SATURDAY'S SPOONFUL - a small dose of sugar, spice + everything nice

these marimekko "fokus" latte cups + eco-friendly "unikko" cloth napkin sets would have been perfect tabletop for my coffee + homemade berry muffins this morning.

by the way, i adapted the "tri-berry muffin" recipe from the "barefoot contessa at home" by using frozen organic blueberries (i always freeze and use my own fresh blueberries because they don't bleed into the muffins) + fresh strawberries. i also reduced the cinnamon to 1 tablespoon + included 1/2 teaspoon of mace.

following ina's instructions, i added the sugar last so that the muffin tops were a bit crunchy.

(and can i tell you, i am so looking forward to her new cookbook, "how easy is that," coming out in october!).

in less than 45 minutes, my family enjoyed slightly sugary, sweetly spicy breakfast treats. refrigerator to table.

mmmmmm...very berry happy.

note it:

"the happy song (dum-dum)" by otis redding