanks for the chance to win some great books. saamm7(at)msn(dot).com
ReplyDeleteI rarely miss appointments, but I'm bad about birthdays. schmokercarol(at)gmail(dot)com
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