Sweet Spinach Muffins

I'm getting all green for St. Patricks Day. 
I have a new green shirt and even painted my nails green. Its a different look from the usual red and do not plan to get used to it. Im not a fan of the color green but its fun to celebrate St. Patricks Day. 
As the day approaches, I'll be adding more to the list.

Last night I decided to make these green spinach banana muffins. They are so good! I guess they are healthy since they include a whole bag of spinach and a couple bananas in the mix.

 

These muffins were delicious with the texture of a cupcake. The main flavor that tickled my tastebuds was the cinnamon. I really thought they would taste more like banana. 
The spinach?  You would never know its in there. You can not taste the spinach at all. 

 

Know what that means? That means you can trick your kids into eating this healthy veggie. 
Really! Do not tell them. Just call them monster muffins, frog cakes, or Leprechaun buns and enjoy watching the kiddos gobble them up. 

 

Spinach Banana Muffins

Preheat oven to 350

Mix in large bowl:
  • 2 cups self rising flour.
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Ground cinnamon.
Mix and puree in blender:
  • 1/4 cup canola or vegstable oil.
  • 3/4 cup milk.
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1- 6 oz bag fresh spinach.
  • 2 ripe bananas
Add liquid mixture into dry mixture and mix well.
Pour into lined or greased muffin pan.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Makes 16 muffins.
140 calories each.

They got the thumbs up from my husband and I wish my daughter was here to try them. 
It was hard not to eat more than one. 
I will be having a green muffin for breakfast with a hot cup of coffee. Yum.






Snow Really?

Here in North Carolina the weather has been unseaonably warm. Its been as high as the 80's already and its still Winter.

After dinner Friday night, my husband asked if I wanted to go walking or go shoe shopping? Well, there was no question there, so off to the mall we went. I wanted some new tennis shoes and flip flops for summer. I had Spring fever and we are planning a trip to the beach real soon. 
We walk through Belks department store and low and behold, they have free wine tasting and free cupcakes! Needless to say, I never got any shoes. We went back out on Satuday and tried it again. I got some new shoes, new jeans and a new shirt. I went old school on the shoes and bought some white leather Adidas just like they wore in the 80's. I couldnt afford them then but can now. Ha. 

We went to a family dinner Saturday night and I want even mention that double layer German Chocolate cake that my Mom made! 
Ooohhh it was soo good, it would make your tongue slap you forhead.
When we got back home, it was late, we took our showers, turned our clocks up and went to bed. 

I got up this morning and looked out the window. I said, "oh no! Snow! It was snowing like crazy! It had powdered the ground and was coming down like a pillow fight from heaven. I jumped back into bed , whining and complianing. Im so ready for Spring. 
Here was my view this morning.

 

If you slept late you probably missed it because by noon the temps were back up in the 40's and there was not even a sign of snow. 

The news station pretty much summed up the day with this meme.