Getting Out of Trouble, Continued
I know the question itching at you on this almost Christmas day.
Did I earn back the trust of Mr. Darcy’s appetite?
As I forged through the stores yesterday evening, for my final(fingers crossed)trip through the stores, I called him at home.
“So did you see what we made for you today?”
Baby noises and siblings abounded in the background, “Oh yeah, I noticed something on the counter, I haven’t unwrapped it though.”
“Did you read my blog today?”
Dishes like cymbals joined the symphony behind him, “What? No.”
I took a more plaintive route, “It has cranberries in it.”
“Oh,” his voice lifted, “I’m going to have to get to that soon.”
Surrendering to dinner hour with 4 children and the relentless pull of present hunting, I said goodbye.
Two hours and too many purchases later, one weary body arrived home to greet an equally tired husband.
“It was good,” he smiled at me from the couch.
“Thanks,” I dropped my bags and said silently to myself, “It better be since it’s your only christmas present after I spent the rest of our savings on gifts tonight.”
From my warm nest in our bed this morning, I overheard several fond comments about a breakfast of cranberry bread. Promising, but I sensed another cranberry recipe was still needed.
Lucky for me it arrived in my rss feeds this morning, Honey Cranberry Cornmeal Quickbread. I know, you’re thinking, “Another bread?” But the key, seductive ingredient is the cornmeal. My husband has recently taken to grinding corn in our grain grinder for everything from porkchops to muffins. Ready to come home, Mr. Darcy?
For a full, printable recipe, head over to Joy the Baker
Notes: I substituted sucanat with honey for the white sugar, pecans for the walnuts, and made buttermilk with plain milk and lemon juice. This is a terrific recipe. I want to say that it’s my favorite of the two, but they are very different breads(cranberry and orange versus cranberry and cornmeal), they each have their place. The second has an extra hint of sophistication.
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