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January 15, 2007
Megamuffin Substitutions
A reader writes that she tried to make the megamuffins, but she had trouble finding some of the ingredients, so here are her substitutions:
I made a few substitutions. Let me know if these are okay:
-I couldn't find rice bran, so I used Rice Krispies.
-I like those yogurt covered almonds best, so I used those.
-I used powdered sugar instead of baking powder
-I used that instead of the whey protein (ewwie!) too.
-I don't know what an almond meal is (like what do they EAT?) so I
went out to Wendy's and had an extra value meal instead.
-I couldn't get the spice out of the pumpkin pie I bought at the
cakery, so I just put the pie in whole.
-I know CR's all about getting nutrients from food and not
supplements, so I used a can of smoked oysters instead of a zinc capsule.
-Skim milk, regular eggnog, what's the difference?
-I didn't know why to add more pumpkin since I already included the
pie, so I just added another pumpkin pie just in case.
-I couldn't find "Just" cranberries so I used some fruit cups I had
sitting around (the ones with the yummy syrup)
-24 egg whites seemed like a lot so I just used marshmallows, cause
they're white too.
-I couldn't find K metawhatever it was, so I just used, well, more
Rice Krispies.
While waiting for them to cook I went across the street to this hotel
I hang out at to grab a few complimentary cookies to stave off my
hunger but the bastards had replaced them with FRUIT! I MEAN GAG ME
WITH A TWIZZLER!
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Yes, the reader was making a joke. But I was pretty scared when I read the part about the rice crispies!
I'm glad all are having fun with the muffins. Our cherry strawberry muffins turned out great! We just had a tasting over lunch with my mother (I'm technically off today, though I will end up working half the day anyhow.) We love them! You substitute frozen organic strawberries for guava on an isocaloric basis, and then you use four boxes of organic "Just Strawberries" and one box of "Just Cherries" instead of the blueberries and cranberries. Plus 19 g dried cranberries. That's all! Very good. I omitted all the pumpkin pie spice (I hate nutmeg) and used a tablespoon of vanilla extract instead.
Happy megamuffin to all!
Posted by april at January 15, 2007 12:10 PM
Comments
If you were making MR's grandma's pumpkin pie from scratch, her standard spice mix was 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger & 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves. (No nutmeg at all.) You guys should just mix up a batch & put it in a little jar; it'll keep for months! :-)
Posted by: Judith at January 15, 2007 12:31 PM
It might be worth explaining for the uninitiated what is meant by "isocaloric."
I took it to mean, "an amount sufficient to provide an equal amount of calories." If I'm right, how clever am I? If I'm wrong, it's YOUR FAULT .
I got different results with the "Just ____" fruits. I used just two tubs of strawberries, and 2 tubs of cherries, for 800 calories. I suppose that means my vitamin C is different, since strawberries have more than cherries. I don't care--vitamin C is not something I have trouble getting adequate quantities of--almost every fruit and vegetable seems to have some!
I still haven't tried mine--I don't want to try cutting them until they are completely cool, and that's taking a long time. They sure smell good, though!
Posted by: Chris at January 15, 2007 1:04 PM
Hey April! That's a very cute post! ^^ Anyways..do you know what i think? This is just a suggestion, but I think you should make your own cookbook of all your different CRON recipes! I would LOVE to own a copy..! ^^
Posted by: Michelle at January 15, 2007 1:22 PM
Ha Ha Ha!!!
I love your sarcasm April, it totally hits home!
what with the marshmallows, wendy's, egg-nog, etc...
don't ever stop, sometimes sarcasm is the best and funniest way to express frustration over misunderstandings of how to do things right!
remember, I "get it"
Sheila
Posted by: sheila at January 15, 2007 9:16 PM
Thanks, glad you liked it! I'm sure the reader who sent it in (who wanted to remain anonymous, but seriously, it wasn't me!) will appreciate your comments!
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Posted by: April at January 16, 2007 4:01 AM
hi april, i picked up some of the "magic yogurt" at whole foods, and i can't say i'm a fan. it seems to only be lower calorie than other nonfat plain yogurts (i usually buy stonyfield farms) because it has more water added, and there's a weird, almost chemical aftertaste. have you ever noticed this or did i just get a bad container?
Posted by: cat at January 16, 2007 5:30 AM
Hey--
That post really made me laugh. I love your blog, by the way. Really fun to read.
Anna
Posted by: Anna at January 16, 2007 11:45 AM