AnyTime, Any Kind Muffins – and why you don’t need lipliner in an earthquake
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Let me dive right in and tell you why these muffins are wonderful and why you need to make them TODAY.
*You mix up the batter ahead of time and you probably have most, if not all of the ingedients already.
*The batter keeps for up to a month in your fridge, provided you use fresh eggs and milk (but why would you use old eggs and milk anyway, right?) This will probably remind you of that raisin bran muffin recipe but I actually like it better, so much more versatile and you don’t have to buy that gargantuan box of Raisin Bran.
*You can make just one muffin at a time, or five dozen at a time.
*You can mix in whatever you want to make whatever type of muffin you want.
*They are moist, so so moist, tender, so so tender, and delicious.
*They freeze well once they are baked – but even the batter freezes well before it is baked.
*They’re pretty dern healthy too. Don’t go spreading that, though, because these days more than ever “healthy” is relative. Some people think the only way you can claim that is if a dish has two ingredients: Grass and water. I never did pay no mind to them. Common sense wise, this is pretty dern healthy.
Seriously, what are you waiting for? Oh yeah, you want to tell you my story about how an Alabama girl handles an earthquake in Los Angeles, right? Pfft. What was I thinking! Of course ya do. Then you can make the muffins.
Gotcha.
I’m on it. ~grins~
Get comfy.
I’m SO EXCITED for the premiere of Beat The Chefs tonight (August 23, 2012) on GSN (this is where my earthquake story starts, honest). It will directly follow the American Bible Challenge and I’m really looking forward to both shows. I had a wonderful time filming Beat The Chefs and the crew of folks I got to work with were just exceptional in every way. I can’t wait for you to see the final product! I’ll be live chatting with all of y’all during the premiere tonight on my facebook page so hop on over and “Like” us over there if you’d like to join in.
For more information on the show, click here.
Now the Earthquake story…
This was my third time in Los Angeles. Kraft flew me out there a few years ago and then a television production company flew me out to meet with me about two years ago. I hadn’t thought I’d be back this soon but Beat The Chefs called and wanted to work with me and within two weeks I was there filming a television series. As always with new experiences, there have to be a few surprises. My surprises on this trip were learning that Jeff Foxworthy is even more awesome in person (especially when you send 200 moon pies to his set), finding out that a one hour game show can actually take 12-15 hours to film, and experiencing my very first earthquake.
Yes. Earthquake. Now y’all get this. I’m from Alabama. I live in tornado alley. I survived my first huge round of tornadoes at the age of two weeks old. I’m used to that. But the earth moving beneath you? That mess t’ain’t natural.
I’ll never forget that experience. Some said it was “just a 3.8” with a wave of their hand, as if that made it okay. As if the earth needed to stand up, play music, and do a full on Macarena for it to be noticed by the ultra cool of California.
Dear California,
I love you and all that- but y’all crazy.
I woke up at 3:19. Isn’t it wierd how we check our watches when something like this happens? As if knowing the time of our almost death is gonna somehow help us later on…Well it helps us to tell the story I suppose.
I woke up at 3:19…There was a single loud boom and it felt like someone had picked up my bed and slammed it down one time. But anytime you’re awakened from a dead sleep by having the earth decide to toss your bed in the air, once is more than enough to make a point.
My heart was instantly racing, instantly. Did I say instantly? Because, seriously. It went from dozing on the porch swing to KILL THE ATTACKING GRIZZLY in less than a blink. Adrenaline pumping, my thoughts came in surprisingly calm order – completely defying the way my heart was beating.
Holy COW An earthquake!
Then, as I waited one…two seconds for whatever was going to come next I braced myself with “This is probably gonna hurt but there’s nothing I can do about that.”
My third thought, which really happened within moments of the quake was “Not to split hairs, God, but I remember distinctly asking for no earthquakes while I was in LA.”
And then my fourth thought: “What do I do?”
At this point, maybe four seconds had passed. My Southern kicked in and I flew into full on “pull me from the rubble mode”. Which meant I had to get dressed really quickly because the last thing I wanted was to be on national television in my pajamas. I got dressed in all of thirty seconds, it’s amazing how fast you can do things when there is a real possibility of the building you’re in crumbling around you.
