Traveling Day
Today I’m headed out to a couple of meetings at Price Chopper Headquarters in Schenectady, NY.
Ask most working moms and they will tell you that they actually like the occasional business trip. While it takes a lot of planning ahead of time and a lot of help from spouses, grandparents, babysitters, etc, it’s somewhat refreshing to be on the road and to have the opportunity to be solely focused on your job. In a weird way, going on a business trip feels a little like a vacation.
When I travel to Price Chopper’s headquarters, about 3 hours or so from my home in Massachusetts, I can usually do it in a day. It’s a long day, but it beats packing a suitcase. Since I am the parent who does the meal-planning and cooking in our household, it means that I have to plan ahead and cook ahead.
During this trip, my mom will help with childcare, homework time and dinner, so I made an recipe that she is familiar with – Venus Soup. Somehow, Venus Soup goes down nicely with a little corn muffin, so I made some ahead as well. I thought I would try out my newly-discovered Hodgson Mill Corn Muffin Mix.
The mix definitely looked a little wheatier than the Jiffy mix I am used to!
I made a few modifications to the recipe on the box. The recipe called for 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil or 1 Tablespoon of butter, but I used 1 TableSpoon of Canola Oil instead.
It also called for 3/4 cup of 2% milk. We only had skim in the refrigerator, so I used that instead.
My mom taught me to always add a little creamed corn to my corn muffin mix to make the muffins super-moist. I used a half of a small can of Food Club brand cream style corn, which gets a NuVal score of 23.
I tried a little bite of one of these muffins to see how my family is going to like them. Honestly, I’m a little worried about how they are going to be received! They are definitely less sweet than the muffins my kids (and my mom!) are used to. Rachel, my co-worker and a dietitian, warned me that switching to whole grain flour (which is in the Hodgson Mill mix) is a big change!
I have a feeling that my mom is going to hunt down the Jiffy corn mix that is in my cupboard and do a little after-school baking project with my kids!
In any event, while my trip to Price Chopper is sure to be an adventure (I am going with three co-workers and we have some favorite outlet stores that we love to hit on the way home), the best part of the day will undoubtedly be when I pull in the driveway after the kids’ bedtime and see my husband who will be waiting for me with a steaming bowl of soup – and a muffin!
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What’s your favorite thing about coming home from a trip?
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Posted by: Melissa 8 comments
Posted in: corn muffins
Tags: Traveling
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 7:37 am
I think my favorite thing about coming home from a trip is seeing my pup, my Tassimo single serve coffee pot, and my own bed!
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 9:47 am
I love coming home to my bed! Trips are fun, but there is no place like home!
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 9:55 am
My favorite thing about coming home after a trip is just that coming HOME!
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 10:23 am
I love coming home and sleeping in my comfy bed! I also like having all of my stuff in its rightful place and not having to sift through a suitcase in order to find something.
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 11:23 am
I never thought to add creamed corn to corn muffins, smart move!
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
I love seeing my puppy and being able to cook again! I love my kitchen!
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Say ‘hi’ to my alma mater for me!
on Jan 20th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Eating a home cooked meal and resting on my bed.. but I sure love to travel.. Empire State! Hopefully your trip was fun!