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Birthday Boots and Big-Ass Blueberry Muffins

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First, the boots. You'll have to excuse the weird leg angle - the 3-inch heels bring my height to 5"11 and I had to bend to take the pictures myself :lol: . Here're the best ones I could take:


I haven't worn them outside yet, but I'm now confident I can walk well in them after wearing them around the house p: .

Now for Kimmie's Blueberry Muffins!

You will need:
1 cup (120g-150g) fresh blueberries (if frozen, defrost and dry them on kitchen paper)
1 and a half cups (200g) plain flour
Half a cup (100g) sugar
Half a cup (100g) butter or margarine (I use Flora Light)
Half a cup (125ml) semi-skimmed milk
One large egg
Half a teaspoon of salt
Half a teaspoon of vanilla essence (or flavouring, doesn't matter much)
One and a half teaspoons of baking powder

I have made the big-ass muffins for this example. So, you need to figure out whether you want the big-ass muffins or the standard ones so you know your oven instructions:

For Fan-assisted ovens
Big muffins : 170 celsius
Standard: 180 celsius
For Normal ovens
Big muffins : 190 celsius
Standard : 200 celsius

The standard make a dozen, the big-ass are six. Now you've figured out which temperature you need, preheat the oven.

Sift your flour, baking powder and salt together into a bowl.

Now take about a third, and only a third of your blueberries, and with a sharp knife, cut them in half, and chuck them into the flour mixture.

(This is optional, but a good idea if you're making standard muffins, as it helps make sure you get some berries in each muffin.)

Put your flour mixture aside and put your sugar and butter into a new bowl. Whisk together thoroughly until light and fluffy.

Then add your vanilla and egg, and whisk thoroughly again until it is mixed fully, and a little frothy.

Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, then, without mixing it, add the rest of your blueberries on top of the flour, and pour the milk over it all.

Now it's time to mix. Carefully fold the mixture, gently and slowly, until everything has just blended together. Don't overmix!

Divide the mixture equally into your muffin cases,
and put onto the middle shelf of your oven.
Big-ass muffins take twenty minutes.
Standard muffins take fifteen minutes.

They should look a little like this:
Don't worry if the muffins don't seem "quite" done when you take them out - as they cool in their cases they'll finish cooking themselves, as you can see: This way they don't taste dry.

The muffins freeze well, and taste best just a little warm, but defrost before reheating, as they'll go a bit chewy if you warm from frozen in the microwave.

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Comments

Dacotah 24. January 2009, 17:33

:hat: YAY, :cool: you got the boots, now I can uncross my fingers and toes. p: :D

Muffins look YUMMY. :smile:

Dennis 24. January 2009, 17:42

:up: Nice boots Kimmie, good for you! :smile:

Ummm... :left: I don't really like blueberry... can I just make cornmeal/ walnut muffins? (I know, it sounds weird- but they're delicious.)

Cois 24. January 2009, 17:55

I'll try those muffins sometime :chef: never tried baking anything :left: nice booties.. Who's gonna get a ass kicking first? :devil:

Moesring 24. January 2009, 18:14

Considering you took the pictures of the boots yourself, whilst your own legs were still in them, I think you did a good job with the camera. :yes:

I think I would like those muffins you showed at the end. My usual gripe with fruit muffins is that there is usually woefully little fruit actually in them. These ones seem to full to bursting with blueberries. :happy::chef:

Kiran 24. January 2009, 18:54

p: I am jealous of you Mik,coz your fiancèe is a long-legged beautiful blonde who can cook.

Cois 24. January 2009, 19:02

And she can kill too :D i've seen it!

Kiran 24. January 2009, 19:11

Seriously,now I am double jealous.:smile:

Stomyr 24. January 2009, 23:17

Congrats for the boots - for a sec I was like : hmmm boots than food?:sherlock: Thought you burned some of it and decided to stomp on them for good :D :lol: Probably my imagination is running wild - xD

Smeee-Heeee 24. January 2009, 23:17

Carol - yeah. I like them a lot, but because the legs are so wide, they wrinkle loads, and they make my legs look fat. They make me half an inch shorter than Mik :lol: . The muffins photographed really well, huh? They're tasty :smile: .

Dennis - thanks. You don't like blueberry? Ah. You can add whatever hippie shit you like instead p: .

Clint - I promise you, they're good. You've never baked eh? Odd.
Ass-kick? Hmmm. I can think of a person or hundred whose ass I'd like to insert the heel into...

Moe - I suppose it's not too bad, considering the fact I was bent almost double to take them, hey? The muffins are better when you make them yourself - shop-bought ones have that "fake blueberry" taste to them, which is why I wanted to try making them with my own recipe. It does work, and you get some actual fruit in there, as opposed to a dried-up husk and some flavouring.

Kiran - that's sweet :lol: . Allow me to disillusion you - I'm only long-legged in 3-inch heels, my blonde is coated in purple and I can only cook certain things :lol: p: .

Clint again - I told you never to speak of this :mad: now BEND OVER!!

Kiran again - you'll not be jealous when you see Clint's ass :devil:

Smeee-Heeee 24. January 2009, 23:19

Stomyr, you squirrel - that's actually a very logical conclusion to make based on the title of this post - impressive and hilarity at the same time :lol:

Moesring 24. January 2009, 23:38

Well, the pictures are good quality by themselves - even without considering the poses you were in when you took them. :up:

I suppose your regular yoga helped you? :yes:

:sst: When I first saw the pictures, I immediately thought "Somehow, they're exactly the sort of socks I would have imagined that she wears". I don't know if you would consider that to be a good thing or not, though. :lol:

Stomyr 24. January 2009, 23:44

:D

Dennis 24. January 2009, 23:48

Aren't blueberries what they use to make the prints of burberry design? :sherlock: p:

Dacotah 24. January 2009, 23:54

I don't think the boots make your legs fat.
Yes, the photos are great. :smile:

Smeee-Heeee 24. January 2009, 23:58

Thanks Moe, that's good to know :D . Yeah, but I've always been quite supple, the yoga just extended my abilities, if you will :lol: . It's good for the soul.
No, I like that you thought I'd wear those socks - shows you know me p: . You've not seen my knee picture before, then? Dunno if I deleted that post or not...

p: Stomyr.

Hobo - shut yer face, if ya know what's good for ya p: .

Smeee-Heeee 24. January 2009, 23:59

Carol - they do, a little *nods*

Dacotah 25. January 2009, 00:00

No they don't. p: :D

Moesring 25. January 2009, 00:02

Knee picture sounds familiar, actually. Were you wearing the same socks for that picture? That might explain why I thought of them as being socks that I would expect you would wear - because you had already worn them. Homer: Doh!:lol:

Stomyr 25. January 2009, 00:11

Btw, the muffins look delicious :D
Hope you won't stomp them awww :lol: - may I have one ?

Smeee-Heeee 25. January 2009, 00:20

Carol - honestly, they do. Just a tad :D .

Moe - actually I think they were my red and black ones, instead of the pink and black :D .

Stomyr - you can reach the muffins from Hungary? You have LONG ARMS! p:

Stomyr 25. January 2009, 00:23

Sure p:

Cois 25. January 2009, 01:07

Ow :cry:

Cois 25. January 2009, 01:09

This reminds me..

A dude comes home and tells his dad he just lost his virginity.. The dad gives him a pat on the back and a beer in the hand and tells him to come sit down and tell him all about it..
The dude says thanks dad but i can't sit now because my ass hurts.. :left:

Aadil 25. January 2009, 02:20

Swaer, why are you telling us about your love life? :left:.
Kimmie, great looking muffins. :up:.
And I can see you're happy with the boots. :happy:

Kiran 25. January 2009, 05:49

Hi Kim,doesn't matter you're still attractive to me.Gimmi Kimmi.:heart: p:
:lol: I have seen Cois' albums.His ass might be attractive to girls not to me.

Darko 25. January 2009, 07:25

Nice boots :up: and muffinssssssss :chef:

:sst: it was Mik wearing that boots while you made photos, right?