Then I got to thinking “Well if they pull me from the rubble, and my body gets on news cameras, no one will recognize me if I don’t have makeup…” So I grabbed my makeup bag and went and sat in the bathroom floor. Southerners are programmed that when disaster strikes, you go to the bathroom. Technically, this is supposed to be because it is one of the safest places to ride out a tornado but in reality, it’s just where we keep all the good books and magazines because that is the one place women can get a little privacy – if you lock the door…AND your kids don’t know how to pick a lock yet. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat in my bathroom floor reading in the evenings just to have some time to myself. You ever notice that women like to get those huge plush bathroom rugs for their private bathroom? Yeah, you think they’re rugs, but they’re really nap mats…
So I put on makeup really fast. Not the full face, mind you. Just base, concealer, eye shadow, eyebrow liner, eyeliner, mascara, and lipstick – I left the lipliner off since this was a rush job ~winks~
After I finished my makeup I got out of the bathroom floor and turned on the news, expecting to see a full report and live, on the scene eye witnesses.
Again, I’m used to tornadoes. Whenever there is a severe weather warning where I’m from, schools let out and workplaces shut down just so we’ll have more people stationed around the state who can call in and describe the sound a train makes.
I turned the news on, expecting to see a headline of “Woman from Alabama experiences first earthquake!” Nothing. Not even a blip. I’d later find that most of the natives slept through it about like I would an F2 or 3 ~raises an eyebrow~
After that there were no further shakes so I went and sat on the edge of the bed, my heart still racing. Where should I go? What should I do? If a bad one comes no one will come looking for me. I’m out here in Los Angeles all by myself and no one will even think about me here in this hotel in Podunk nowhere. Ok so my hotel wasn’t Podunk nowhere and I was surrounded by millions of people , but when all of those people are complete strangers, it feels like Podunk no matter how close you are to LAX.
So then I thought about driving to the studio. I’d have to be there in a few hours anyway, but I didn’t know if security would be at the gate to let me in unless someone was filming overnight there…so I may end up sitting in a parked car in a parking lot or outside the studio, and that would lead to more encounters with people knocking on my car window yelling at me to give them money – this happens often to me in LA.
After about half an hour, I decided to lay down again and turned off the bedside lamp, accepting my fate and knowing that if the big one hit I’d at least be partially identifiable, should anyone care to or even think to identify me. I mean hey, eventually my husband back in Alabama would say “I’m hungry. Kids, didn’t we used to have someone who took care of stuff like that?”
I laid down in the pitch dark and total silence and it felt eery, because that is exactly how it was right before the world decided to toss my bed up in the air one good time to see if I’d notice.
Fortunately, nothing else happened.
So I just closed my eyes and tried to convince my heart to slow down.
Then, as I laid there in the dark I got to thinking “There wasn’t anything on the news about this…” I took a deep breath as another thought occurred to me “Crud. What if it wasn’t a earthquake. What if my hotel room is haunted?”
Now, I just had to turn that one over to God right then and there. “God, you know how I said I didn’t want any earthquakes, well I meant ghosts, too so I’m just giving this one to you and I’ll get up in about twenty minutes and head on out of here.”
Just in case, I pulled the covers up to cover my face, because everyone knows that makes you invisible.
ALRIGHT so onto muffins…..
You’ll need: Eggs, sugar, all purpose flour, salt, cinnamon, old fashioned oats, shortening (can substitute butter), baking soda, buttermilk, and hot hot hot water.
I know I like for y’all to use what you have on hand but I’d really like you to get old fashioned oats for this because they’re just so good with them and you CAN make due but if you buy generic old fashioned oats, they don’t cost very much – so you can justify it. If you don’t feel comfortable buying generic, pretend you are reaching for name brand and then put generic in your buggy and don’t tell them that they’re not Quaker. See the secret is, ingredients can’t read! So if you don’t tell them they’re not name brand they’ll never know ~beams~
Pour your boiling water over 2 cups of the oats.
Don’t worry, these exact instructions are below in the printable recipe at the bottom of this post
Set that aside to soak a bit while you work on the rest of the recipe.
In a large dishpan or really big bowl (I love my dishpan) place all of your remaining dry ingredients.
