Dear Colleen -

I am currently on a RCI cruise aboard Monarch of the Seas and have been in search of the bran muffin recipe since my family's first cruise with RCI in 2004.

Below is a report of my progress thus far. If you would like further information about the "muffin mix, fiber nugget" please me know, and I will provide such information to you as soon as I receive it.

Sincerely - PAS

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After setting out feelers/requests with numerous crew members as I searched for the recipe yesterday, I finally hit paydirt with Sammy McField last night at dinner. Sammy is Monarch of the Seas' headwaiter, is from Honduras, and has been with the ship since it launched in '91, having started as a dishwasher and working his way to the top of the ladder. An amazing success story and a really great guy!

Sammy gave me a copy of the bran muffin recipe (transcribed below), but it was disappointing to learn that the key ingredient is "Muffin Mix, Fiber Nugget" (without specifying the mix's blend or brand). Talking with Sammy about it thereafter, he is going to look at the muffin-mix packaging to gather the information that I would need to purchase or blend the mix myself. (He confirmed this promise today at lunch, and I am going to get his email address to follow up on this, if it is not wrapped up by the end of the cruise.)

Anyway, in case I lose the piece of paper that Sammy gave me with the receipe on it, here it is:

BRAN MUFFIN - RCI

15 pounds Muffin Mix, Fiber Nugget
4 1/2 pounds eggs, liquid
4 1/2 pounds vegetable oil
6 pounds water

Combine all ingredients to a batch. two minutes on slow speed, four minutes on second speed.