Orange and Date Muffins

Zest of 1 orange (I used lemon zest)
Flesh of 1 orange (pith removed as much as you can) (I used 4 mandarins)
1/2 cup tightly packed dates
1 egg
75g butter, melted and cooled
1 banana mashed
1/2 cup sugar
1tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
2 cups flour
Milk



Zest the orange, then with sharp knife remove was much pith from the orange as you can. Chop roughly, then put orange, orange zest, sugar, egg and butter into the food processor and give it a good blat.

Put the dates in the microwave on high for 20 seconds to soften them up, add to the food processor with the banana and give em another good blat to chop em up.

Pour the mix into a big bowl. Sift on top the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add about 1/4 cup of milk and fold gently to combine.

You will need to add more milk, but will depend on how juicy your orange was. The mixture at the end should be very wet, but not runny.

Into muffin tins and into the oven for about 10-15mins (test with skewer).

I made 20 small muffins at 2 pts per muffin.

They are DELICIOUS!

Chicken Casserole

Along with soup, chicken casserole is something I have not often done, and feel rather reluctant to make. Was at the supermarket this morning, and chicken was cheap as chips, so home I come with some, ready to cook cook cook.
So,
Into the slowcooker:
500g boneless skinless chicken thigh cutlet. Chopped roughly, browned in hot pan.
1 Potato cut to 2cm chunks
1 large-ish kumera into 2 cm chunks
5 smallish carrots into chunks
1 Red Onion - browned in hot pan
1 cup red wine (Wolf Blass Yellow label shiraz... mmm delish)
1 can watties tomatos with sweet basil
1.5 cup veg stock
1/8 cup sweet chilli sauce
Paprika
Thyme
Salt
Pepper
5 hours later.
It is DELISH! Yummo! All that.

Other than a chicken casserole, not a lot has been happening. I have uni assignment(s) to finish by Tuesday, but sitting here feeling VERY sleepy and ready for a nap to be fair. It's 7.03pm
I have procrastinated all day, a little disappointed with myself for it, but happy that the house is clean and tidy, there are freshly baked muffins in the pantry, and that dinner was so healthy and Delicious.
Mmm.
Fox arrived yesterday. This means DH is out drinking up a storm, and will stumble home drunk as a skunk at some part of the evening, at this rate LONG after I have disappeared off to bed.
It's cold.
Heater is on, and i am still cold. Need to find slippers and a jumper. Silly me.

Not a very exciting blog. I really must find some new photos to pop on here.
N.