Not so cute, but these are the moistest muffins ever! We had a bunch of random fruits and vegetables on hand so we threw them together and came up with this recipe. And it totally worked! Experimenting in the kitchen pays off!

Due to some planting issues this spring, I have inadvertently ended up with four thriving zucchini (courgette) plants in my garden. Last year we "only" had two plants, and we still drowned in the stuff. In addition to baking, stuffing, sauteing and steaming it all summer long, and giving it away at every opportunity, I had piles of pre-shredded zuke in ziplocs bags in my freezer - which I am only just now finishing off. And keep in mind I use it a fair amount as a base for my grain-free quiche and pizza crusts, too.

So, anyway - my frustration last year was that the majority of zucchini-based recipes (breads/muffins, etc) only used a cup or two of the stuff - hardly anything at all when you're faced with a constant avalanche of squash. I'm hoping the community can help me out: What are your favorite zucchini/courgette recipes that use a LOT of zucchini? Both sweet and savory dishes are welcome. Bonus points if the savory recipes are not dependent on grains (ANY grains, in any form), soy, or refined sugar. (I know - I'm asking a lot; it's not required but would be nice. :) ) Grains, sugar, etc are fine for muffin/cake/bread/etc recipes.

Thank you!

With the holiday where I live, I completely go too busy to remember to post about the contest winner!

By a landslide victory, ladies and gentlemen, our very own longpig wins the berries contest for her strawberry baked Alaska!!!

Congratulations, longpig!

George W. Bush's birthday, 1946

"We want to restore honor and integrity to the White House."

- 2000 campaign refrain

It's been cold and rainy outside, so what better way to spend a day indoors than to bake a yummy, healthy fruit loaf?

( recipe! )

I had a bunch of extra lemons so I made lemonade lemon bars!


Bake Sale Lemon Bars

They are shockingly easy. Seriously, if you need a quick lemon fix, these are so simple and fast!

"See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office - I love to bring people into the Oval Office - right around the corner from here - and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person."

- Washington, D.C.; January 2004

I wanted a quick fix for dinner so I decided to bake a crustless quiche!

The last time I made cinnamon rolls, I took the easy way out, and opted for a biscuit-dough bun, steering far far away from yeast. While they tasted great, the texture certainly didn’t appease my nostalgic side insisting on reminiscing the teenage years of drooling over the fluffy Saint Cinnamon buns.

But this time round, to put it simply, I was one happy girl.

 

I need help finding a recipe for a cake for my friend's birthday. I want to do something sort of alcoholic. She really likes long island iced teas, hurricanes and Riesling. But I can't really find anything that sounds good. Most of the recipes I've found so far involve red wine and she doesn't like red wines. Please help. Thank you.

"You know, when you give a man more money in his pocket -- in this case, a woman more money in her pocket to expand a business, it -- they build new buildings. And when somebody builds a new building somebody has got to come and build the building. And when the building expanded it prevented additional opportunities for people to work."

- Lancaster, Pennsylvania; October 3, 2007

Strawberry cupcakes with a strawberry butter cream, pink sugar sprinkles and a little jelly kitty.




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Hey, guys....It's officially still July 2nd where I am so I am only, officially, a day late with this...yeah right. :)

Sorry! Summer's busy! I haven't baked a damn thing in June, but you all were busy!!

Pick one out and we'll give 'em a prize!

Don't forget "RED" is the July theme. GET CREATIVE and enjoy!

Poll #1216924 June Theme....BERRIES!
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Pick one!

i made these for yesterday, canada day! :D they were partially devoured by my family, and then the folks at my mom's work devoured the rest. vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting and red sprinkles, the patriotic colours. :3 unfortunately the photo doesn't do them justice - the red battered half were BRIGHT RED.

( cupcake + frosting recipes )