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I was sifting through our kitchen cabinet the other day for a box.
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Yes, I admit it…. every once in a while I cheat and use Shake and Bake. It’s easy and the husband loves it. So sue me.
But as I was sifting through boxes, cans and bags I came across this:
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Hmm. It looked a little different from the first one I pulled out… and when I turned it over I realized why.
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Proof positive I need to clean out the cabinets more often.
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We’re rapidly running out of fresh blueberries thanks to the crows…. so it was time to whip out my all time favorite blue recipe.
Lemon blueberry pound cake with a lemon zest glaze.
Ooh la la…. the batter has a stick of butter in it.
And once you add the berries?
I eat it like ice cream.
Do I make a mess when I bake?
You could say that.
But it’s so worth it.
Three loaves of buttery berried goodness.
I ran into a little SNAFU after they cooled and I started to make the glaze.
2017? No problem….
Expiration dates are for the weak.
But settle down, I Googled it.
There.
If Google says it’s alright? Who am I to argue.
Lemon zest glaze.
I tend to do more than drizzle.
Because when have you ever heard someone say, “I’ll take mine with less fabulousness please?”
Recipe as requested.
It should be noted I double…. oh alright, sometimes triple…. the glaze ingredients.
Just maybe…
I should clean out my cupboards a bit more often.
We have a tall skinny cabinet in our kitchen. It’s not very wide, which constantly leads to items being pushed to the back to make room for new.
Sometimes they get pushed really far back. Really, really far back…
Like a solid mile and a half back.
For example, this container of chicken broth…
Fat free!
Kudos to me for being healthy, right?
Well, I should have realized this wasn’t going to be good when I saw the label. The last time I bought fat free was when I was dieting……
In 2014.
It’s been said I buy too much food when I go grocery shopping.
And I agree, that might be true.
So every once in a while I have to purge my kitchen cabinets and pantry of non used and so old they’re rusting slightly out date products.
It really is amazing how much stuff I can stuff in there.
Did I need 13 bags of nuts and dried fruit to add to my salads?
Apparently yes.
Yes, I did.
I also needed 5 bottles of vinegar (which I despise) and numerous Asian condiments that never managed to make it into a stir fry.
All of the above had to be thrown out.
Were they past their prime?
Perhaps a wee bit.
And as much as it killed me, I threw out a chocolate bar.
Because yes, they really can go bad…. even though I didn’t think that was possible.
And speaking of chocolate, did you know there’s now a Game of Thrones Oreo?
Oh, yes…. there is.
And if you like the Game of Thrones intro?
You’re going to love it in Oreos.
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