Cookin' It Up: Muffin-style

I just noticed the photo on the right of this little "Cookin' It Up" banner.  I used to be so tan!

Back in the day, loved to tan in the summer, and during the winter I tanned at least once every other week in a tanning bed.

I gave it up in November of 2011.  I started wearing sunscreen in the summer and no tanning at all in the winter.  I still miss it sometimes.  I liked being tan.  But I've grown surpringly fond of being totally pale! I've been ghostly for about 14 months, and I like it.

There are a lot of benefits of not tanning.

And whenever I miss my tan-self,

I try to remind myself of this list....

-In the long-term, I will have less skin damage and wrinkles

-Lower chances of skin cancer and discoloration spots

-Saves money

And now for your regularly-scheduled post....

MUFFIN TIME

Are you ready for a super easy, healthy, relatively cheap muffin recipe?

It's oil and sugar-free!

I found one version online, and then adapted it to my liking!

Here's the Emily-version...

Ingredients:

1 cup almond milk 

1 cup old-fashioned oats

1 egg

1/2 cup applesauce

1 cup flour (I used all-purpose but you could also use wheat)

1/4 cup honey (I used local honey from a friend in town)

1/2 cup raisins (any fruit or nut works....and you can add more than 1/2 cup)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

-Heat oven to 400 degrees

-Combine milk and oats in one bowl

-In a separate bowl, combine egg and applesauce and honey
-In a third bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and fruit/nuts

-Mix all 3 bowls together; put batter into muffin tin

-This made about 10 Emily-size muffins

-Bake about 20 minutes (but check it after 15 minutes)