Muffin Beginnings

Hey hey people!  

First, I want to tell you about, first is some of the bars I've tried recently.  The picture may look familiar because I posted about them a few days ago, when I was having the Perfect Day.

So, the Bumble Bar.  I had the Luscious Lemon variety, which was about 210 calories and 6g of protein.  Respectable.  Unfortunately, I wasn't a big fan.  They look really yummy, you can see all the seeds and whatnot, but I really wasn't a fan of all the sesame seeds.  I've heard that some of the other varieties are better, but I probably wouldn't buy this again.  

Second, the Orange Jocolat bar.  I thought this was heinous.  I know that is pretty strong, but I was super disappointed because I love the regular Jocolat bar.  It tasted like alcohol to me, and not in a god way.  That's really the only way I can describe it.  I thought maybe it was a bad one, but unfortunately I had bought two.  The second one was just as bad.  It almost tasted to me like there was vodka in it or something.  I don't know if this sounds silly, maybe someone can chime in and tell me whether or not I am crazy.  

I spent some time shopping today, for student teaching stuff.  I really don't like shopping when I have sort of specific things that I need.  Like, work appropriate...blah, not fun.  I also went to see Bride Wars, which I thought would be better.  If you saw the preview, you pretty much saw the movie.  I was also annoyed by Candace Bergen's commentary.  Not recommended, and I like silly girly movies. 

We did find this new "treat", I guess you could say, at a stand near the food court.  They're called Kim's Magic Pop, and they are delicious.  Everyone agreed that they have a taste similar to toasted marshmallows.  It is faint, but its there, and it makes them awesome.  

Has anyone tried these before?  They're only 15 calories apiece, and are apparently a popular Korean snack, although they're made in Jersey.   

My dinner was super boring.  I had BBQ tofu with roasted asparagus and butternut squash fries.  Ready for bland looking picture time?  

Gosh, I swear it tastes better than that picture looks.  

Meal Nutrition Information:  289.8 Calories;  5.6g Total Fat;  0.7g Saturated Fat;  0.0mg Cholesterol;  48.0g Carbohydrates;  13.6g Fiber;  16.3g Protein  

Okay, last but not least, I set off, yesterday, to put the carob chips that I recently received, to good use.  I ate some...of course they're good like that.  But I wanted to do something special with them.  I made muffins!  The first batch, I think I mentioned, were inedible, because I used the gluten free AP flour.  I can't stand it.  I tried again today and for now, they're good.  I can think of some stuff that I should have added though, so I will post the recipe after I try them again.  

So for now, I will simply leave you with a picture of my Banana Carob Muffins.

  

Oh what the heck, I'll give you the current nutrition information too.  

Nutrition Information:  178.1 Calories;  3.5g Total Fat;  1.9g Saturated Fat;  0.0mg Cholesterol;  33.6g Carbohydrates;  2.8g Fiber;  4.6g Protein

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!  I am, of course, being Saturday morning yoga girl tomorrow, then I am staying at my friends house and we are doing some recipe testing.  

In case you need something special to start your weekend out on the right foot, I am leaving you with a pictures of my mom's cat.  His name is Marco (his brother's name is Polo, I know, sickeningly cute, right?) and he was being extra cute today (those are not my sneakers).  

Today's Cooking Song:  "Rock N Roll Band" - Boston.  Happy long weekend for those of you with MLK day off!!