Sarah, a friend of my daughter’s, asked if we would make some Churro Cupcakes for her husband Hector’s 90’s themed birthday party so we decided to make the cupcakes 90’s themed as well. With Rubik’s Cubes and Tamagotchis and Skateboards. The original recipe topped the cupcakes with churros which would be yummy too. Happy Birthday … Continue reading
Another great recipe in the arsenal to fight against the seemingly never ending onslaught of zucchini . . . BARS 2 eggs 12 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups shredded … Continue reading
Cute right? And tasty too! I made these for Porch Treats yesterday. I made two pans which made almost 50 bars and they were all taken by the neighborhood kids. I dipped the edges that you cut off to make the blondie sticks nice and flat and around the same size and those were so … Continue reading
Between the zucchini from my garden, the bananas that get bought but not eaten and end up in the freezer, and the sourdough starter, I will never be able to stop baking. HURRAY! All kinds of excuses to bake. 3 very ripe bananas 1 cup sourdough discard 1 egg 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup oil … Continue reading
You had me at double chocolate! Always looking for more ways to use zucchini. This one is great because the base is a chocolate cake mix. 1 box chocolate cake mix 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini 3 teaspoons vanilla 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon oil or melted butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup … Continue reading
Because the doggos need treetos too! Although if you wanted to, you could eat these too. The dogs, by the way, and by dogs I mean my corgi Finn and my daughter’s labs, Ziggy and Simba, all loved these treats. 32 oz low fat plain yogurt 2 mashed bananas 1/2 cup peanut butter (without xylitol) … Continue reading
Aren’t they adorable? The stenciling is so easy to do too. I’ve had the stencils forever and finally got around to trying them out. The stencils came from Pampered Chef, Wilton, and Ikea. You just lay the stencil on the cupcake, sift powdered sugar over it, then remove the stencil carefully. And there you go, … Continue reading
The war on zucchini is coming to an end and thus begins the war on tomatoes. But with this recipe, I think I will win easily! It is so easy and so yummy and uses 5 pounds of tomatoes per batch. (I’ve already made two batches!) Oh and it’s so much better the second day. … Continue reading
Just when you think you’ve found all the ways to use zucchini . . . This was an easy and fun way to use up some more zucchini. Tasty too. BREAD 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon … Continue reading
I have been working the past couple of months at my day job in film and television so haven’t had a chance to do porch treats in awhile. (For an explanation of porch treats, click here.) But I have some time off now so decided to do porch treats yesterday. I’ve seen this idea a … Continue reading
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