Stir ‘em up good and then make a little well in the center kinda sorta like what you see pictured.
Crack your eggs in there…
Get you a wooden spoon or something similar and beat ‘em up a bit with it.
Add your milk….
You know that is a habit I had to work on breaking when I was cooking on television and camera for folks. Directors would always tell me I need to say ”Break the eggs” instead of “break your eggs” and “pour the milk” instead of “pour your milk.”
Which is silly because if you’re cooking it at home along with me, I would fully expect it is your milk and your eggs…unless you borrowed them. In that case I’d say “Pour your neighbors milk….break your neighbors eggs…”
So today, I’m talking however I want to because I may not be Leslie Gore, but it’s still my party
Stir that up really good.
Stir your melted shortening into the hot oats.
Dump that oat mixture into your batter and stir again.
Cover that up and let sit at least overnight in the fridge.
When you’re ready for muffins, add mix ins…
1 cup of batter will make about 4 muffins. To every cup of batter, add about 1/2 cup of mix ins.
Some ideas are below
This is just a cereal bowl with one cup of batter in each one. Add in about 1/2 a cup of mix ins of your choice.
PIctured clockwise are: Almonds and dried cherries, chopped apple, blueberries, and chocolate chips.
Just stir those up with a spoon.
Place into a muffin tin that has been sprayed with cooking spray or muffin papers like I’m using here. Either one works just fine.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned on top. ENJOY!
Baked muffins keep for up to three days if kept in a sealed container on the countertop, and at least a week if kept in the fridge.
Prepared batter keeps for up to one month in the refrigerator, provided you use fresh eggs.
This batter also freezes well, as do the prepared muffins!
I WANT YOUR IDEAS!
What would you add to these muffins?
Please tell me in the comments section below!
Ingredients
- 6 Cups old Fashioned Oats
- 5 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups very hot water
- 1 cup shortening, melted (such as Crisco, can substitute melted butter)
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 4 cups buttermilk
- 5 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- For each batch, you can add 1/2 cup mix ins to one cup of batter. Mix in ideas are: Blueberries, chocolate chips, sliced almonds, walnuts, chopped pecans, diced apples, dried cranberries or cherries, other dried fruit or berries, chopped banana
- In a medium bowl, place 2 cups oats and hot water. Stir and set aside.
- Place all remaining dry ingredients into a large bowl or dishpan. Stir to combine. Form a well in the center and crack eggs into the well while beating them lightly with a spoon. Add milk and stir batter well with large spoon until well combined.
- Melt shortening or butter and pour into hot oat mixture, stir. Pour hot oats into batter and stir again until well combined. Cover and refrigerate at least overnight.
- Bake in greased muffin tin or a muffin tin lined with cupcake papers at 400 for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
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I am SUPER excited about this recipe. As a mother of 4 (ages 7, 5, 4 & 3), having that batter in the fridge will make the morning much easier. And we are big fans of muffins. Thank you so much.
Thank you Paige, I hope you get to try them soon!!
Sounds wonderful! Can’t wait to try them as I have 3 BIG boys-23, 20 and 17 when they are all home -I’d try banana for my banana bread lover, chocolate and marshmellows and another flavor could be toffee chips with apples!
Bless you Christie and your family!
Ohhh, the toffee chips with apples sounds wonderful!
Muffins sound great and my first idea would be dried cranberries with fresh grated orange zest and lots of it. Zucchini might be good, usually make breads and muffins very moist. Like the idea of doing only a few at a time. Think my grandkids would like this. They would probably vote for chocolate chips and game OVER!
Great ideas Carol!!
Sounds perfect Christy! I will def make these and may add a little bit of mashed bananas and condensed milk (my husband doesn’t like the “bits”). I can commiserate with you on earthquake experience. I am from MN and lived in NV for 2 years and was at work (actually using the restroom that was outdoors in a concrete building) when I experienced my first quake…well needless to say, I thought; ‘thank you God, at least I’m sitting in the right place???’ it was very scary being a mid-westerner, and like you, only experiencing tornados, but it is now a story I can share with the kids. Keep up the good work and good luck with Beat the Chefs!
Thank you Karla!!! I hate that you can commiserate with me but your story is too funny!!!
