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Claim Jumper is a California Gold Rush themed restaurant known for large portions and “signature desserts”. Or at least that’s what Wikipedia says. I’ve never been to a Claim Jumper, but the name kept coming up during my search for a dark, moist bran muffin recipe. This one’s called “Claim Jumper Dark Honey Bran Muffins”, which is a funny [...]
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Ah, Saturday morning. So how about another muffin recipe? If you like sour cream in your baked goods, this recipe is for you. It’s based on one from the legendary Helen Corbitt who suggests adding blueberries, chocolate chips or nuts. At my daughter’s request, I served these plain with a simple topping of cinnamon sugar. Even without the [...]
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Yesterday I got about 20 emails requesting bran muffin recipes, so… Wait, that was a lie. I only got one request for muffins and it was from my daughter. And really, that was kind of a lie too because the way it went was it was 5:00 PM and she was starving. I …
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For Christmas, Todd gave me this gem of a cookbook, copyright 1983. It even has a forward from household hint guru Mary Ellen Pinkham who says the recipes are ones you’ll actually use. At first glance, I wasn’t so sure. I’m not a food snob, but recipe titles like Curried Oriental Tidbits, Ham Cakes Mauna Loa and [...]
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Fuzz is enjoying the long, leisurely mornings of holiday break. Instead of rushing through a boiled egg before having to brush her teeth and pick and outfit, she gets to lounge around in her pajamas playing Webkinz and eating muffins. Yesterday I made her a batch of these, but they didn’t go over well. She [...]
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I rarely pull out my mini muffin tins, and that’s a shame because mini muffins are just so cute. I think I’m going to start making the mini version more often. This recipe is stuffed with good things –whole grains from the flour (though you can use all purpose), carrots, coconut and toasted nuts. …
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I was supposed to be cleaning and prepping for Fuzz’s party, but I got an email from a friend asking for a good streusel muffin recipe. I hadn’t planned on baking today, but streusel muffins sounded so good I ran to the kitchen and made a quick batch. This is a half batch, …
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Good Morning! It’s time to start the day with some muffins. Oh wait, it’s 10:00 already. Yikes. My plan to get to before midnight and wake up earlier is not working out. Luckily muffins are for any time of the day. These were actually for Fuzz, whose mouth is still …
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