lemon blueberry oat crumble muffins

I was inspired by an article I read about the search for the perfect blueberry muffin. Reading the article I realized that maybe my perfect muffin would be something like my lemon blueberry crumb loaf only more cakey, yet moist, with a tight crumb. The good tip in the article was to fill the muffin molds with one third batter, one third blueberry and the last third with crumble.

Me inspiré en un artículo que leí sobre la búsqueda de la magdalena de arándanos perfecta. Leyendo el artículo me di cuenta de que tal vez mi magdalena perfecta sería algo así como mi budín de limón y arándanos con crumble sólo que más tipo torta, aunque húmeda, con una miga densa. El buen consejo del artículo para armar los moldes para magdalenas consistía en llenar un tercio con preparación, un tercio con arándanos y el último tercio con crumble.

I chose to add some extra crunchiness and flavour to the crumble with some rolled oats. It worked so well! Just like having a sort of fruity granola topping.

Elegí añadir algo de textura crujiente y sabor extra para el crumble con algunos copos de avena. Funcionó tan bien! Como tener una especie de cobertura de granola frutada por encima .

I decided to use some small tins I recycled as molds instead of using my usual muffin tray. It was real fun to prepare them and peep through the glass in the oven to see how they baked so well.

Decidí usar algunas latas pequeñas que reciclé como moldes en lugar de utilizar mi bandeja para muffins de costumbre. Fue muy divertido prepararlos y espiar a través del vidrio del horno para ver cómo se iban horneando tan bien.

my first Christmas present (mi primer regalo de Navidad)

Remember I told you about the FOOD 52 contest on "Your best recipe with potatoes"?

A very short post to tell you that my HONEY POTATO KNISHES were chosen as a Community Pick! I am so happy and grateful. Thank you very much FOOD 52 for your amazing site, fiveandspice for your review and all of you out there supporting me in this new adventure of blogging! These past four months I have learned a lot, discovered a whole new way of communicating through food, known incredibly talented people and made good friends (Yes Joanne, this one goes specially for you!)

I will cherish this nomination as my very first Christmas present this year!

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chocolate pecan tart

During the week I went to Tigre ( a neighbourhood beside the River Plate´s Delta), because I needed some pecan nuts, a regional product of the place. I could actually get them in a specialized food supply shop, but I really enjoy buying them directly from the producers. They sell them with their shell or without it and you can tell they are really fresh.

I had done a recipe with pecans for some muffins I posted in the FOOD52 blog, where I am actively participating, and I had about a cup left over. I started looking for a good recipe to use them and found this tart that can make a great dessert served with some vanilla ice-cream or some raspberries and whipped cream.

En la semana estuve por el centro de Tigre porque necesitaba conseguir nueces pecan, que son regionales del Delta. Puedo conseguirlas en las dietéticas pero disfruto mucho más comprándolas directo de sus productores. Hay peladas y con cáscara y uno sabe que son frescas.

Hice una receta de muffins para el blog FOOD52, en el que participo activamente, y me sobró algo así como una taza. Me puse a buscar una buena receta para usarlas y encontré esta tarta que puede ser utilizada como postre si se la acompaña con helado de vainilla o con frambuesas y crema batida.

On my way back, I took some pictures of azaleas (rhododendron) that are blooming everywhere, in all their colours and varieties. I love these flowers!

Cuando volvía tomé algunas fotos de las azaleas (rhododendron) que están floreciendo por todas partes, en todos sus colores y variedades. ¡Estas flores me encantan!