Cooking for the freezer

With Abby's arrival just around the corner, I'm starting to cook freezer meals to help us through the first days of new parenthood.  Thought I'd share a particularly yummy muffin recipe that I tried out over the weekend.  These muffins are sitting pretty in our freezer now- ready for early morning breakfasts in the company of our new baby girl. :)  I added a sprinkling of unsweetened coconut to the tops of the muffins.  :)

KEY LIME MUFFINS (makes a dozen)

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 1/4-1/2 cup key lime juice ( don't substitute)

Directions

1. Add the first 4 ingredients to a mixing bowl; stir to combine.
2. Make a well in the center of the mixture.
3. In another mixing bowl, combine the milk and remaining ingredients.
4. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients; stir until just moistened.
5. Spoon batter into lightly greased muffin cups; fill 3/4s full.
6. Bake at 400° for 18 minutes or until lightly browned.
7. Turn muffins out of pan immediately.

Welcome to our blog

Leif and I are definitely not bloggers- and would probably never be bloggers- but we are about to welcome a new addition to our family and with so much family out of state, we thought that this would be a good way to share Abigail news and pictures with everyone. :)

Miss Abigail Ann Dugan is due on March 31, 2011.  She has been a feisty one thus far- amazing the doctors with her energy and persistence (she really does not like the fetal heart monitor and kicks it away during each appointment).

Leif and I assembled Abby's crib last night (and it wasn't the most fun that we've ever had...).  With all of her bedding and mobile installed, her room looks real and Abby's kitten brother, Orion, has really enjoyed curling up under her crib for cat naps.  :)  We'll post some pics once the room is cleaned up a bit.  It turns out that babies own a lot of things that need to be put away. ;)