Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins

Hello Everyone Happy Friday!

Today I want to bring you the most delicious muffin's in the WORLD! (okay, maybe not the world but pretty darn close.) The cream cheese just makes these muffin so moist and crumbly and full of goodness. 

Ingredients:

Batter

- 1 ½ Cup Blueberries Fresh or Frozen - Note: I like to use frozen and then chop them into quarters

- 1 ½ Cup All Purpose Flour

- ¾ Cup Sugar - Note: I like to bake with all natural sugar alternatives to keep everyone in the offices new year’s resolutions on track.

- ½ Teaspoon Salt

- 2 Teaspoon Baking Powder

- 1/3 Cup Melted Butter

- 1 Large Egg

- 1/3 Cup Milk - Tip: I like to bake with Buttermilk

- ½ Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

Filling

- 1 8oz Package of Cream Cheese

- ¼ Cup Sugar

Optional 

 - 2 Tablespoon Brown Sugar

-Fresh Blueberries for top

Directions

- Preheat oven to 400 F

- Line muffin tin with liners

- Mix muffin dry ingredients in large bowl (without the blueberries) combine and cream wet ingredients about 2 minutes.  Tip: use a glass measuring cup to heat butter in the microwave in ten second intervals until melted

-  Combine cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl about 2 minutes until creamy. Tip: use a glass measuring cup to heat cream cheese in the microwave in ten second intervals until it begins to get soft

- Fold blueberries into batter just enough to toss blueberries in batter, be sure not to over mix

- Fill liner in muffin tin ¼ of the way with batter

- Spoon 2 teaspoon filling into center of tin

- Cover filling with remaining batter until ¾ full in tin

** It is optional to sprinkle brown sugar and fresh blueberries on the tops of the muffins before baking **

- Bake 17-22 minutes until golden brown

- Remove from oven and place tin onto cooling rack about 10 minutes

- Remove muffins from tin and allow to cool on cooling rack until they reach room temperature.

Enjoy! Leftovers (if there are any) can be kept in the refrigerator and rewarmed before serving.

**BONUS!!**

If you are running super late or need a last minute recipe and do not have the time to bake from scratch you can follow the same recipe with batter made from pre-made muffin mix. 

 Have a great weekend and please let me  know if you made the muffins or any other recipe you would like to share. I just love to hear your thoughts on my recipes. 

From Megan With Love!

Inspiration With Love

Bonjour Everyone,

This morning as the smell of blueberry muffins filled my home I was hit with a spark of French inspiration.

Somewhere between "Danse, Danse, Danse"ing to Mika - Elle Me Dit and singing into my spatula I started dreaming of a weekend in Paris. In my mind I am strolling through Montmartre walking up and down hills, one rue after another of lace trimmings and antique buttons on original vintage cards. There is no place like it in the world. Just the thought of vintage buttons make my heart skip a beat.

I hope you feel as inspired as I am this morning. I have been listening to We are Enfant Terrible- Ce que tu veux de moi and dancing around the house in my fun Parisian state of mind.

I am going to go pour myself another cup of coffee, eat a muffin, fill my home with more french music and dream of Paris. Who's joining me?

I would love to hear from you!

From Megan With Love

Thai Lime Slaw

Happy Friday all,

Today's recipe is a super simple Thai Lime slaw. We call it the kreepy tiki slaw in my house because we make it for barbecues and Mike puts it on pork sliders. I am a vegetarian who eats chicken so I have had it on BBQ chicken sliders but I like to make it to eat as a snack or a meal. This dish is amazing and healthy at the same time (so no breaking those new years resolutions.) Works as great side dish or add a protein to have it as a stand alone meal. I swear it takes 5 minutes to make and will save your life when you're in a pinch.

Ingredients

1/2 cup light mayo

2 Tbsp. sesame oil

2 Tbsp. plum sauce

2 Tbsp. lime juice

1 Tbsp. soy or teriyaki sauce

1 Bag of Broccoli slaw 

 Directions

- In a small bowl whisk mayo, sesame oil, lime juice, plum sauce, and soy sauce.

