Calling All Recipes!

 Thank you so much for reading my blog.  I may have mentioned this before, but when I started writing my blog, I had no idea that anybody would actually be interested in reading.  In fact, I still feel that way today.  And although having readers was not a reason for starting my blog, it really has become the best part.  Taking the time to leave a comment, send an email, or just visit means so much to me.

For a while now I've wanted to do something that would be a little more interactive with readers (whether you have a blog or not) and have had an idea floating around that I finally got up the nerve to share!  (Feel free to tell me how silly I am!)   

Anyway, I thought it might be fun to highlight a reader recipe every now and then.  More than the recipe though, I'd love to share a little about you and the reason the particular recipe means so much to you or inspires memories, etc.  I guess it kind of makes me think about us sitting down for a meal and visiting like old friends.  

Now, I have absolutely no idea what the response to this will be... who knows, I may not receive any recipes (please have pity on me!)... but I'd love to do this at least once or twice a month.  I will randomly select a reader/recipe, try the recipe, take photos, and share anything you'd like to include in a blog post.  You do NOT need to have a blog, but if you do, I'll also include a link in my post to your website.

The Details:

Send the following in an email to me at keepingitcozyblog@gmail.com and put in the subject line: Reader Recipe Submission

• Your name
• Your recipe
• The reason this recipe means something to you/the story behind it/memories it inspires/etc (you can include as much or as little as you'd like)
• A link to your blog/website (completely optional)
• Anything else you'd like to share

I think this will be so much fun and I hope you are excited as I am!  I can't wait to hear from you and learn a little more about you.  (Oh, and try some delicious new recipes!) 

Have a wonderful weekend.

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P.S.  I made the blueberry scones pictures above this morning for breakfast.  They were simple to throw together and tasted delicious... especially with fresh blueberries picked yesterday.

Blueberry Scones

1 1/2 cup self-rising flour
2 Tbsp sugar
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup blueberries
 3/4 cup buttermilk
1 egg

1 tsp lemon juice

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix together self-rising flour and sugar.  Cut cold, unsalted butter into small pieces and using a pastry blender combine with the flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (similar to the biscuit recipe I posted here).  Add blueberries and gently stir.  In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg and lemon juice.  Pour the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined.  Pour dough onto a floured surface and gently knead a few times until your dough is soft and silky (adding more flour if you need to).  Pat mixture until about 1 1/4" thick.  Cut into desired shapes.  Place on a parchment-lined baking pan.  Brush the tops of the scones with a little bit of buttermilk and sprinkle coarse sugar on top.  Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden.