Seasonal counterscape.

Seen on my mother-in-law's countertop yesterday evening:

Those are fresh-baked shortcakes, my friends, and fresh-picked strawberries from the garden.  Truly I have married into wealth beyond my wildest dreams.

 

Comments

[Barbara C.]

Home-made whipped cream? Or is that pushing it? LOL

[Christy P]

Our strawberries have flowers, but no fruit yet.

[Christy P]

BTW - we had the same Tupperware kid cups in the 1970's and 80's. I still use an orange 10 in square container for storing baked goods.

[jenny]

Speaking of baked goods... do you have a good bran muffin recipe to recommend?

Thanks!

[Christy P]

Hi Jenny - I have been making sourdough bran muffins with a variety of dried fruit ingredients and they are quite good. If you aren't into sourdough, I default for many baked goods to Moosewood. Google Moosewood bran muffin and click through to their basic muffin recipe with many modifications possible!

[Rebekka]

Mmmmm.

[bearing]

Not whipped cream, but premium vanilla ice cream. "Homemade" brand, a regional variety available in southern Ohio.

[bearing]

Check my search box for muffin recipes. You can take ANY muffin recipe, and I do mean any, and replace half the flour with oat bran and the other half with whole wheat. Increase the sugar and liquid a bit, possibly by adding an egg and/or by using maple syrup or honey instead of granulated sugar.