Soulful Creations

Today my parents left for Chennai. My dad and mom had just the opposite reactions, may be not entirely. But my dad was like a child, so happy indeed to get back home finally after two months, especially to all the sunshine and sweat! My mom was upset for almost a week now and today she caved, she cried. I was upset too and to just take my mind away from it- I decided I would use up the raspberries and blueberries I had bought. I had a muffin mood- so followed this recipe by Emeril, Ingredients Streusel Topping 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons butter, softened 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel Muffins: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 large eggs 1 stick unsalted butter, melted 1 cup buttermilk 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 3/4 cup fresh blueberries 3/4 cup fresh raspberries Methods Preheat the oven to 400 deg...