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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Sweet Cornmeal Muffins


This was a nice addition to our stew. I doubled the recipe because this only makes 4 muffins. One great tip, to avoid the wrapper sticking to your muffin, lightly spray the paper cups with cooking spray.

4 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons canola oil
1 egg, beaten or 1/4 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine the sugar, oil, egg, and milk. In another
bowl, combine dry ingredients; stir in sugar mixture just until
moistened.

Coat four muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners. Divide
batter among muffin cups. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or
until lightly browned.

Yield: 4 muffins.

Nutrition Facts: One muffin (prepared with egg substitute and fat-free milk) equals 153 calories, 6 g fat (0 saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 87 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

Taste of Home's Diabetic Cookbook

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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