I’ve wanted a Shabby Apple dress for a long time – they’re so pretty and ladylike. And look – the ever-generous Grosgrain is holding a giveaway for one beautiful dress. Now to do some more window shopping…
Monthly Archive for June, 2009
I’ve been looking for ways to corporate more veggies and fiber into our diets – especially my daughter’s. Baked goods are always a good way to get them in; I don’t try to hide them (a la Jessica Seinfeld) because my daughter will try nearly anything and doesn’t think vegetables are yucky. But I do think it’s good to boost the nutrition of whatever foods my daughter likes, and baked goods are at the top of her list, of course.
So I was excited to try out this Zucchini Muffin recipe from Coconut & Lime; Rachel is having a “blogiversary contest” and I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try one of her recipes, especially because one of the prizes is a Vita-Mix, which I completely covet. (Imagine being able to make your own nut butters at home! Grind grains into flour! Puree anything! Awesome!) I have a zucchini bread recipe that was my aunt’s or someone’s, and although it could be used for muffins, it has SO much oil and makes a very cake-y kind of bread, and I wanted something with less fat and more texture.
I did make a couple of changes to Rachel’s recipe; I used white whole wheat flour instead of plain all-purpose flour, and I added a few tablespoons each of flax meal and wheat germ for fiber, and a tiny bit of water so those extra dry ingredients wouldn’t make the batter too stiff.
They turned out great – we’ve eaten them for breakfast and snacks. The recipe makes a ton, too – probably 24 regular-sized muffins, although we used 12 regular-sized ones and 18 tiny ones and 2 kid-sized bread pans.
*I have some pictures, but cannot upload them for some crazy reason (perhaps because I have yet to install the latest version of WordPress?) – you can see them here and here.*
As you can tell if you look around this site, I haven’t blogged in forever (unless you count my tumblr, which I really don’t) – once again I was swallowed whole by the semester. Now that it’s finished, I have a million ideas for craft projects, cooking projects, and other stuff, and can’t wait to share them with you. I plan to redo this site to make it more beautiful and useful. I also plan to launch another blog where I’ll write out my more academic ideas, because I’ve realized that the commitment to blog helps motivate me.