Monday Morning Baking

Yes, I know it's Tuesday night, but I've been busy! ;-)

I had a wonderful weekend at Crafteire and met some amazing ladies! Check out some of these blogs if you are interested in scrapbooking. These women are incredibly talented and I learned so much!

Jane Dean - I had the pleasure of taking a class with Jane and it was wonderful. You can see the layout we did here as well. She is a phenomental woman who taught so much despite being under the weather. She is also a contributor to Scrapbook Inspirations Magazine.

Kirsty Wiseman - Kirsty is also an incredible talent both with scrapbooks and photography. I had hoped to get my picture taken, but ended up being way too busy with cropping and classes! I did have the pleasure of sitting with her at lunch - what an inspiring woman!

Amber Jane - Amber is another wiz at scrapbooking. She is probably Ireland's foremost scrapper. I took a wonderful class with her using the Cherry Arte papers that she named. We created a fabulous layout and I learned some wonderful techniques.

Beckie - I took two classes with Beckie. She is incredible - I never would have thought of doing some of the things she came up with. We made a lovely mini-book and a fathers layout and fathers day card. An absolute pleasure to learn from her!

ScrapWest - I met several of the ladies from Scrapwest and their work is here for all to see. Amazing stuff... I feel so inspired!

Annamarie - Annamarie runs the Scrapbook Store in Ireland and is also extremely talented. I took a class with her that taught us to alter a little lunchpail. It was so cool to learn what could be done to make such a simple and elegant gift.

Jackie's Space - Jackie taught a wonderful class on stamping techniques. I was amazed how much could be done with one simple stamp. I was even more amazed when I visited Jackie's blog and saw all the beautiful things she does... is there anything this woman can't do???

Lainey - I got chatting to Lainey during a cute 3-d watering can make and take. She was telling me all about a crop in Dublin next month! I am SO there! :-) Look at her blog for some inspiring ideas from mini-books to layouts to cards. Beautiful!

Eva - Eva taught two classes that I am sad I did not have the foresight to take. They were very cool, but at least I'll know for next year! She is a wonderful friendly lady that made me feel right at eases as one of the first people I met there. Look at her blog for not only some great ideas, but quite witty writing as well!

There are loads more that you can blog hop to on their sites... I feel so lucky to have met these amazing talented women and can't wait until next year!

Anyways... enough scrapping, more cooking! These are aptly called "To Die For Blueberry Muffins." I am the first to admit my muffins aren't as aesthetically pleasing as our own muffin queen Laura from Eat Drink Live, but they tasted amazing and that's what counts right? ;-) I mean what wouldn't taste amazing with a streusel topping? I snagged this from Allrecipes.com and am very glad I did!!!


INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose/plain flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
2. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
3. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

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