Strawberry Lemonade Muffins

Hey y'all! Wanted to share a really good recipe that I found in Southern Living Magazine's March issue!

If you're looking for a muffin recipe that's not too sweet, this is it! I had some strawberries that I had to use, and also happened to get some lemons at a local produce stand, so this was the perfect recipe! They bake up so pretty and smell awesome! Here are some pictures of what they looked like. Oh yeah, some of them are the same pic, just done with different effects from PicMonkey , my new favorite FREE online picture editing software! ;)

{Done with one of the SMUDGE textures}

{Done with CROSS PROCESS}

{Done with FOCAL SOFTEN}

{Done with FOCAL ZOOM}

And my FAVORITE:

One of the weave textures that looks like ADIA fabric......Looks like it was cross-stitched! :)

Here's the link to the RECIPE . Very light taste........If you have some of the fancy BIG sugar crystals, they would be perfect on top of the muffins! Just a little sweetness goes a long way :) ENJOY!

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A Week of Easy Meals......

Here are some easy-peasy meals to make this week for your family.

Monday: Cheesy Potato Soup , bread or rolls
Tuesday: Chicken and Dressing (this is from Aunt Bea's Mayberry Cookbook, I'll post the recipe in a different thread)
Wednesday: Beef Stroganoff, green beans, salad
Thursday: Breakfast for Dinner! I love this :) 'specially with homemade skillet biscuits!
Friday: Chili (Carol Shelby's box mix), corn bread (Jiffy box)

Beef Stroganoff recipe:
2 lbs ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz sour cream
1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper
1 bag of egg noodles

Brown ground beef in skillet. When beef is done, drain fat. Add soup and sour cream. Stir. Add the 1/4 cup milk and salt and pepper (to your taste).
Cook egg noodles according to directions.
Top egg noodles with beef stroganoff and serve with your favorite side dish!
Sometimes when I don't have the egg noodles on hand, I use toast. Then it turns into S.O.S. :) The kids and hubby love this and it's super easy and very quick to make. Great for those nights when time of of the essence!

What are you having for dinner this week?

PS. As I post this, I have the Cheesy Potato Soup in the Crock Pot and it smells AH-MAZING!!! I'll let you know how it turns out ;)

Banana Crumb Muffins, Oh my!

As I was perusing allrecipes.com the other day, this recipe kinda jumped out at me and said "Make Me". So I did! :)

Not only do these muffins smell amazing while they're baking, they are completely awesome to eat as well. Oh yeah!
The crumb topping is really what makes this recipe. For some reason the crumb mixture sank into the middle of the muffin. But boy let me tell ya, that was probably the BEST part!

Ms. M loved them so much that she's begged me to make another batch. Just our luck that bananas are on sale this week!

RECIPE: Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
2.In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
3.In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
4.Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.
These are so moist and go great with your favorite cup o' joe or hot tea. Perfect for the cooler temps! It's supposed to be in the 40's for lows this weekend, so might need to whip up a batch of these! :) ENJOY!