:lol:

Kittylicious 25. January 2009, 08:10

Very nice boots, I'm glad they weren't sold out during waiting time! :hat:

And muffins looks very good! I'll go blueberry hunting tomorrow. And I think I'll make the muffins big like you did! :yum:

Thank you, sweetie! :heart:

Cois 25. January 2009, 08:41

qlue.. You need to stop me reading your diary as that's you in that little scenario :wink: happy buggering.. And no that isn't my Ass Kyran :insane:

ɥʇɐǝp ɟo ssǝɔuıɹd 25. January 2009, 09:03

yey boots and muffins!

Aadil 25. January 2009, 09:03

You must be mistaken Swaer, I've never kept a diary. Of course, I didn't lose my virginity to a guy either, but that's not the point. p:.

Cois 25. January 2009, 09:18

p: fine fine.. no diary and no virginity lost till well in 30s.. I can respect that :wink: well that couldn't be me either because i said so ..:rolleyes:

Dennis 25. January 2009, 10:11

...says the wolf in the pink dress... :left:

Smeee-Heeee 25. January 2009, 10:21

Stomyr - grab one out of the kitchen cupboard then, Stretch Armstrong :lol: .

Clint - :lol: I bet your asshole has given a little by now p: .

Aadil - :lol: . And thanks, and thanks! :D .

Kiran - thanks :lol: . Oh, you misunderstand. You need to see Clint's ass for the boot heel I wedged in it p: .

Dark - thanke :smile: . And :lol: you're saying I have man legs? :irked: p: .

Kitty - thanks! Do let me know how the muffins turn out :heart: .

Princess - yup, they seem to go together :left: .

Aadil, Clint and Dennis - :lol: :lol:

Darko 25. January 2009, 11:09

:no: he has to shave his legs P:

r♡se 25. January 2009, 15:30

Those look absolutely delicious! Yes, both the boots and the muffins :D.
Actually, it doesn't seem to difficult making them... Maybe even I could manage... :left:

Cois 25. January 2009, 15:39

It's not a dress it's some japanese pants that's name escapes me and i borrowed from Darko :whistle:.
My ass gave way once with a hectic case of the shits yes :left: *runs away*

Kittylicious 25. January 2009, 18:01

Ahahahahaha! Now there's two guys wearing skirts! :lol:

Dacotah 25. January 2009, 18:03

Kimono, is that what you are thinking of Cois?

Stomyr 25. January 2009, 18:07

Thanks :happy: :D

Cois 25. January 2009, 20:59

Uhm.. Nope Carol.. I'm too lazy to go look now p:

Dacotah 25. January 2009, 21:09

Oops, pants, sorry I was preoccupied. p: :D

Dacotah 25. January 2009, 21:10

Hakama Pants by chance Cois? :D
http://www.japanesekimono.com/japanese_pants.htm
wear it over a kimono :D

Darko 25. January 2009, 21:54

Zaph you are all wrong, hakama is pants. Carol, please tell her :irked:

Dacotah 26. January 2009, 00:16

Darko, it says "Hakama is an outer garment worn over the kimono that are either split between the legs like pants or non-split like a skirt."

Like a non-split like a skirt. Don't get the non-split part though.
It's split like a skirt.

Cois 26. January 2009, 00:26

And he wears them in pink too :whistle:

Smeee-Heeee 26. January 2009, 00:37

Dark - but you're still saying I got manly legs, right? :irked: p: .

Rosie - thanks! :D . I'm sure you'd make these easily, silly! If you make them, let me know if you like them!

Carol, Dark, Clint and Kitty - you're all bloody weird and hilarious. You're all wearing tutus :yes:

Dacotah 26. January 2009, 01:14

:yuck: Me in a tutu. :faint: p:
:lol: :D

Kittylicious 26. January 2009, 05:34

I want one in red and black! :left:

Darko 26. January 2009, 06:27

I have never seen non split hakama :left:
And I will have to check what is tutu. Sound like something for babies :eyes:

Cois 26. January 2009, 06:29

You'll look fabulous in one don't worry Darko :wink:

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