Where did I go wrong?
 

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 03:28:14 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> He was correct, I know I put on 10lbs promptly when I quit and I was
>>> not nibbling or changing my eating habits in the least. In fact, one
>>> tip I had was to avoid situations where you enjoyed a cigarette. So
>>> after supper when I would normally have really enjoyed a cigarette, I
>>> got straight up from the table and took the dog for a walk. It was
>>> at least two years before I returned to my normal weight.
>>
>> When I quit smoking I also went on a diet. After a while the weight
>> started going up. You don't worry about 3-4 pounds a year, but it adds
>> up. After heart surgery I was on a strict diet and dropped 25 pounds.
>> Seven years later.... it is back.
>
>I gained no weight when I quit smoking. I didn't feel any better. I felt
>worse. Food didn't taste better.

Did you start again?

Where did I go wrong?
 

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 03:28:14 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>> He was correct, I know I put on 10lbs promptly when I quit and I was
>>>> not nibbling or changing my eating habits in the least. In fact, one
>>>> tip I had was to avoid situations where you enjoyed a cigarette. So
>>>> after supper when I would normally have really enjoyed a cigarette, I
>>>> got straight up from the table and took the dog for a walk. It was
>>>> at least two years before I returned to my normal weight.
>>>
>>> When I quit smoking I also went on a diet. After a while the weight
>>> started going up. You don't worry about 3-4 pounds a year, but it adds
>>> up. After heart surgery I was on a strict diet and dropped 25 pounds.
>>> Seven years later.... it is back.
>>
>>I gained no weight when I quit smoking. I didn't feel any better. I felt
>>worse. Food didn't taste better.
>
> Did you start again?

Nope.

Where did I go wrong?
 

On 2/5/2018 10:18 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2/5/2018 10:56 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>> "U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 06:14:17 -0800, "Cheri" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On Sun, 4 Feb 2018 20:41:14 -0500, jmcquown >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2/2/2018 6:36 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>> And yes, I can hear the snide comments rearing their ugly heads
>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>> Anyhoo...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Some years back I made crustless quiches for people on the
>>>>>>>>> South Beach
>>>>>>>>> diet. I got the recipe from their book. It said to line the
>>>>>>>>> muffin tins
>>>>>>>>> with muffin tin papers. I did that but much of the quiche stuck
>>>>>>>>> to the
>>>>>>>>> paper like glue. If the person tried to eat it all, they got
>>>>>>>>> paper in
>>>>>>>>> their mouth so they could only eat the center of it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, I made this recipe which I think is the same as what
>>>>>>>>> I made
>>>>>>>>> before.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.momables.com/crustless-br...uiche-muffins/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't have the silicone inserts and am unlikely to buy them.
>>>>>>>>> Instead,
>>>>>>>>> I greased the tins with olive oil. The first batch stuck very
>>>>>>>>> badly. I
>>>>>>>>> thought maybe I needed more oil. Subsequent batches mostly
>>>>>>>>> still stuck.
>>>>>>>>> Once in a while I would get a few that either didn't stick or
>>>>>>>>> stuck
>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>> little but most were like they were welded to the pan. And I
>>>>>>>>> played
>>>>>>>>> hell
>>>>>>>>> trying to get them out of the tins.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What did I do wrong?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The mistake was trying to modify the recipe. I read the recipe.
>>>>>>>> Olive
>>>>>>>> oil for quiche, crustless or not, is a mistake. It did not specify
>>>>>>>> olive oil to grease unlined muffin tin cups.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It sounds like you used paper liners like you remembered from
>>>>>>>> whenever.
>>>>>>>> The cheap paper liners you can buy for kids cupcakes? Not
>>>>>>>> suitable for
>>>>>>>> this recipe.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Agreed... I bake muffins often but never use those paper liners, in
>>>>>>> fact I won't buy muffins in those liners, they are not crusty. I
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> jumbo non-stick muffin tins but I still grease them with Crisco...
>>>>>>> Crisco makes a lovely crust... and you don't need to use much, a
>>>>>>> light
>>>>>>> coating with my finger works well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Crusty muffins? I don't think they're supposed to be crusty.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't care for crusty muffins.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>>
>>>> The 'muffins' of today are really a cake.. They are not the same as
>>>> muffins that are made by pouring all the wet ingredients into the dry
>>>> all at once and folding together a maximum of 12 strokes, leaving a
>>>> lumpy batter. The texture is totally different. The tops become
>>>> slightly crusty and the crumb inside isn't smooth like cake.
>>>> Original muffins:
>>>> http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/ge...obhou.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>>
>>> The only muffins I like crusty are cornmeal muffins.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> Well, quiches baked in a muffin pan should be slightly crusty so they
>> can hold together when taken out of the pan.* It's eggs and cream and
>> vegetables and cheese.* You can't have it not be a little crusty on
>> the sides and still hold together when taking them out of the muffin pan.
>
> They're talking about actual muffins. Not quiches.

I know that, but you were complaining about your crustless mini
*quiches* sticking. That's what I was addressing. Do try to keep up.

Jill