Treats

I knew I should have checked the garden when we got home from camping Sunday! I've been watering, but with the drip lines, I haven't actually had to go in the garden to do that. But yesterday I had a hankering for tabouli, so in I went to "shop." Those sneaky zucchini; they blow up overnight! But I really don't mind, because those biggies are perfect for some of my favorite recipes, like this one:

Best zucchini bread ever! Although I shared the recipe here, I made it a bit healthier yesterday and it's JUST as good, so here's the latest incarnation:
Beat together –
3 eggs
3/4 c. oil
1/4 c. applesauce
1 2/3 c. sugar
2 t. vanilla
Mix in –
3 c. grated zucchini
Stir together –
3 c. whole wheat pastry flour
1 t. each – salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon
– and stir into wet ingredients. Then add –
1 c. walnuts
1 c. dried cherries
1 c. chocolate chips
Makes two dozen muffins or two loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees, 25-30 minutes for muffins; 1 hour for loaf pans.

I'm linking this to Beth's Mossberry Cottage blog for her new feature called Patisserie Tuesday.

And yes, I made that tabouli I was craving, too, with quinoa instead of bulgar, and homegrown parsley, mint, garlic chives and tomatoes:

MMMmmm!

I regularly provide "treats" for the chickens since they don't get to free-range. Perch gets her share even though she does free-range, and I often serve it to her. Yes, she's special. ;-)


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