Note to self…pin this recipe…then go change my britches. (too much laughter always causes leaks down there).
I just love you Doris!!!
I love this recipe I wonder if I could put in some pumpkin or use some pie filling. I love anything pumpkin. lol
I don’t see why not! Let me know if you try it please.
These sound wonderful. How about fresh peaches or strawberries as an add-in.
Christy, do you prefer the shortening or butter? Does one do better than the other?
This definitely will be a keeper, used, kept and shared! I can think of several add ins.
Having lived in California I have experienced many earthquakes, from small ones to ones you can sit and watch the wall move and things on it, swaying. I lived in the midwest for a long time before and after moving to CA, now in middle Georgia. Have decided, I prefer earthquakes, those tornadoes and warnings make me really nervous!
Oh, Christy, you make me laugh! Only a Southern would worry about her makeup during an earthquake! I grew up in So. Calif. and we don’t even notice or wake up unless a 5.0 hits. But we lived in IL. for 3 years and when a tornado moved my carport we headed back to Calif. I’ll take an earthquake over a tornado ANY DAY!
Just a note: DON’T stand in a doorway during an earthquake; the door may slam shut on your hand and then you WOULD be in trouble! Lay down next to the bed (but NOT under it) so that you would have cover in case (horrors) the ceiling fell in. Or between a couch and coffee table, anywhere where there would be space for you BUT NOT UNDER anything that would CRUSH you! And for heaven’s sake DON’T run out of the building until the shaking stops; you’re safer inside. You don’t want to get hit on the head by falling debris.
Have a nice day! Oh, by the way, I’m going to try brown sugar & walnuts! Yum!
What a simple and creative concept for muffins. Can’t wait to try them!
You make me laugh, Christy! I, too, live with the threat of tornadoes and would much rather be subjected to a tornado warning rather than the unexpectedness of an earthquake! But it’s funny, all the things that went through your head after the earthquake? Well, that’s what goes through my head during a tornado warning! Thank you for the laugh. I’ve got a sick dog and am worried about him but you lightened my mood for a much needed laugh!
Continued Blessings for you and yours!
You’ve got me covered with the chocolate! PS–I don’t think there is a thing wrong with your saying put YOUR milk in, if that’s what you mean! Californians are “different.” It make’s sense to me, because my milk is 1%, hubby’s is 2%, son’s is whole! You’d need to tell me which I should use! LOL!
This recipe is just what I need, can make a muffin that everyone likes!! Great recipe.
The tv show last night was wonderful!! I really enjoyed it. You looked fabulous. i was so excited. My son came in and wanted to change it. I told him no, Christy Jordan is on!!! No more questions asked!!
Take care, Pam
Too funny, us southern girls don’t go anywhere without our “face” on!!
Just came back from at trip to CT those “yankee” girls don’t understand makeup!
Thank you!! Thank you!!! I’m always looking for different stuff to make for the ladies in my Sunday School class. I’m sure They will love these.
They sound wonderful I can’t wait to make them. Do you know why the picture didn’t save to my recipe box? This one and your Cornbread Salad recipe. (Which by the way is delish)
Oh my, I can relate on so many levels! I also locked my “kids” out of the bathroom to have a moment to myself – they soon started banging on the door with their fists; I thought I’d go crazy. They’re in their 40′s now, but that memory is still fresh! I was born in San Diego and have NEVER become used to earthquakes nor have I ever slept through one. One of my added ingredients will be cinnamon chips. Thanks for the laughs and the memories : )
Thanks for the earthquate story, Your storytelling is almost as great as your recipes. I look forward to making this recipe. I will add crushed pineapple, finely grated carrots and golden raisins to the mixture. Keep those stories and recipes coming!! Love them.
That sounds great JoAnn!!! I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying the recipes and the stories!
Do you put the remaining 4 cups of old fashioned oats in with the flour, sugar and baking soda?
I can’t wait to try this! I bake breakfast muffins for a local women/children shelter and this recipe will make the perfect amount. I usually make 3 different kinds, so this recipe will make that easy. How about apple with cinnamon chips; pumpkin puree with spices; favorite jam in middle of muffins; zucchini & raisins; drained crushed pineapple, nuts & coconut or peanut butter & bananas.
