If you happen to be a muffin lover, chances are you’d love hanging around my house. Muffins happen to be my personal specialty and they are so freakin’ easy it’s a joke. I try to substitute honey for sugar and applesauce for oil or margarine to make them a little healthier; that way, I don’t feel like I’m training my kid for sugar-fiendom. Here is a foolproof Banana Muffin recipe that my husband, my sister and my son — “Moo Muppin, Mama” — put in special requests for on a regular basis.

Killer Banana Muffins:
3 or 4 Large bananas, mashed (the more bananas the moister, so I use 4)
1/2-3/4 cup white sugar or honey (depends on how sweet you like them)
1 slightly beaten egg
1/3 cup melted margarine, butter or applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt1
1/2 cups flour (I use Whole Wheat or Spelt)
OPTIONAL ADD-INS:
3/4 c chocolate chips
2/3 c. peanut butter

Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg and margarine together. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour. Mix wet and dry ingredients all together. Pour into greased muffin tins, and bake in 350 degrees oven for approximately 20 minutes. Let cool and watch your life transform.