Squash - The Veggie I Love to Hate

I confess, I have never eaten pattypans before.
Confession numero deux, I am not a fan of the squash family.
One more - I'm still not hooked.

Last year we were on a mission at the weekly farmers market to pick out veggies or fruits that we have never had before (or haven't had in a long time).  We are still on that kick, although now we are getting into things that I likely would NEVER pick out.
But in order to maintain our introduction of new foods to our "healthy" lifestyle mantra I have to bite the bullet, grind my teeth and find ways of making these items as appealing as possible

They were ok, the flavors added I think made me enjoy it more than I would if it were just roasted with salt and pep.  Please don't turn your nose up because I do, I bet if you like them you'd like this recipe (I don't even like sweet potatoes).  Maybe I need more one on one time with the pattypan to become a lover?
If you're a fan you should try this method, you might enjoy it more than I.  The boys ate them all up.

Side note, I think they are really pretty looking fruits.  Wait, it does have seeds so its a fruit right?

I'm Listening to: Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus (does that make me lame?)

Award Winning Blueberry Muffins

Its Sunday.
Its lazy.
Its raining.

What goes better with rainy Sundays than some freshly baked muffins? 
I suppose a piping hot cup of tea would work too, or your bed where you lie watching movies all day, only moving to relieve yourself.  (did I just say that?  Man, I wish I could be THAT lazy)

Sadly, if its not raining too hard we're playing baseball this afternoon.  Since its likely that this Sunday isn't about to take to shape as I hoped, maybe a special treat to get me into the mood of motivation might do the trick.
It worked. 

You cant bake in a dirty kitchen so the first chore was to tidy up (not that it was messy).  I did the few dishes in the sink which then turned to windexing the fridge which then moved me into the bathroom to do the mirror and vanity.  Why stop there?  Clean the toilet, oh, maybe I should sweep and mop?
WAITTTTTT
MOM, WHERE'S BREAKFAST??
ooops.
Told you the thought of making muffins would get ya motivated :)

This recipe I've adapted from Canadian Living Magazine many years ago.  It was a simple batter that I always add other ingredients to make them different.

I used 2 leftover really ripe peaches and some frozen (fresh) blueberries I had from the market.
I love peaches and blueberry combo - bursts of flavor all over the place!

Enjoy
(Heather from the Cupcake Girls did - she even said, in front of an audience, it was outstanding - best she'd ever had!)
I'm Listening To: Sunday Morning - Maroon 5

This recipe has been selected as a finalist and won first place in the Canada's Baking and Sweets Show Home Baking Recipe Competition

Corn on the Cob - BBQ Style

You know what I don't like about corn?
The dental floss look once you're done eating it.

It never fails - I could husk and pull those tricky buggers till my hair turns grey and there will always be those stringy little leftovers in my teeth.
Great look.  Really.

I have to tell you though, when bbqing them I didn't have that problem.  They just seemed to pull away like a kid breaking away from his mothers grip to run to the candy aisle at the grocery store.
GONE.

This is a great way to stay out of the kitchen on hot summer days, and even easier clean up.

All you need to do is to place your ears of corn (unhusked, unshucked un anything) in your sink, completely submerge them in cold water for at least 30 minutes.
Heat your BBQ to a medium high heat and place them on the grill.
That's it.
Oh, wait, you need to turn them every few minutes.
Grill for about 20 minutes.

Once you take them off, let stand about 2 or 3 minutes to let the steam inside subside or else you are going to burn your fingers!

Peel back and enjoy with some homemade herb butter MMMMMM - those pesky strings won't even be a problem!

I'm Listening To: Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time) - Trooper