Mini Cornbread Puddings

Yay!  I finally have a new recipe to share!  :-)

Found these on Martha Stewart's website.  Decided to try them with dinner on Friday evening and they were quite good!  They are called "puddings" instead of muffins because they are far moister and tender.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 package (10 oz) frozen corn kernels (thawed and dried)-- (I used organic canned corn)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. The recipe called for buttering the mini muffin pan.  I used a non-stick spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda, salt and baking powder. (1)

Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.  In the well, whisk together egg, sour cream and corn. Mix with flour just until incorporated. (2)

Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin pans. (3)  Bake until tops have browned and toothpick comes out clean-- 10 to 15 minutes. (Mine were in for 12 minutes)  (4)

Let stand 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack.  Enjoy!!!  We sure did.

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Weekly Wrap-Up/My Week in Review/THMJ

The beginning of this past week marked the end of our long weekend excursion.  As you saw in last week's post, we got to see dolphins!!  The highlight of this week was definitely Assateague.

If you have never been there, I couldn't recommend it more.  So many different trails and beaches with stunning scenic views and of course, the horses!!!  And they didn't disappoint.  They are such majestic and beautiful creatures!  I hope the photos can do it some justice.

On our way home, we stopped into the Air Mobility Museum at the Dover Air Force Base.  Again, something else I would recommend, not only for aviation buffs (like Kiddo #1), but for those who are interested in our nation's history. (and there is no fee to enter, just a free-will donation!) We got to see a plane used in the D-Day invasion, as well as the Air Force Two that was used up until recently and so many other aircraft.  We even went up into the retired air traffic control tower.  Seeing all of the military equipment and meeting the dedicated volunteers (most of whom served on those very planes), gave me even more to be grateful for with regard to those who have served our nation.

Linking up today with:  My Week in Review,  Homeschool Mother's Journal, Weekly Wrap-Up, Show-Off Friday, Learn and Link and It's a Wrap, Friendship Friday and Friday Connection and Family Fun Friday and T.G.I.F. Linky Party and Let's Homeschool High School and This Week and Collage Friday

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My Week in Review #7

It is time again for all of your wonderful posts about your week!  I have a post to write all about the wild horses of Assateague and other things we saw on the last couple of days of our long weekend.  I hope you stop back to see it!  :-)

An InLinkz Link-up

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Weekly Wrap-Up/My Week in Review/THMJ- September 28

It was a busy week!

On Wednesday, we attended the Homeschool Day at Graeme Park.  The main house on the property, the Keith House, was built by PA Governor Keith in 1722.  The property was purchased by the Governor's daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Graeme.  Dr. Graeme was a respected doctor, justice of the PA Supreme Court and port physician for Philadelphia.  The home entertained patriots, politicians and many of our founding fathers.  It also served as an encampment for our troops during two battles of the Revolutionary War.  We toured the mansion, "joined" the militia, saw colonial craftsmen, did some fishing 18th century style and played colonial games.  What a fun afternoon!

On Thursday, we headed down to Bethany Beach, DE.  We visit every year as Kiddo #1 and hubby attend the NASCAR race.  We stay at a military base close by to the beach.  Since it was raining when we arrived and couldn't do anything outside, we headed for the base gym.

On Friday, the kiddos got some outdoor play time in before Kiddo #1 and hubby left for the racetrack for the K and N race.  The rest of us visited the Nature Center trails, strolled the boardwalk, visited an arcade and played some miniature golf.

On Saturday, we did something we have never done before-- went for a dolphin/whale watching boat ride.  While there were no whales to be seen, there were SO many dolphins.  They seemed to enjoy entertaining us, flipping their tails, jumping high into the air and trying to race our boat.  What an amazing sight.  The pictures do not do it justice.  By the time you grab the camera, the dolphin has already gone back under the water.   They are such incredible and graceful creatures!  On the way back to Bethany from Lewes (the town from which the boat tours leave), we found a church to attend that was quite nice.

