Apple, Spelt & Almond Flour Muffins

Soo delicious & nutritious....Love, Bake Nourish.

Preheat oven to 425*


With a beater combine until fully mixed and creamy:

1/4 cup light butter
1/4- 1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg or 1/4 cup egg beaters


Combine with whisk a in separate bowl:

3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
1/2 cup spelt flour
1/2 cup white flour
1/4 cup almond flour
1/4 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder


Combine in a liquid measuring cup:
3/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
1/4 cup almond milk

With wooden spoon combine:
some of flour mixture to butter mixture
add 1/2 buttermilk/ almond milk
alternate ending with flour

Fully combine but do not over mix.

Add in 2 pealed, cored, chopped apples.  Honey Crisp, Fuji, Braeburn

Add in:
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon allspice (nutmeg, clove, cinnamon)

Prepare muffin tin with baking spray. Fill with muffin batter.

Bake at 425* for 10 minutes
Lower heat to 400*
Bake for another 5 minutes

Cool for 5 minutes in muffin pan


Yummm!
Tastes like fall.
#lovemuffins

HOF Speech

 

 

I LOVE Maine and I LOVE skiing, so thank you for this honor. I have lived in Breckenridge, Colorado for the past 25 years…so I was surprised when someone from the Maine Ski Hall of Fame called me. To be recognized with these other amazing nominees is somewhat surreal….and I am excited to hear their stories tonight.

I competed in skiing for 25 years of my life. I started skiing at the age of three at Sugarloaf. My three older brothers were all competing so, at the age of 5, I did too. Ballet, moguls and aerials.

From 1988 to 1995 I competed on the World Cup in moguls.  We competed in the Arctic Circle of Finland, in the Caucasus mountains of Georgia…in Sweden, Norway, the Ukraine…and all over Switzerland, France and Italy. In the Ukraine we competed on a military training base …with no lifts …just military trucks for us to jump on to and ride up in beside the course. We had amazing adventures…flying on Aeroflot planes with ski bags in the aisle and no regulations…getting up before dawn and riding lifts with the sun rising and the Matterhorn in the background…Taking in the beauty of the small European ski villages…the old cathedrals, cool hotels…and enjoying amazing food and strong coffee!  

I was so fortunate to experience skiing and competing at an elite level… and made great friends from around the world. I spent 6 years on the US Team travelling to crazy and beautiful places. But by the age of 25 I was tired of living out of my duffle bag.  I thought I was OLD…and that the real world was passing me by. I competed in World Championships in La Clusaz, France…and then moved to Breckenridge, Colorado …where my brother had offered me a job.  He ran the freestyle program at Breck then (he now runs Vail’s program).  I worked for him as a coach for several years.

I did the Pro Mogul Tour and won it three years in a row…until it didn’t exist anymore. We even had a Pro mogul event here at Sunday River…in the pouring rain…and we all skied in trash bags. 😊

I am proud of my Maine roots. While I totally love the Colorado blue sky and playful, forgiving Rocky Mountain powder…I am thankful for the sound technical background I garnered during my time skiing and training at Sugarloaf with great coaches when I was young. Like Joan McWilliams…my brother Chris, John Diller, Ken Twadell & Glenn Eddy… And my mom who always told me to GO train my pole-flips!!

A HUGE Thank You to My mom and dad raised us as skiers, supported us and were very involved with the sport.

I’m super proud of my dad, who was on the FIS committee for 12 years…and went to the Calgary and Albertville Olympics as the Team Doctor. I used to train with my brother John in Breckenridge in the fall, before the start of the World Cup season. He was very technical in his approach...and I always felt prepared after training with him. John was just named Domestic Freestyle Coach of the Year by USSA…he has coached numerous athletes who have gone on to make the US Team and the Olympics. These people made my competitive career possible.

 Also…a BIG shout out to my husband and son who love to ski too…they keep me out there…still getting after it! 

Nothing feels quite like a great day on the mountain. 😊 Thank you again for this wonderful honor.

 

Renewing my vows... Biker Girl

"If you inherently long for something, become it first. If you want gardens, become a gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental stimulation, change the conversation. If you want peace, exude calmness. if you want to fill your world with artist, begin to paint. If you want to be valued, respect your own time. If you want to live ecstatically, find the ecstasy within yourself."
~Victoria Ericson

September promise

Here I am. It is September 2.  My 3rd day of my alcohol FREE month.  I started on August 31st...for good measure. October 1 will be the first day I will have a glass of wine again.  Lots of yoga, biking, meditation, writing, thinking. I am excited to see what this month brings. Though I have not been drinking a lot lately, given the circumstances of my brother and best friend...I was just feeling this break in a cycle calling to me. Peace, love and namaste.

First Fig

                                                    My candle burns at both ends;

   It will not last the night;

But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--

 It gives a lovely light!

                              ~Edna St. Vincent Millay

Finished The Paris Wife by Paula McLaine a few nights ago. It is about Hemingway’s first wife Hadley, their romance, their life in Paris (and travelling in Europe together), their circle of friends and the ultimate demise of their marriage. It took me a while to sink into it…and to comprehend this woman Hadley with the lack of anything going on in her own life besides “Hem”.  But in the end I found myself rooting for her and appreciating her. She grew on me and so did the book. I have read and enjoyed Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, A Moveable Feast, The Garden of Eden, and some of his short stories. While I know The Paris Wife is a novel, it is fun to think about what might have been going on in Hemingway’s life as he wrote these famous stories…to get a glimpse into the backstories and imaginable impetus for his writing.  I am looking forward to re-reading A Moveable Feast (it is about this time they had together in Paris), and reading A Sun Also Rises (The Paris Wife details the time Hadley and Hemingway spent in Spain at the bull fights with their circle of friends…apparently the inspiration for Sun). Additionally, it still has me thinking about the dynamics of marriage and friendships…and the booze infused lifestyle of American writers in the early 20^th century.  

Mother's Day

Ahh Mother’s Day and motherhood. That’s a pic of me the night before Finn was born...eleven years ago tomorrow! I was anemic and ready for the bun to come out of the oven. I had spent the last 8 weeks of my pregnancy in that hospital room trying to be patient, keeping him safe and waiting for him. Now and forevermore, when I see an opportunity to be outside I take it. I especially love being outside with him. Yesterday, on Mother’s Day, we drove to Eagle (where it is warmer and the trails are drier)…and we rode our mountain bikes for hours.

The Surfer's Stance

 

 

 

I know the zone you speak about

where everything's in place.

I know the zone you speak about

when triumph comes from grace.

I know the zone you speak about

It's slowed down pace, imminently pure.

I've seen it and my father's face

I want to see it more.

I've seen it in the surfer's stance

perfection to the shore.

I want to ride a wave like you

confident and secure.

               ~Santa Cruz 1992