Author Archives: Wanda Adams

From wheat to flour, from flour to muffins

What’s the one thing almost every muffin has in common? Flour. You can make a muffin with or without fruit, with or without nuts, without sugar, without fat, without eggs (a vegan egg substitute that uses ingredients such as flax … Continue reading

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Make muffins that get some respect

I was looking through a cookbook on baking the other day, searching for ideas for: dessert for that night, or issues and ideas related to muffins to blog about. There were cakes, cupcakes, tortes, cookies, quick breads, even candies.  No … Continue reading

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Not a bran new idea, but a healthy one

The current state of the muffin (wildly popular) is due mainly to three factors, one of which is the discovery that bran is really good for you. First, research and development made it possible for muffins to stay moist and … Continue reading

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Dressing up your muffins

I think it’s a good notion to dress up your muffins now and then.  First, it’s fun and creative, which is good for the spirit.  But just as important, more intense flavors can also help prevent you from getting bored … Continue reading

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We’re going to make you a star

The muffin as hero? Of course. A few weeks ago Uncle Wally set out to serve as host to a hero of our line, the 24-pack line of snack-size muffins, little poppers of goodness designed to fill in that empty … Continue reading

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What’s good for you in a muffin? Lots!

Muffins are full of good things, more good things than you probably know. In fact, many muffin ingredients are among the healthiest foods in the world.  So, let’s run down a few of the benefits of some of our favorite … Continue reading

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Just reduce

A long time ago, I decided that life without chocolate was not worth living.  But I also decided that life with hips the size of hula hoops was also not worth living. What to do? Exercise? (Ugh!)  Reduce my food … Continue reading

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A fiber-right day

When most of us think of fiber, we think nasty, dry, stringy stuff, such as the cardboard-like breakfast cereal our mothers might have made us eat. But think of this: cannellini (Italian white beans), roasted garlic, olive oil and lemon. … Continue reading

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Fiber is your friend

Muffin. We’ve already agreed in previous blogs: Warm and friendly word. Fiber. Not so much. But fiber, in a muffin or any other form of food, such as a FiberOne Wrap, is one of the most comforting and healthful things … Continue reading

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What to do with all those crumbs

Some years ago, a woman I know wrote a really crumby cookbook. Really crumby! REALLY. It was about crumbs: how to waste not/want not by crumbling or crushing days-old bread, dried-out cake or sad cookies to make crumbs for use … Continue reading

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