ROOTS & WINGS

#1084229

March 2, 2025 at 11:30am

Here another (breakfast) muffin variation from Tiffany + James Fraioli's Baking for Beginners . Just realized Thursday that my Greek yoghurt didn't expire on 2 /11, as I thought, but already on 1 /11. Allergic to throwing away food and wanting to use it up, I searched for a recipe (could've been also savory , btw.)... and ended up at this treasure of Yums again. The recipe just required just the remaining about 9 oz. of the yoghurt, the lemons add somet... [Read more]

#1084189

February 22, 2025 at 10:01am

Since I'm on High Carb Nutrition – carbloaded breakfast, mainly carbed lunch, low on carbs in the evening – and am the healthiest I've been in a long time (sleep, digestion, fitness, skin/hair, etc.), it's a little challenge to keep especially breakfast carbed. I mean the "German Breakfast" of bread / rolls with jam, ham, cheese... or porridge all the time gets boring soon. Muffins (like Scones, btw.) are the perfect addition and don't ... [Read more]

#1084132

February 22, 2025 at 4:43am

This was literally a Christmas present! Hm, still stuck there, eh? But the next 9.5 months till Advent/Christmastime (and kitschy, magical movies, seasonal Yums, markets, decorations, etc.) are still SO long. But enough wistfulness for now. I got this dish in a beautiful, traditional-looking wicker-like bag from my Aunt Mo(nika). Actually, she's my late Mom's fave cousin and therefore not... AUNT Mo, basta! I think it's a "return" as I – since... [Read more]

#1084049

February 19, 2025 at 4:54pm

I admit it. I wanted to use up the eggnog I bought for Christmas Baking last year. Googling came up with conflicting info for keepability, taste preservation, etc., so I didn't want to take any risk. Well, drink it , you may say. Uh, well, thing is... I find eggnog bloody disgusting , and only bought it for baking. And don't complain... after all one of the two following recipes is original . Yup, dropped out of a brain gyrus and there it was. So here we go. ... [Read more]