Clever Omelets courtesy of Heloise & Nana!

My mother passed along a column from Heloise which included a recipe for omelets made in zip-loc bags. I finally got around to giving it a try, as it seemed like something the boys would have fun doing. All in all the recipe worked well and on my second attempt, looked good too. Though this doesn't count as one of their 52, I thought it worth including as it is fun, simple, and very little clean up! I added cut up ham and cheddar cheese, and served it with a spinach & strawberry salad.

Pomegranates...what to make, what to make!?

Last week I was given several home grown pomegranates from Bob, a regular attender of the step aerobic class I teach. I am fortunate to receive fresh & delish avocados, grapefruit, nectarines seasonally from him! Wanting to find a recipe "outside the box", I searched www.food.com and came across Healthy Pumpkin Pomegranate Muffins. They sounded interesting enough, and yes, did appear to be healthy. Plus they have several 5 star ratings which is always a plus.

Cade was more than willing to undertake this as his recipe #2. Lessons he learned:

1. There are several different standard kinds of flours. This recipe used whole wheat and all-purpose. It did not call for "self-rising". I explained how that was different and yet it comes in a similar package and looks the same so be sure you use the right one.

2. Cade learned how to load the muffins tin, leaving a bit of room for them to rise.

3. Cade had fun using the adjustable measuring cup from pampered chef. He got more practice

leveling the measuring cups just right. I also reminded him to use the appropriate measuring cups for liquid and dry. (Learned that in high school home ec, & it stuck with me)

Again the outcome was terrific! Delicious, perfectly cooked, interesting and healthy muffins. Don't know what purpose the 1/4 c grape nuts served but it made for a nice crunch. We did use Splenda Granulated as we had it on hand, which might explain why they weren't as sweet as Seth would have liked. Cade and I liked them just fine.