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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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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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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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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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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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A new muffin blog

Welcome to the new Uncle Wally¹s Muffin blog with Wally Amos and me, Wanda Adams. Or, since Wally and I both live in Hawai’i, perhaps we should say “Aloha e welina kakou!” (“Greetings and welcome to all of you.”) Here … Continue reading

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