Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins (from scratch) - Recipe

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Who needs a family's-in-town breakfast recipe? Blueberry Muffins from scratch are the perfect treat during the holidays... filling, crowd-pleasing and (mostly) healthy. Time to use up your stash of late-summer blueberries in the freezer!

When my mom and her sisters were young, they would go to a department store in Boston, Massachusetts called Jordan Marsh where they sold Blueberry Muffins. Somehow, someone got the recipe and the rest is history.

If you've never had blueberry muffins made from scratch, just you wait. These are so yummy and you definitely won't miss that sugary crumb topping that I usually love so much on (store-bought) blueberry muffins.

Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins

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Ingredients

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup milk

2 cups blueberries

nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease muffin pan or line with paper baking cups.

In a small bowl, stir flour and baking powder together. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.

Beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition.

Fold in blueberries (if frozen, toss with 2-3 tsp. flour from the measured amount to keep them from sinking and leaking) and nuts.

Pour or scoop dough into muffin pan (dough will be thick). Bake for 30 minutes until gorgeous and golden.

Craving more yummy creations? Check out my other recipes here!

10 years ago today...

10 years ago today...

I married my best friend, the perfect match for me, the man God made for me, the love of my life, my hero.

Happy Anniversary, my Sweets!

Greeting Card by sarahevillustration

And Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers!

September 11, 2001

10 years ago today...

I was living alone in a new city, having just graduated from college and in the midst of planning our wedding. Life was about to begin for me, and then it changed for us all.

September 11th Printables
by Junk in their Trunk

Today, I'm remembering the fallen and praying for their families. Thank you to all who continue to serve our cities and our great country.

Looking into the Past: Washington, D.C. Then and Now

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The other day I heard about a group on Flickr called Looking Into the Past, where people go to the original site of a vintage photograph and take a new photo there. Here's my favorite example:

Amazing, isn't it?

Since we just visited the most historical place in the United States, Washington, D.C., I was drawn to jasonepowell's Flickr photostream which is filled with amazing shots of how things have changed in D. C., like the above photo from the March on Washington in 1963.

What draws me to these photos is the feeling of standing in the exact spot where so many others before you have stood, seeing the same (but different) scene, and thinking about what else has happened there that wasn't photographed.

Here are some more of my favorites. As usual, click on the photo for a link to the original photograph as well as a description.

Thanks again to jasonepowell on Flickr for these amazing photos that allow us to look back in time at a city that means so much to our country.

Washington, D.C. - Part 3

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I can't get enough of Washington, D.C. I had never been there prior to just a few years ago, but it's one of those cities where you can discover more each time you go, so you want to go back time and time again. Here are a few more of our 1970s-style photos from the capital.

I love this last photo, which is a quote by Thomas Jefferson on the walls of the Jefferson Memorial. We watched a movie based on the book by Newt Gingrich, Rediscovering God in America, and I would highly recommend it for its "walking tour" of Washington, D.C. that focuses on the undeniable centrality of God in our nation's history.

If you missed it, Part 1 has more 1970s-style photos of Washington, D.C. and Part 2 is a collage of items from the National Museum of American History.

National Museum of American History - Washington, D.C. Part 2

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I'm interrupting our 1970s-style tour of Washington, D.C. to introduce you to the National Museum of American History. Of all the Smithsonian museums, this one is my favorite. Here are a few of the national treasures that you can find here:

1. Dumbo car from the Dumbo ride at Disneyland, 1955

2. Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, 1938

3. George Washington's uniform, 1790s

4. Greensboro Lunch Counter from desegregation sit-in, 1960

5. Civil War draft wheel, 1863

6. The Continental Gunboat Philadelphia, built and sunk in 1776

Can you believe how many amazing pieces of our history are in one building?

The museum also displays beautiful dresses worn by the First Ladies to the Inaugural Balls, relics of scientific history like Thomas Edison's lightbulb from 1879 and the original polio vaccine, modern history pieces like fragments of the Berlin Wall and pop culture items like Michael Jackson's hat. The museum also has a sense of humor, housing Seinfeld's "Puffy Shirt" (1993) and R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars (1982). And the most American of all American symbols, THE Star Spangled Banner!

I could go on and on about this museum. A complete listing of the museum's collections is here. If you're ever in Washington, D.C., the National Museum of American History is a must-see!

We'll be back to our regularly-schedule program (Part 3 of our 1970s-style tour of Washington, D.C.) tomorrow.