Bearing Gifts

I have a very unfortunate tendency to let my mouth run faster than my brain. In university my friends used to call this a 'Tararism'. When I first met my husband he was very quick to recognise this as a somewhat endearing and amusing trait - if a bit embarrassing at times.

When planning for our wedding I made quite a few Tararisms including telling the florist that no one ever notices the flowers at a wedding anyway so we didn't need incredibly elaborate flowers as long as they were nice enough, and telling the cake maker that it would be easy to make the cake of which I had brought a picture. Looking back they sound so rude but I genuinely don't mean them in that light and turn bright red with embarrasment every time I remember the incidences - especially since my husband and all my good friends delight in reminding me and laughing at my embarrasment.

I made another Tararism last night to the husband of a good friend of mine. These blueberry muffins were made as a peace offering... Hopefully I have remembered correctly that blueberry muffins are his favourite baked good and all will be made right. Watch this space!

Blueberry Muffins

2 cups flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 heaping tablespoon baking powder
Pinch salt
1 1/2 cups blueberries

2 eggs
1 cup vanilla or blueberry yogurht
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp lemon rind

Topping:
1/4 cup demerara sugar

• Mix together all the dry ingredients and blueberries.
• In a separate bowl combine all the wet ingredients and lemon rind.
• Combine stirring as little as possible.
• Spoon into muffin tins lined with muffin cups.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 20 - 25 min or until tester comes out clean.

Enjoy!