By the way, Christy, have you discovered Aldi’s? They have great quality products & put Walmart to shame on their prices!
All of those sound wonderful Dianne!! I haven’t checked out Aldi’s yet, I have heard several people say they love the store. It is definitely something I need to do!
This story is so funny. I am from california, and sure would much rather have a little rumbling than to have my house disappear off the face of this earth. Tornados just scare me to death. I guess it just depends on what you get use to. Anyway I just love all your recipes. This is how my grandma cooked. I just love all southern food and the story you tell to go along with such great food. Thanks fpr all the great recipes.
I guess it is all in what you get used to Judy because those earthquakes scare me to death. I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying the recipes!!
Denise, I was wondering the same thing about the rest of the oats, but it looks like they are in the dry ingredients in the photo. I’m hoping someone who loves pumpkin will respond back & tell us how the muffins turned out and how much of whatever they used. Great story, Christy! My son on the “Left Coast” always says that those little earthquakes are “Coffee Stirrers.” =^..^=
Y’all are right! In the recipe I have you setting aside just two cups of the oats to soak.
The remainder are part of the dry ingredients. Y’all gotta check out my pumpkin muffin and pumpkin crumb cake recipes when you get a chance!
Gratefully,
Christy
Oops! I was making them so late last night, or maybe I should say early A.M., that I made an “executive decision” and didn’t add any to the dry ingredients. But, hey, I just baked them and they turned out good.
But, I have one more question. My batter was the consistency almost, not quite like cookie dough. Is that how it’s suppose to be? Thanks, I’ve been looking for a healthy muffin recipe.
Hey Denise! Sounds like something I woulda done! I’m sure it’ll be fine as this isn’t a temperamental recipe and sounds like your dough is just right. It’s kinda halfway between muffin batter and cookie dough.
Hope you’re having a great morning!
Gratefully
Christy
I was wondering if I can use whole wheat flour instead of white. Will it still taste as good?
Chocolate chips & mini marshmallows….smore muffins, yum!!
I love your website and come to it daily for recipes, I wish though that there was a search bar to look for certain recipes easier, other than that this website is AMAZING!!!
God Bless
There is a search bar at the top of the site and also one at the bottom on the right. I prefer the one on the bottom. There is also an index that helps making find things a little easier. I hope this helps Samantha!
Oh Christy Girl…I had the same reaction when I too had my first earth quake experience in California…We lived there 2 weeks shy of a year…the bomb the uplifted feeling and the shaking….I grabbed my daughter (4yrs) and ran outside….looking around frantically, panicked and scared…only to notice it was business as usual for anyone that was around…..Nothing like feeling the Earth Move…I remember Earth quakes from when my dad was stationed in the Philippines…My Mother had my brother and I trained to get under the dinning room table every time we heard the small tinging sound of the glasses in the china cabinet…you had a bout 5 tings to get to your destination before the boom and shaking hit….I don’t remember being scared then…but boy howdy I was that morning in California…it even sloshed my coffee out of my cup…what a waste..
I hate that you can relate, but hate it also, there is no other feeling like it in the world.
Has anyone ever tried substituting apple sauce for some of the butter/crisco? Wondering if a half and half ratio would work so only 1/2 cup of butter and then 1/2 cup of applesauce?
I was surprised by the remark that the batter freezes well. Do you put the batter into individual muffin tin papers before freezing? Do you defrost the batter in the refrigerator overnight prior to baking? Inquiring minds want to know…. Thx
It is up to you. The easy way would be to freeze in paper lined muffin tins and then pop in a bag when it’s frozen so they can thaw in the tins when you’re ready. But if you want to be able to add stir ins, you’d want to freeze it in a glop in a container and let that overnight in fridge
Thank you, Christy. I’m going to make some muffin batter this weekend!
I’m reading your lipstick story laughing. I live in Ms and we just went thru Issac. It woke us up @ about 3:15am (i looked @ the clock) I got up and got dressed even wore earrings. My husband asked what i was doing.I replied putting some clothes on in case a tornado comes through! He said yes dear way to get prepared for the camera. I replied i’m just doing what any normal southern girl would do!
