Improvisation in the kitchen

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I cook a lot but I'm unable to drive, so I'm often left to improvise rather than use a recipe because I can't get to the store to get the needed ingredients. The other day, I made muffins and wanted a crumb topping. We didn't have any butter, so I thought I'd try a bit of grapeseed oil. I didn't think it would work and had a bit of a doomsday feeling when I had to add twice as much flour to it than the original recipe called for. When I pulled them out of the oven, though, it was amazing! The crumb topping was smoother and didn't brown like butter crumbs would have, but they tasted like I'd used butter and the texture was soooo much more appealing. Even better, they qualify as 'healthy' muffins! I think I'll actually repeat the new recipe, now. Have you ever been forced to experiment and been surprised with the results? Did you continue making things the new way? I think that these little forced experiments are good and help me come up with better food. It's also a bit like being a mad scientist, which is quite fun!