Daily Doings…and a recipe
Sep 16th, 2008 by Sylvia
Thinking today about the mind of Christ…. and how I’ve failed pretty miserably at least twice this week to think like Christ. Thankful for forgiveness and hopeful for change in me.
Time to get busy baking…..
I’m baking winter squash muffins today to go with our beef stew. Its a break from the traditional cornbread. These muffins aren’t very sweet, just a tad of maple syrup in them so they go well with savory foods. And they also have a small amount of garam masala in them, so they have a sort of curry/cumin/clove thing going. Dependingon what kind of garam masala you use, it can make the muffins a bit on the sweet/spicy hot side. That makes them good to eat with stew. I found the original recipe at justbento.com and just tweaked it a bit for our tastes. The muffins are delicate, crisp on the outside, very tender and fragrant on the inside.
2 T garam masala (or just use a combination of curry, cumin, cloves, red pepper, cinnamon)
2 T maple syrup
2 T olive oil
1/4 cup milk (any kind)
1 cup flour, whole wheat is really good in this and keeps the muffins from being so delicate
2 cups pureed winter squash
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Preheat oven to 375*F
Sift the soda and baking powder together with the flour.
In a medium bowl, combine allt he wet ingredients with the spices.
Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, blend well. Spray mini muffin tins with oil.
Fill the tins 3/4 full of batter. Bake in the 375*F oven for 18-20 minutes.
The beef stew I am putting together is a wonderful concoction that makes the whole house smell warm and inviting. It has turnips, rutabagas, carrots, onions, bay leaves, fresh thyme, garlic, parsely and beef. I usually thicken it with flour but sometimes I use tapioca.
First you dredge the meat in flour and brown it in oil. Then you add about a quart of boiling water to the pot and add the garlic. This cooks for about 2 hours. After that, you add the vegetables and herbs and salt and pepper. This cooks til its all tender and you taste for and correct the seasoning.
Hi Sylvia,
I found your blog! How great it is too. I just wanted to say that I have never thought about adding rutabagas to beef stew and I love them! What a great idea, thanks. Regina
I can’t wait to try those muffins! Yum!
They sound just scrumptious!!
I hope your Sunday is lovely!