Today I am featuring “Double Delicious! Good, Simple Food for Busy, Complicated Lives” by Jessica Seinfeld. What a great cookbook. Especially for families with kids. Jessica finds ways to make ordinary foods extraordinary by loading them up with healthy ingredients, such as pureed vegetables and fruits. She also uses healthy ingredients that you can add to make everyday food even better by adding whole grains to baked goods and boosts sweetness without a lot of sugar.
For example these Maple Spice Muffins have no sugar in them, uses whole grain and they are 198 calories per muffin. You would never have guessed. In some of her other recipes she has for example sweet potato puree in her Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and Cauliflower Puree in Lemon Bars. So imaginative. I think every family should have this cookbook.
Also Jessica was recently interviewed by Gwyneth Paltrow on Goop, it is a great interveiw and also a link to a Jessica’s website and a few more recipes.
Maple Spice Muffins
Yields: 12 muffins | Prep: 20 minutes | Bake: 25 minutes
Nonstick cooking spray
¼ cup trans-fat-free soft tub margarine spread
½ cup pure maple syrup
1 (6 oz) container of low-fat lemon yogurt
½ cup nonfat sour cream
1 large egg
1 large carrot, washed and grated
1 small apple, grated
½ cup raisins
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp ground clove
1/4 tsp saltPreheat the oven to 350F. Coat a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.
In a large bowl, stir the margarine, maple syrup, yogurt, sour cream, egg, carrot, apple, and raisins, breaking up the margarine with a spoon.
Sprinkle the 2 types of flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, clove, and salt over the margarine mixture. Stir until just combined, but do not over mix – the batter is supposed to be lumpy.
Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Bake until the tops of the muffins are lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn the muffins out onto a rack to cool.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or wrap individually and freeze for up to 1 month.
To enter the giveaway you need to do 3 things:
1. Subscribe to Delishhh in an RSS feed or by Email!
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3. Leave a comment telling me you did 1 & 2.For additional entries:
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5. Leave an additional comment telling me you tweeted about it.The giveaway ends on Friday, 1/21 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Winner will be selected from Random.org.
**** UPDATE ****
And the winner is. . . .
Tia!
Congratulations!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
January 17, 2011 at 5:47 amI have you in my google reader and I like you on facebook!
Lorna says
January 17, 2011 at 5:58 amFunny, I just posted a recipe for Chocolate Maple Syrup Brownies!
Lorna (email subscription and found you via BlogFrog!)
Els Manning says
January 17, 2011 at 8:11 amDid it…! Have been following you by e mail for a while. And love the inspirtation. Thse times i open the fridge door numerous times…. and then check out your post of the day… it helps! Thank you!
Tia says
January 17, 2011 at 8:42 amI’ve subscribed to your feed via email and I was already a Facebook fan! I would definitely like to win this – I also want you to consider syndicating on bizchickblogs.com as these types of posts will get you so much more exposure!
I want to win this book, so I’ll be tweeting and leave another comment later. 🙂 Seriously, this book was written with me in mind!
Tia
Delishhh replied: — January 22nd, 2011 @ 8:44 am
Tia – Congratulations! You are the winner of this fabulous cookbook! I will contact you offline to get your address.
Splendid Willow says
January 17, 2011 at 9:43 amEwa, what a great giveaway! A book not only for Moms! Put my name in the hat, pliiiiizzzzze!
I will tweet later today! (:
Fun!
ox, Mon
Suzanne says
January 17, 2011 at 6:56 pmThese muffins look wonderful and I love the flavor combination!! I haven’t baked muffins in a long time, but these are going to put me back into the swing of things. Love the giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!
deeba says
January 17, 2011 at 7:54 pmLove the sound of the book, especially the cauliflower puree in lemon bars! That’s just caught my eye…WOW! Like you on FB, and have subscribed by email! What a fab giveaway!
