Sunday Surprise: Egg Muffin Pinstrosity

Hello there pinny-peeps!

Last weekend, I finally got around to making the Egg Muffins that I have been thinking about for months. Since I like the idea of kick starting my day with protein (and, c'mon, who doesn't love eggs in the morning?), these were a natural project for me to take on.

I have to leave for work at 6:30 every morning, and as someone who likes happens to wake up at 6:00, that doesn't leave much time for making or eating of breakfast while I'm still at home. I've been taking greek yogurt and a piece of fruit for breakfast, and I have no complaints about that. Yum yum. However, I tend to get tired of food quickly, so before I end up hating off my current breakfast routine forever, I decided to take a test ride out of the following:

The Original Pin

http://didsomeonesaychocolate.com/2013/10/08/perfect-paleo-egg-muffins/

The Pinstrosity

Simple, simple error (and fix) on this one, folks: I used paper liners! Must have been baking on auto-pilot, because NOT using them didn't cross my mind at all (even though she doesn't use them in the original recipe. Whoops). Though, I would like to point out that I'm not completely crazy. The Busy Bee used paper cups and her muffins turned out beautifully: 

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/48/f3/9a/48f39a7848c9c15ae2ff65a3e560cbbf.jpg

Anyway, the muffins turned out all right; they were tasty, but about a third of the egg-in was taken off with the liner. But, at the end of the day, both the boyfriend and I liked them. I'm absolutely going to give these another try.

I used jack cheese, ground turkey, green onion, and Egg Beaters. I poured them into paper liners (don't do this!) and then let the bake until I was "pretty sure" they were done (they were).

Here's what they looked like before I baked them:

See the loner in the back? That one turned out the best, since there was no liner!

Here's what I got after I baked them:

The muffin tin o'pinstrosity 

See? The liner baked right in! Peeling it off was impossible.

Liner removal attempt.

The happy little loner! Robert (the boyfriend) scarfed it down before I could get to it. He said it was delish.

Well, the good news is that the eggins only ranked a level #2 on the GCT scale. After eating them, I did feel that they could use a bit more seasoning and some sharper cheese, but I will definitely make them again.

And! What did we learn today? Forego the liners to prevent these from being a Pinstrosity.

Stay egg-sellent!

Rachel

PS: Were you wondering if I'd killed my onions yet (and if you're not sure what I'm referring to, click here)?  You won't believe this, but no! Said onions are alive and thriving! And, thanks to all of your comments (seriously, so many good pointers, thanks to you all!), I have been diligent about keeping the water clean to prevent the slime/stink.

You all were absolutely right, I should have removed all of the green on the onion, but I was worried that the whole bushel was going to go bad. So, I plopped the bulbs in water before it could. Next time, I'll be sure to hack the stalks down. But, without further adieu...

What ho'? A chum for my green onions?

 Look at them! They're ginormous! Good thing I am planning to make more egg muffins, the green onion was super tasty in them. What do you like to eat green onion on? I need suggestions, because clearly, I've gotta figure out how to use these guys up quicker!

Now, did you find yourself saying to yourself: "Rachel, what's the tiny, green fellow growing next to the onions?" If you did, let me tell you! It's romaine lettuce! And, that growth is after only two days! I'm fascinated!

Too cute, right?

I think it's fair to say, at this point, that we can downgrade my black thumb to a...hmm. What would a downgrade be, like a chocolate-y brown? I don't know, anyway, whatever color is one step closer to a green thumb from the thumb of death, that's where I'm at.

Muah!