"The best kind of rain, of course, is a cozy rain. This is the kind the anonymous medieval poet makes me remember, the rain that falls on a day when you'd just as soon stay in bed a little longer, write letters or read a good book by the fire, take early tea with hot scones and jam and look out the streaked window with complacency."
(England For All Seasons)
~ Good reading for 'cozy' rainy days(A peek out 'streaked' window at beloved Oakleaf Hydrangea)
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APPLE PECAN MUFFINS
~ A treat to nibble on a 'cozy' rainy day ... don't forget the cup of tea
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1 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 large organic egg
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice (and zest of lemons)
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups coarsely grated peeled Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease muffin tin.
- Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into medium bowl.
- Whisk sugar, oil, eggs, lemon juice, zest and vanilla in large bowl. Mix in dry ingredients, then apples and toasted pecans.
- Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each prepared muffin cup. Bake about 35 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes out clean. Turn muffins onto rack; cool slightly. Serve warm. (about 12)
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"And a little fall of rain ...
And rain
Will make the flowers
Grow. "
~ Eponine (Les Miserables )
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Gardener's Note: Late summer and autumn rain is nature's way of nurturing plants and trees so they can manage to make it through a long and often difficult winter.
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