Sunday, March 22, 2009

Yummy breakfast muffins

Sunday was gray and gloomy, a perfect day for baking some blueberry oat bran muffins I've been wanting to try for our weekday breakfasts. They turned out really well, very moist and filling. Here's the recipe if you want to try it:


Makes a dozen muffins. Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups of oat bran, 1 tbsp baking powder, 2 tbsp chopped almonds, 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1/4 cup sugar or maple syrup, 2 large, overripe bananas, 1 1/4 cup skim milk, one large egg, a handful of blueberries.



Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.



Blend all other ingredients into a puree and combine with dry ingredients.



Pour batter into muffin tin and add blueberries.



Bake at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until tops turn golden brown, and voila! Tasty, good-for-you muffins.



The muffins can be frozen; just zap in the microwave for 30 seconds before eating.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Paris, je t'aime

This weekend Bob and I watched a movie called "Paris, je t'aime," a collection of short films about Paris, each by a different director.

This short, by Tom Tykwer, was our hands-down favorite and needs to be shared. It is a beautiful little piece of filmmaking.

Watch and enjoy.