- In a large bowl empty bag of broccoli slaw.

- Pour dressing over broccoli slaw and toss salad. 

** Pulled chicken can be added to make a main course dish and rice noodles or toasted almonds make a tasty compliment when sprinkled as a topping.

Slaw and dressing can be stored separately and mixed for individual servings or in large portions as a side dish. 

Bon Appetit! Thank you for visiting! I would love to hear how you like the slaw.

From Megan With Love

Inspiration With Love

Hello Friends,

This holiday season I dreamed of travel and visiting my Mother's house. The snow downtown in the city and blanketing the forest in her backyard has Colored Me Inspired to sew. Inspiration can strike at any time. I am inspired by photos so I wanted to share with you some photos that inspire me to sew.

The inspiration all began with a photo. I have a deep love of travel and seeing a retro airstream makes my heart melt. I love to dig through my vintage aqua Ball Mason Jars with Zinc lids to pull out ribbon scraps to make inspirational palettes on my home studio design wall. 

The colors of nature are mirrored in the downtown urban environment. The patterns and symmetry are calming to me. I get an overwhelming sense of calm with the silence in nature. Inspiration can hit you at any time. Sometimes you just have to stop and take a deep breath to see the beauty around you. The squirrel in the bottom right corner made his impromptu debut at a park photo shoot. He is proof that both worlds of urban and nature can come together and overlap to provide perfect moments. 

Can't you just see the triangles as a table runner. Lindsay from Hawthrone Threads called my collage "very photo montage meets table runner." Now I just have to do a triangle table runner for Mom this weekend.

I would love to hear what inspires you.

From Megan With Love

New Year Sangria

As the year comes to an end and we are all getting ready for that awesome New Years party, I have a recipe that is sure to make your party full of happiness.

So dust off that good ol' punch bowl and get to slicin... this recipe is sure to put some spice in the new year *wink* 

 

Ingredients

1 Bottle of Red Wine (Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Rioja) **

1 Cup of St-Germain **

2 Fresh Peaches washed, pitted, and cut into thin slices*

1 Carton Fresh Stawberries*

1 Carton Fresh Raspberries*

1 Carton Fresh Blackberries*

1 Carton Fresh Blueberries*

Instructions

Place wine and fruit in a pan and bring to a boil.

Lower to a simmer for 2 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in St-Germain.

Pour into serving pitcher and refrigerate over night.

When ready to serve give a good stir and serve chilled over ice. 

* Merely Suggestions. All ingredients listed in the recipe are estimates. Add or subtract according to your taste. Be creative!

** For non alcoholic Sangria remove wine and St-Germain and replace with bottle of 100% grape juice.

Tip: I used a Sweet Shiraz and chilled in Ball Mason Jars. They make great hostess gifts or presents during the holiday season. Just print a little tag with the ingredients and use a ribbon to tie it around the jar. I like to put fabric scrap circles around the tops on mine. 

Happy New Years from Me, to all of you!! May 2013 be filled with happiness, family and friends. Cheers!

From Megan With Love

Handmade Christmas

Hello Everyone,

It starting to look a lot like Christmas around the office. I have been making yoyos like crazy to decorate. I like to use them for garland, ornaments, and to make mini trees out of. 

I have finished all the dolls I was working on and you can see them all here together. Here are some of the homemade gifts I gave and was given for Christmas. There is a jar of my New Year Sangria. 

What are you making and giving this holiday season?

From Megan With Love

Making Dolls

Hello Everyone,

I have been making personalized dolls to give this holiday season. Here is a little sneak peak of what I have been working on. I am giving them out today so I can finally share photos. 

Here they all are in the process of sewing.

Here is everything I have been making all packed up and ready to go to work. I love to make decorated gift baskets that really add something special to the gift. 

Here are all the dolls under the tree. 

If you would like to make a doll like this yourself I would be happy to draft you personalized patterns to make your own. 

What are you making for holiday gifts  Do you like to have handmade holidays?

From Megan With Love