Comfort Food - Gluten Free Pumpkin Corn Muffins

We had our first snowfall last night. Cameron waited all day for that snow! He was home with me for the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Wow, all of these Holy Days and Feast Days are something new for me when it comes to school! Cameron and I decided to make Taco Soup and he wanted muffins. I spent some time on the Internet and found a new "gold mine" of Gluten Free recipes. www.glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com visit Karina she is amazing. I found these Pumpkin Corn Muffins. Look at them, don't you just want to roll around with them? THESE ARE AMAZING! They were so moist and really reminded me more of a pumpkin muffin than a corn muffin. Make them you won't be sorry. Mr. Miller broke his up in his bowl and put the soup on top of it. Mine didn't make it to the bowl. Cameron loved them and Junior Mint was a continuous "mm mm".

GLUTEN FREE PUMPKIN CORN MUFFINS

3 large organic free-range eggs or Ener-G Egg Re placer for two eggs

1/2 cup olive oil

3/4 cup pumpkin puree

3/4 cup organic light brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice

1 cup organic stone ground cornmeal

1 cup gluten free flour mix or gluten-free pancake and baking mix( if using pancake mix omit 1 tsp of baking powder and the baking soda)

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Preheat oven to 350, line muffin tin with 12 cups
Whisk eggs until frothy, add olive oil, and puree. Mix well with whisk. Add brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and pie spice mix and set aside. In a separate bowl add all dry ingredients and mix well. Add your dry to wet and mix until a smooth batter. Fill your muffin cups and bake for 20 -25 minutes on middle rack until muffins are golden and firm to touch.

Remove and leave in pan for 5 minutes and then put on rack. Best when warm, but good anytime! Store in freezer bag in refrigerator or freezer. You can take and heat as needed. Henry and I shared one with Low Fat Strawberry Cream Cheese this morning. They were just as pleasing.

I had to show one more picture. You want these right now don't you?


This recipe makes 12 muffins and they are worth 4 points each. I am going to try making them with apple sauce and see how they turn out. If made with apple sauce they come down to 1 point. My soup is the classic Weight Watchers Taco Soup for 2 points per 1 Cup serving. Therefore the muffins a 4 points each were not so bad.

I lost one more pound this week for a total of 6.5 lost.

Out of the mouths of babes...

I had something else completely on my mind for today's post but Cameron caught me off guard yesterday and I just have to share this story.

I was getting ready to go to a Bridal Shower for one of my sweet friends, Stacie. Stacie is an amazing girl. I had the privilege of meeting her 4 years ago when she came into my Starbucks location and applied for a job. I knew instantly that she was leaving that store not only with a cup of coffee but a job. She is probably one of the most honest, sincere and loving women you would ever meet. She has an amazing heart and love for Jesus and Children. In fact Stacie spent the first 6 months of 2009 in Africa working with orphans. I just love this girl. OK so back to the story,Cameron asked what I was doing and I told him I was going a Bridal Shower for Miss Stacie and Cameron asked me 2 questions. "Mama what's a Bible Shower?" and " Mama, if its a shower why are you getting dressed to take a shower?" You just gotta love them.

Cameron's New Passion

Cameron has recently discovered the joys of artistic expression. Until this year he could not focus to stay in the lines. He loves anything to do with artwork, especially coloring. I have discovered many websites with free printable coloring pages. He also likes to do his own expressive drawing.

A couple of weeks ago Grampie and Grandma came from Houston and they took us to the Crayola Cafe and Store at Crown Center. He was in heaven. Not only could he just color but he got to meet one of the illustrators of Batman. Cameron loves Batman.

He has even shared with Daddy and Henry.

I hope that he can continue with this new love. We find it to be a way to redirect him when needed. It is also a nice activity at night before bed, it is calm and relaxing. Last night he crawled in my bed with his colors while I was crocheting and he drifted to sleep in about 15 minutes. Bliss!