Frost and frosting

Its cold!

King Winter has arrived,

and this is the frosty view from my bathroom

I got these silicone baking cups

from my best friend Monica in Denmark:

I had to try them out!

Must not forget to do the pots

While the muffins are cooling

Suddenly muffins became cupcakes

with fluffy frosting!

Spring or not to spring

I've been praising spring lately

and helping it the best I can!

In the middle of our garden there was a big pile of snow

In the middle of it I found our garden table.

I had to dig it out!

We love eating outside:

Little Chef having his first meal outside this year
A fire in the snow can also make it shrink

The sun, oh our lovely sun!

No ice or snow can stay safe!

And the first slight sunburn ar making my cheeks glow

Since my last attempt on muffins went a bit

nice on the outside but not so much on the inside

I made a new batch.

They were just perfekt, with a strawberry inside

And then today.. despite all my digging, and glowing cheeks

we're back in the winter

30 cm snow came down today

Good grief!

I was moping around frustrated about the weather

and I suddenly remember

that when I was 14,

all my friends liked Limahl and Depeche Mode

And I, the differente one

Loved The Beatles

And that had refreshingly little to do with snow

Experimental muffins

The other day I bought some chickpea flour

because I had seen it in the bhaji recipe.

I've not tried to make them yet,

but I kept wondering

What else can I use this flour for?

Is it ok for baking?

I googled it of course, and found pancakes and indian flat bread etc

and then I decided to try something experimental

what about chick pea muffins?

Next to chickpea flour, I used a bit of wheat flour, eggs, some sugar, pinch of salt,

some milk, some oil, grated carrot, bicarbonate and a bit of bakingpowder.

They looked so good, and they rose so well

and they tasted..

kind of good, and kind of different.

what can I say

Kind of pea tasting muffins if you know what I mean

I couldn't decide if I liked them or not.

You know the smell of soaked dried legumes

before they are boiled. A bit like that!

I found that I liked them best with butter and cheese.

My kids didn't like them
My husband said he didn't like them
but ate the rest anyway (so it couldn't have been to bad)

I might not make them again...
I'll try something else next time. Any ideas?