Culinary Delights

These muffins are a fabulous way to use zucchini. I mixed and modified two different muffin recipes that I found. The result was fantastic! Try them out for yourself and tell me what you think.

Lemon-Raspberry Zucchini Muffins

3 eggs

1 c unsweetened applesauce

2/3 c packed brown sugar

2 c grated zucchini

2 tsp lemon extract

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 c all-purpose flour

1/2 c whole wheat flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 c fresh or frozen raspberries w/o syrup

1. In a large bowl, combine eggs, applesauce, sugar, zucchini, and extracts. Mix well. Add flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir to combine. Gently fold in fresh or frozen raspberries.
2. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20-25 min, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Jolynn's Birthday Cake

My friend Jolynn had a birthday recently. She likes lemon cakes, so I made her a Double Lemon Streusel Cake from my Pillsbury Bake-Off Cookbook. It was a spruced up box mix and it was delicious. I would be happy to pass on the recipe if you'd like it.

I frosted the cake with cream cheese frosting and topped it off with a gumdrop rose.

Gorgeous.

Esther has discovered the joys of climbing. This was a box of things "to go" (like the air popper that I've had for two years and used twice...). Esther just climbed right up and perused the contents of the box.

The results of her findings:

1. The paper stuff that's used inside Easter baskets is delicious.

2. The plastic tops of air poppers are fun to bang on.

3. It can be a challenge to get down again.

That evening Esther fell asleep in my arms. That almost never happens, and it was a sweet time to treasure.

Esther the Curious A couple of days ago she discovered that she can work the bathroom drawer. Now its back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.
Caught in the act.

The end table is super fun - the only problem is, How do I get out?
This bandaid must have fallen off the couch or something. I looked down and she had it in her mouth with an expression like "What?"