Rhubarb and Blueberry Muffins


I'm thinking that the transformation is nearing 'critical mass' for me.  Well... 'nearing'.
 - I'm barely in a grocery store anymore.  When I am there the place feels almost stressful.  Have you ever thought about how much stuff is there?  Damn, it's so overwhelming.
 - I've got my little garden going.  Who knows how much stuff I'm going to get from it over the summer but it's always worth it.  In fact I have little potato plants breaking through the ground.
 - The local farmers market has started up - hello great cheese and sausage too ;-)
 - I'm scheming about this summer's canning already.  Going through my books and figuring myself out.  I'm going to buy an outdoor burner and reusable sealing lids as well.  More tomatoes/Less Pears... that kind of thing.

 I'm also seriously pondering how lucky I am.  I have so many fantastic options.  I can choose to grow food - as much as I want.
 - I have the choice to go to the market and to any number of small, local places that are committed to good, local food choices.
 - I have summer's free to do all this stuff.
 - I have a job that allows me (with some sacrifices albeit) to choose to eat the way I believe in.  I'm lucky.    I'm fortunate.  And I hope that I never forget it.

My approach to recipes has changed completely over the last two years as well.  I look at recipes on blogs or in cookbooks and think about how the combinations of food make no sense.  How can I have zucchini bread in the middle of winter?  How can I make strawberry cake in March?  Why am I serving  fresh tomato whatever in January.  The answer may well be that wherever that book or post is coming from has a longer or completely different growing season.  D's Mom for example has no concept of the growing season here in Canada.  She's from Trinidad and the growing season there is endless.  There is just very few things that are only available at certain times of year.  Here in Canada though I can only get fiddleheads for a couple of weeks or asparagus for maybe 3 - 4 weeks.  Rhubarb... well it's a little longer but then it's done.  It makes me so thankful for the beautiful things like rhubarb that make the spring so special.


I mixed these muffins with blueberries because a) the recipe did as well and b) I have last years wild blueberries still to finish in my freezer.  Otherwise, it would have been all rhubarb all the time.  Some of these muffins are going off to a family member who needs some 'cheering up' but otherwise they are staying right here with me.



Rhubarb and Blueberry Muffins adapted from 'Taste of Home' magazine

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 lg egg
1/2 cup (full) milk
1 scant cup each rhubarb (chopped) and blueberries
Streusel - find the recipe here

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Line about 10 muffin tin cups with paper or silicon liners.

In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.  Mix and set aside.
In another bowl beat together the butter and sugar until combined and light.  Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy.
Add the Flour and milk alternately to the butter/egg mixture beginning and ending with flour.
Fold the fruit gently into the batter.
Scoop the batter into the muffin cups.  Fill each cup just to the rim.  I got 9 in all.
Sprinkle each muffin with about 1 tbsp of streusel.
Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes.




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