Pumpkin Muffins

I’ve been wanting to bake pumpkin muffins since a friend on facebook mentioned making them. I had pumpkin in the fridge, just needed to find a good recipe. I came across this recipe tonight that looked promising, but had to modify it to make it a bit more wholesome. Here are the ingredients and the results:

4 eggs
1.5 cups sugar
2 cups roasted pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup apple puree
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1.5 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
pinch ginger
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 teaspoon salt

This recipe made 17 muffins. For some reason, the first batch took 20 mins but the second took 15 mins. My oven is a little bit strange so the temperature may have been too low the first batch. They taste delicious. The whole wheat flour makes the taste more wholesome, just the way I like. Next time I make this recipe, I’ll reduce the oil by half. I don’t think there will be any adverse effects because I’ve added lots of apple puree.

To Cook or not to Cook

Sushi train is about a 5 minute walk away and Jusco (the supermarket/department store) is about 10 minutes away. Sushi train (as the name suggests) specializes in sushi. Jusco has bento boxes and sushi meals, as well as salads and lots of tempura foods. I can buy a meal (sans tempura which I don’t particularly like) for $3-$4. Most meals at Jusco are marked down in the evening. So considering the high cost of (most) fruits and vegetables and my disinterest in cooking for one, should I just give up my determination to cook most of my meals myself? That is the question …