Hello Long, Lost, Unlurved & Abandoned Blog!
I have returned after a little spring hiatus. The city has had much to offer me yet so little time to embrace it all! I've spent a lot of time in and around the Midwest, visiting Nan in Indy, visiting the Horses at the famous Keeneland Race Track, enjoying the company of my classmates and truly embracing what is the beautiful City of Chicago.
And once again, I am blogging when I should be studying for my pharmacology exam… Lets do a quick recap of my life though. Leaving off? I don't even recall. Spring Quarter has been the best so far, little structure, lots of labs and having to deal with courses like Stats and "Writing", what ever that means. It's been great. I'm starting to really enjoy Chicago now that it's warming up…
Everyone keeps telling me to hold out for summer, but I don't think I can! I've got bigger, better plans! If you haven't heard the buzz yet, yes, thats right, I'm moving to Colorado!!! With a plethora of biking, hiking, snowboarding, love, and happiness all around, why would I NOT want to move there? Oh, but Lisa, have you found a job yet? Of course not! Sure, I have been trying since February but to no avail. Maybe prospects will be better once I move? But then Lisa, what ever will you do? Easy! Exactly what I have been doing, studying, baking, and just keeping it real and happy and harmonious!
So on that note, whats more happy and harmonious then just starting off your morning with a tasty scone or having afternoon tea and a scone? Absolutely nothing except for a baby walrus (adorable creatures!) Rummaging through my freezer, I discovered a bag of cranberries lurking from Thanksgiving. Not even a touch of freezer burn on them, perf! Low and behold, right next to it, a forgotten bag of blueberries!! Magical, cranberry & blueberry scones!!
The only thing I did different was use vanilla keifer rather then milk or cream. Its a nice low fat alternative plus has probiotic elements (which are all killed off in the 400F oven) but since it is between yoghurt and milk, it adds a nice sweet tang to the scones. Tasty!
Cranberry & Blueberry Scones
ingredients
2c AP
.25 c granulated, white sugar
1.5 tsp b. powder
1/8 tsp salt
6 tblspn unsalted butter, chilled, cubed
1 c frozen cranberries
.25 c frozen blue berries
1 leg egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
.66 c vanilla kiefer (or .5c milk/cream)
instructions
1. preheat oven, 400F
2. in your mixer, with paddle attachment, mix first four ingredients
3. mix in butter until a crumbly mixture forms
4. in another bowl, beat together wet ingredients
5. add to dry mixture, mix on medium-low until just incorporated. if it is a bit too wet, add more flour. DO NOT OVER MIX
6. knead 4-5 times (dust with flour) pat out into circle that is 1.5 inches thick
7. cut into 8 wedges
8. place onto cookie sheet, bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.
makes 8 wedges. Enjoy with some Earl Grey Tea and happy company
Monday, April 26, 2010
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