Sunday 31 July 2011

How to Make Your Own Condiments | Yummly

How to Make Your Own Condiments | Yummly

Wednesday 27 July 2011

Courgette/zucchini bread


 Mom`s zucchini bread



 Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
  3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  4. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

and after hard work...... yet more FUN!! :)

                                                                   Wye Community farm                    

                                                         breathtaking views at the nature reserve













Local Community Farm

  Offered our unskilled labour at the local community farm .
 Lots of fun weeding raspberries, herding sheep and visiting  a small preserves company  next door.

 Came back with a bouquet pretty gladiolas and lots of courgettes ( our unexpected reward).
Ragout for dinner, tomorrow and probably some courgettes bread too.


                                                              Vegetable patch


Charcoal burner








                                                               Weeding away




Playing in Lightroom

 Just a few experiments  and the results.
 Welllllll.... I have a lot..... to learn!