The Feathered Nest » blueberry http://maisonbisson.com/nest The softer side of MaisonBisson Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:24:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 en hourly 1 Celebrate Independence Day With Breakfast http://maisonbisson.com/nest/116/celebrate-independence-day-with-breakfast/ http://maisonbisson.com/nest/116/celebrate-independence-day-with-breakfast/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:49:46 +0000 Casey Bisson http://maisonbisson.com/nest/?p=116 Independence Day Breakfast

Let the vexillographers cringe, flag desecration never tasted so good.

Sure, it’s barbecue season, but that’s no reason not to enjoy breakfast. And what better way to break fast on the Fourth of July than to dress waffles as sugary, fruity flags? Do that with your hamburgers. Do that with your potato salad. Do that with your hot dogs. (Okay, I can imagine a few ways to do that with all of those, so let’s see the pictures.)

Related from MaisonBisson Kitchen: Celebrate Independence Day With A Drink.

]]> http://maisonbisson.com/nest/116/celebrate-independence-day-with-breakfast/feed/ 0 Sour Cream Berry Bread http://maisonbisson.com/nest/32/sour-cream-berry-bread/ http://maisonbisson.com/nest/32/sour-cream-berry-bread/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:46:37 +0000 TowerGirl http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11647/#sour-cream-berry-bread Berries flavor this classic sour cream cake bread.

My wonderful neighbor, Wendy, went berry picking and dropped me off a large container with luscious, fresh blueberries and raspberries. I decided to try a bit of an experiment and use the batter for one my favorite cakes with the berries. The result was this heavenly sour cream berry bread.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour an 8-cup loaf pan.
Melt 5 tablespoons of salted butter, pour into a large bowl, let cool.

Add and stir together until smooth:

  • 2/3 cup of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup of sour cream
  • 1 large eggs

Add in pinches to break up any lumps and whisk in:

  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

Stir until just combined:

  • 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Fold in:

  • 1 cup of berries (I used a 50-50 mix of blueberries and raspberries.

Pour into the bread pan and bake for one hour to one hour and 15 min.

The bread is delicious warm, cool, or toasted and buttered.

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It’s an easy and delicious recipe.

  • 2 cups crushed ice
  • 1 cup rum (light or dark depending on your preference)
  • 2 cups (a 16 oz tub) of frozen strawberries (thawed)
  • ripe banana

Combine all ingredients in a large blender that can crush ice. Blend, pour, and garnish.

Warning – this is a delicious drink and goes down really easy. If you are not careful you could find yourself standing by the bonfire and singing Yankee Doodle Dandy in your birthday suit.

Strawberry Daiquiri.

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