As I start a brand new day

Title comes from Pandora: it’s by Dirty Vegas and it’s on Savage Garden radio (what else?).

Yesterday I finished my last final exam at Cornell. It’s a relief, but I almost feel sad. Not so much sad that I’ll never have to take an exam again, but more sad that one more segment of my life is finishing. I suppose you could call it nostalgia. It’ll probably hit me harder when Bobby graduates in the spring.

Last night we were looking at houses for rent in and around Mountain View. It seems as though there are a lot of great options and we won’t have too much trouble finding something nice. We’re thinking a 2-bedroom (or 3, depending on price) in some sort of community for a year or two until we buy. A lot of the communities have great amenities like free yoga classes and heated pools.

Yesterday I made blueberry “muffins” that tried to be healthy. They turned out more like blueberry pancakes, but they were delicious anyway. The problem was that they were much too liquidy, so next time I might cut out the oil to thicken it up and cut some calories. Didn’t realize until after I’d poured it in how bad 1/3 cup of oil could be. Also, the blueberries were frozen so they were slightly watery. I’m not sure how to fix that – maybe rinse and dry them beforehand? That might solve the additional problem of the dough turning blue from watery berries.

Here is the recipe (I would leave out the oil and maybe substitute with 2tbsp of melted butter).

Ingredients
1 cup plain, unsweetened Almond milk
2 egg whites
1/3 cup vegetable oil (… but maybe change to 2tbsp melted margarine)
1 cup of flour
1 cup oatmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup light brown sugar (I like the granulated kind by Domino)
1 cup blueberries (use more or less depending on how much you like blueberries)

Directions
Mix everything together, adding the blueberries last.

Cook at 400F.

If you want just muffin tops, spoon then onto a greased baking sheet as though they were cookies and bake for 10-12 minutes. If you want real muffins, put them in muffin cups and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Serve hot, with butter or margarine.

Today I will probably make oatmeal raisin cookies (Bobby’s favorite), and will post how they turn out.

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