Katrina says
January 17, 2011 at 7:55 pmI already have your blog in my reader and am already a Facebook fan. And I have Jessica’s 1st book. Great stuff. I really want to try the sweet potato oatmeal cookies and the muffins look great, too!
Shelby says
January 18, 2011 at 1:41 amThese muffins look hearty and delicious!
I have you in bloglines via rss and I just liked you on FB!
Joan says
January 18, 2011 at 4:16 amI am an email subscriber and I like you on facebook
joosbornenc at yahoo dot com
Amanda says
January 18, 2011 at 4:22 amI subscribe via email and was surprised to see I wasn’t already a fan on FB, so I fixed that 🙂
Stina says
January 18, 2011 at 5:09 amMmmm. I can smell it.:-)
Stina
peggy pryor says
January 18, 2011 at 12:58 pmI subscribed to your email & became a fan on facebook!
Teslaca says
January 18, 2011 at 1:00 pmThose muffins look delicious. I love spice muffins. (Following via Google, and became a fan on Facebook.)
Cindy says
January 18, 2011 at 2:58 pmI subscribed to your feed and became a fan on FB. Those muffins look amazing! Thanks for alerting me via Tasty Kitchen about your blog.
Rachel says
January 18, 2011 at 3:27 pmYummy! Did 1 and 2… Hope I win this is the book every mom needs in her arsenal to keep her family eating healthy! Loving your blog 🙂
Carolina says
January 18, 2011 at 3:30 pmLove your site! Very nice. I added you on FB, subscribed to your feed, and tweeter your give. I also shared itbon FB, too. Thanks for sharing recipe!
Megan says
January 18, 2011 at 4:48 pmI need more healthy in my diet! I’m a follower and a liker! 🙂
Amy at TheSceneFromMe says
January 18, 2011 at 5:47 pmI could use a big’ol muffin right about now! Cinnamon, cloves and apples, it must be good!
Heather says
January 19, 2011 at 5:35 amJust added you to my RSS reader and became a fan on FB.
I can’t wait to make these muffins with my daughter. We’re big muffin fans!
carolinaheartstring says
January 19, 2011 at 6:02 amThese look so good. I am always looking or a healthier muffin recipe. I am going to give these a whirl.
sophia says
January 19, 2011 at 7:20 pmI’m not a busy mom at all, but I think that cookbook is necessary for a busy college student, yes? 🙂
sophia says
January 19, 2011 at 7:21 pmI tweeted! 😀
Juliana says
January 19, 2011 at 8:10 pmThese muffins must taste delicious…love it with the carrot, apples and raisins…so many yummie things in it 🙂
Vanessa says
January 19, 2011 at 8:54 pmLiked you on Facebook 🙂
Lynda@ Me and My Pink Mixer says
January 20, 2011 at 6:20 amI’m a subscriber 🙂
Johannah B says
January 20, 2011 at 10:06 amI now subscribe RSS thru google reader and I liked you on Facebook
1prizewinner at gmail dot com
Oanh S. says
January 20, 2011 at 7:40 pmI subscribed to your e-mail and liked you on FB. It sounds like a good book to have on hand.
Julia says
January 20, 2011 at 8:47 pmI subscribe via email.
Julia says
January 20, 2011 at 8:48 pmI also have you on facebook.
Miel Abeille says
January 21, 2011 at 9:57 amHi! I am subscribed via RSS and a FB fan. 🙂
Natalie says
January 21, 2011 at 1:59 pmI am subscribed via email and already was a FB fan!!
grace says
January 21, 2011 at 10:11 pmdone and done–these muffins are tremendous! i never turn down a pancake for one reason–copious maple syrup. this is even better. 🙂
Tia says
January 22, 2011 at 11:44 amI’m pretty shocked that I won this. LOL It’s too cool. Thanks again!
Lucy lou says
April 15, 2014 at 7:11 amSomeone gifted me your book. It’s amazing, I made these muffins today. Super easy, perfect recipe and my family absolutely loved them! Thank you, and do you have another recipe book out?
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