Monthly Archives: February 2011

Where muffins and watermelons meet

Wally Amos, a co-founder of Uncle Wally’s, bakers of Uncle Wally’s muffins and other good things, is a past master at linking philosophy with food. He is, after all, the author of “Turn Lemons Into Lemonade,” “Watermelon Magic: Seeds of … Continue reading

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All I Really Need to Know…

I Learned from My Muffin Wally and I believe that the muffin can teach us something about life.  But before we get to that, a little background. In 1988, I was a newspaper feature writer in Seattle when I heard … Continue reading

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Muffin meanderings — what I’ve learned from them

When I’m stumbling about the Internet researching muffin matters, I always hear in the back of my mind the disembodied voice on that old TV show, intoning “Loooost in SPAAAAAAAAACE.” Lost is right. Does anything move faster than an hour … Continue reading

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Oh, you little muffin, you!

Muffin is a funny word. A warm and fuzzy word. A word that lends itself to baby talk and child-like joy. You can’t say “muffin” in an Eeyore voice; you gotta say it as Tigger would: “Muffin!,” with a smile … Continue reading

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The Muffin and the Blueberry: from Pudding to Popular


The first blueberry muffin in America may have been a pudding. It was a blend of flour, water and dried wild blueberries that US Army Capt. Meriweather Lewis ordered the Lewis & Clark Expedition cook to make on Aug. 15, … Continue reading

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The Muffin and the Bake-Off

The Pillsbury Bake-Off® is without question the most prestigious competition for home cooks in the nation and the one with the deepest pockets (a $1 million first prize). Held annually from 1945 to 1976 and bi-annually thereafter, the competition has … Continue reading

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