Lite Muffins

I had some blackberries hanging out in my fridge that in wanted to use up. So I decided to make some good for me muffins that I can grab quickly in the morning. I bought this awesome cookbook a few weeks ago called "The Dieter's Cookbook" by Better Homes and Gardens. Even if you're not dieting, it's really a great book with tons of good for you recipes. This one turned out pretty good. They're definitely not super sweet but they're healthy. So they're not suppose to be. :)

Blackberry Lite Muffins

1 cup blackberries (I sliced each berry in half so they weren't so large)
2 packets of Splenda
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 sugar (if you like yours sweeter, add 1/2 cup instead)
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp lite salt
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400. Line 12 muffin cups.
In a medium bowl, toss blackberries with Splenda. Set aside.
In large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
In a small bowl, combine egg, milk, and melted butter.
Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Add berries. Stir just until moist. (batter should be lumpy)
Spoon into muffin cups about 2/3 of the way full.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on cooling rack.

Enjoy!

Breakfast this Morning

For my first foodie post, I'll post what I cooked for breakfast this morning. This is the first time I've made a quiche. I had looked up recipes on www.allrecipes.com just to get an idea of the "basic" ingredients of a quiche. I had some leftover ham in the fridge that I wanted to use. You can pretty much add whatever you want to a quiche. So this is my adaptation.

Ham and Cheese Quiche

4 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp flour
1 9" pie crust (mine was store bought)
1/2 cup chopped ham (approx. i just eyeballed it)
1/4 of a green bell pepper
1/4 of a yellow onion
couple handfuls of shredded cheese ( i used pre-shredded Mexican cheese I had on hand)
dried parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper (i eyeballed all these)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, flour, and seasonings. Mix well.

Add chopped ham, bell pepper, onion, and cheese.

Pour mixture into pie crust.

Bake until lightly brown on top and middle is firm. Approx 40 minutes.