As Kiddo #1 and hubby headed to the main race on Sunday, we all went to the beach.  What perfect beach weather.  Who would have thought that the last Sunday in September would find a crowded beach on a warm and sunny day?  :-)

Tomorrow (Monday), we are heading to Assateague to see the wild horses!  I can't wait.  Last year, they came right over to our car and were everywhere we looked.  Hope we can see them like that again.  Stay tuned for more posts as we have a couple more days of our long-weekend adventure!

Linking up today with:  My Week in Review,  Homeschool Mother's Journal, Weekly Wrap-Up, Show-Off Friday, Learn and Link and It's a Wrap, Friendship Friday and Friday Connection and Family Fun Friday and T.G.I.F. Linky Party and Let's Homeschool High School and This Week and Collage Friday

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My Week in Review- #6

We are in Bethany Beach, DE for a long weekend, so my post will go up in a couple of days so I can share some photos!  :-)  Come check back.

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Try a New Recipe Tuesday- September 23

It is time for another week of recipe sharing!  :-)

There was a tie again last week for most-read post.  They are:

Kickin' Chicken Pasta Recipe from Practical Princess Diaries

Dehydrating Cinnamon Apples from Home to 4 Kiddos

No new recipes tried here this week, but I am sharing an old favorite in the first spot below.  It is perfect for the upcoming fall weather.  So, come check out my "Shipwreck Casserole."  :-)

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My Week in Review/Weekly Wrap-Up/THMJ- September 20

What a great week!     :-)

On Monday, Kiddo #4 finished a net bag she made for her big brother for his kickboxing class.  It easily fits his gloves and other equipment.

She also helped us in canning many pints of carrots.

I want to thank everyone for all of the birthday wishes on FB, G+ and other media.  I really appreciate them!  What a special day.  My hubby and I took the kiddos to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.  For those of you who aren't familiar with this amazing science museum, it is the most visited museum in the state.  Here is their website if you would like to learn more.  We climbed aboard a train from the 1920's, climbed through a neural net, viewed "Our Sky Tonight" in the Planetarium, watched "Born to Be Wild" in the IMAX theater (5 stories high and 70 feet wide!), conducted all kinds of experiments, flew in a flight simulator, rode the SkyBike and so much more!

(1) is the train, (2) is the neural net,

(3) is a photo of us together at lunchtime and (4) is aboard the flight simulator.     :-)

(1) is the IMAX film, (2) is conducting an experiment and (3/4) are up on the SkyBike.

I also enjoyed seeing some artifacts that belonged to Benjamin Franklin (1).  My kids always love seeing Focault's pendulum (2).  It moves only with the movement of the earth!

My parents took us out to dinner and we came home to cake and more celebrating. (3/4)  A great day, indeed!  :-)

In between celebrating and field trips, there was work going on, including Kiddo #1's first week in a college class.  There is much reading and writing required and he has his first quiz due on Monday night.  Say a prayer for him.  He'd appreciate it!  :-)

Speaking of field trips, we were lucky enough to go on two special ones this week.  On Friday, Cherry Crest Adventure Farm in Lancaster County, PA had one of their homeschool days.  What a wonderful place filled with wholesome, hands-on entertainment.  We spent the day with our dear friends and got to meet other friends in person for the first time.  You name it, the farm has it-- all kinds of games, animals and even a 5 acre corn maze!

Huge slides and games of all kinds!

more games and a perfect view of the train

a newborn calf and pedal powered go-karts

Some scenes from the corn maze (yes, the piano was IN the corn maze, along with all kinds of other entertainment, a snack bar and more!)  and a goat from the petting zoo

In front of a covered wagon, petting zoo and 4-day old baby chicks!

As you can see, this family-centered farm was much fun for all of us.  This was our second year and we look forward to making it a an annual tradition!  :-)

I hope you and your family had a wonderful week and wish you nothing but the best in the weekend to come!  God bless!  

My posts this week:

My Week in Review Linkup (come share your posts!)

TOS Review: My Student Logbook

Try a New Recipe Tuesday (do you have a recipe to share?)

Dehydrating Cinnamon Apples

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