Momma's Pumpkin Nut Muffins

This is a great recipe for anyone interested.. I used wheat flour, egg substitute and brown sugar.  All of these can be substituted for the other if they aren't stocked in your cabinets.....

Momma’s Pumpkin Nut Muffins

 

Ingredients:

4 eggs, slightly beaten (egg substitute can be used)

3 ¼ cups brown

2 cups oil (or 1 cup oil, 1 cup applesauce)

2 cups canned pumpkin (1 ½ cans)

4 cups wheat flour

1 ½ tsp salt

2 tsps baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg                       

1 tsp ground cloves

¼ tsp allspice

2 cups walnuts, chopped

1 cups raisins

Method:

Combine eggs, 3 cups of sugar, oil and pumpkin. Mix well.  Sift together flour, salt, baking soda 1 ½ tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice.  Add to pumpkin mixture along with walnuts and raisins. Combine until just blended.  Pour batter into greased muffin tins. Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon and sprinkle over top of muffins.  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. 

The beginning...

It's been about 10 days since the last time I've written here; I'm still trying to fine the "blog groove".... 

I haven't really gotten into the cooking without dairy, meat, etc. thing yet.. I think I'm still trying to get used to the huge lifestyle change. I mean it when I say HUGE... at least for me.

I have been however watching the amount of dairy intake I get, the amount of bad fats, and acidic and spicy foods. My boyfriend's family just gave me a book called "Eating for IBS" which so far, is a great reference guide with plenty of great recipes.  I'm hoping to dive right in to this book and hopefully try a few of the recipes.  

My goal is to eventually not miss the fatty foods, dairy, and other yummy things that I've grown up around.  I think my biggest obstacle will be trying to train my body to "crave" foods that are good for me and not my usual go-to foods.

Lets begin...

Dear Blogger.com

Dear Blog World,

I'm not really sure how to start off... Here goes. Because of medical reasons, I am starting my new vegan life.  I'm not happy about it, to say the least.  Being from south Louisiana, I am used to eating whatever I want, and lots of it.  I am also a chef, so the fact that I am now limited in what I can cook and eat is pretty depressing.  Not to mention, I have tried to google "vegan recipes", "cooking for IBS and other stomach issues", "how to make vegan food taste good" and on and on and on...

I did come up with a few websites, but nothing extremely impressive.  So, I borrowed a book from work "1000 Vegan Recipes." This should have at least a couple, right?  

Hopefully someone can help me out with tips, recipes, how to deal, etc.   I'm guessing my biggest problem will be the dairy part since I am a huge milk, cheese, and dairy lover. 

Anyway, here goes..

DAY #1 begins tomorrow.....