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Mandarin Orange Zucchini Bread with Craisins

So many zucchini and so many great recipes! Here is another one to wet the appetite and satisfy the need for sweet snacking. This bread is moist, sweet with a cranberry zing! Ingredients: 1 cup canola oil 2 cups sugar 1 tsp almond extract 3 eggs grated orange peel from one large orange 3 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp each: cinnamon and ginger 2 cups shredded zucchini (trim ends, do not peel) *Drain shredded zucchini in colander for at least 30 minutes then pat dry with a paper towel or [...]

By Joanne|2016-09-17T14:43:47-04:00September 17, 2016|Bread|Comments Off

Chocolate Zucchini Bread with Dark Sweet Cherries

‘Tis the season for zucchini. We were given squash after squash from co workers. I’ve been making my traditional pineapple zucchini bread for sweets and on the savory side, I’ve made stuffed zucchini with tuna, salads with fresh zucchini, and zucchini patties. We’re enjoying every thing zucchini. Today, I followed the pineapple zucchini bread recipe found here, but omitted pineapple for cherries and added chocolate. Lots of chocolate. A sure crowd pleaser. Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup canola oil 2 cups sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs 3 cups flour 3 TBS unsweetened dark cocoa powder 2 tsp baking soda [...]

By Joanne|2016-09-11T14:36:24-04:00September 11, 2016|Baking, Bread, Chocolate, Desserts|Comments Off

Sleepers, Working Legs, Gluten Free Zucchini Orange Bread

This is how I get to spend my Saturday nights…The Sleepers What an exciting life we have! Monday morning was much more fun. Ted got up early to work with me on the first day of building leg muscle. Warm up: 20 minutes on the elliptical. Workout: 45 minutes working legs and abs. Phew! Ted’s tough! We did leg press, dead lifts, squats, walking lunges, step ups (hate those!), leg extensions, leg curls, and calf raises. 3 sets x 10 to 20 reps. This doesn’t sound too different from what I was doing weeks ago, but the weight was a [...]

By Joanne|2010-10-11T07:08:43-04:00October 11, 2010|Baking|7 Comments