So as you can see i am not an english professer but i am a southern girl just like you. O & by the way i just cooked the blackend pork chops OMG Wonderful!!!
I think some chopped Prunes, and a little applesause. My husband eats prunes a lot and I love the prune cake recipe I found online.I am going to try mashed yams also. love a good old country sweet potato pie. not to fond of pumpkin pie.
Christy, We all love these, I like that we can have a different kind of muffin when we want, the boys just like ‘em! hehehe
I DO have to ask you though, how did you ever determine that they will keep for a month? Who ever had the mix that long? hehe 
We are finishing up batch #1 today and you can bet your bottom dollar batch #2 willl be made today! These are excellent! Thank you so very much for this recipe!
I used some leftover apple pie filling, wasn’t sure how it would work, but they turned out delicious!
I have made the muffuns, a whole batch, and then added raisins, grated apple and chopped nuts but never more than amount of extras you recommend. However every muffin was soooo crumbly – good- but crumbly. What could I be doing wrong?
Jackie, I’ve made A LOT of different kinds of muffins and discovered there are a few things that can make my muffins crumblier than I like. First, I discovered that my oven runs a bit hot, so I have to cut my baking time down by 2-3 minutes. I noticed that none of the ingredients you added are adding liquid to the batter, so my next suggestion would be to add an extra egg to the batter above. Eggs provide liquid, but they also are a “binder” that holds the whole thing together. I’ve used an extra egg in a few different baking recipes that were crumblier than I liked. Just a few thoughts that might work for you. I hope it helps.
After reading some comments, not sure how much oatmeal I actually used. Just that it was a regular not fat boxful. Is that about the 6 cups and that stil does not tell me what I did to make crumbly muffins.
Oooo. This is so perfect. We eat A LOT of muffins at our house. I’m thrilled to have a good mix and match muffin recipe. Here are some of the things I would add: peaches, banana, pumpkin, shredded carrot, raisins, craisins, peanut butter, pecans, or walnuts, to name a few.
I am SOOOO looking forward to trying this recipe. THANK YOU!
Ohhh, I hope you really like them Sharon, thank you so much for all the wonderful suggestions on what you would use!!
I’d probably add some white chocolate chips and pistachios!
Oh, that sounds good!!
Christy, my hubby is 81 and I’m always trying to find new and tasty ways to get more fiber into his diet, (to keep things moving) I think he will love these. Thanks for sharing all of the great recipes ….. and the wonderful humor!
Christy, so sorry you were scared by the earthquake, but that is a pretty funny story
If it makes you feel any better, I find earthquakes at night to be pretty disconcerting, too. I live in Alaska and we have many more (and stronger) earthquakes than California. We feel little ones a lot and I really don’t like waking up because my bed is shaking. We live right by train tracks and my husband likes to tell me it was just the train going by. THAT WAS NOT A TRAIN, DEAR! Usually I get up and head downstairs to look at the university’s earthquake tracking thing so I can find out how big it was. We don’t watch the news but the quakes don’t make it into the newspaper unless they’re pretty big.
These sound wonderful!! My mind is just racing with possibilities…carrot, raisin, walnuts…pineapple, coconut….fresh peach…cranberry, white chocolate, orange zest….lots and lots of ideas. Thank you, going to make a batch now!
So I am new to your website (just discovered you on Pintrest) and I have to admit I was crying with laughter when I read your story. I would have done the same thing except for me it’s all about the mascara!!!! I cannot wait to try some of your recipes. They look amazing and as a family of 8 I can appreciate the bigger recipes. Muffins are our favorite and will be trying many different combinations!
Has anyone used sweet potatoes?
I like to stir in drained rushed pineapple and some shreddedsweetened coconut!! Very moist and good.
Yummy!!
I’d use dried cranberries, dried figs, slivered almonds and almond milk. I’d also like to make them like fruitcake just to see how good they would be and all the fruit cake fixin’s are on sale after Christmas. love ya
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Oh, that sounds wonderful!
Oh man! LOL!
“As if knowing the time of our almost death is gonna somehow help us later on” <– seriously, I busted out laughing! I do the same thing. Like when I get to heaven I'll need to fill out a time of death form or something.
Can you use quick oats? I have a lot of them on hand and thought about trying them:)
You sure can!