A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
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When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
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Recipe: Kitchen Sink Bread

April 21, 2011 · Narrative

The FrontBoth of my kids are big fans of bread … banana bread, brown bread, baguettes … you name the carb and they likely inhale it.  So when my sister-in-law came over for lunch this past weekend, I decided to take a different tactic with the bread and go with zucchini.  And dried cherries.  And nuts.  And oats.  And coconut.  It’s nearly downright healthy.  And before you wrinkle up your nose at the combination, I assure you it just magically works when combined together; the flavors marry well, each one giving you a hint of its presence, but not enough that you’d be able to pick it out readily.  Well, maybe the cherries, but that’s certainly not a bad thing.

Zucchini Cherry BreadThis bread would be perfect for an upcoming bake sale, or toasted with a little smear of butter for breakfast, or to send over to your neighbor just because.

The Rear

Project 365
April 21, 2011, Photo #110

Carrot CakeI should not have attempted this at 11 pm last night. I was dog tired, beyond spent and just didn’t have the patience and wherewithal to get ‘er done. I left it on the counter when I went to bed, planning to throw it in the garbage in the morning. But then this morning, I saw it in a new light. I guess it did kinda sorta look like a carrot.  Madeline and her classmates don’t care that it looks nothing like the picture. That I couldn’t find what I needed to make the green part of the carrots. That it was only a half-hearted attempt to make something fun for them for Easter. The plate was empty when I picked her up. Next time I’ll just start maybe a teensy bit earlier. You know, before I have nothing left to give.

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Kitchen Sink Bread
Recipe courtesy of Cate O’Malley

1 cup zucchini, shredded and squeezed dry
1/3 cup coconut
2/3 cup oats
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup dried cherries
1-1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 light sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
glaze (confectioners’ sugar and water mixed together until glaze consistency)

Preheat oven to 350.  Lightly coat a 9×5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.  In large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon until well mixed.  In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and add the vegetable oil, sour cream and vanilla.  Once thoroughly combined, add to flour mixture.  Combine.  Add in the zucchini, coconut, oats, walnuts and cherries and mix until just combined.  Spread the batter in the pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.  Cool in the pan and then turn onto rack to cool completely.  Top with glaze.

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Comments

  1. Sarah Caron says

    April 21, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    Oooh, yum! I love zucchini bread. Looks great.

    Reply
  2. Joanne says

    April 22, 2011 at 6:18 am

    I’m always shocked how little you can really taste zucchini in zucchini bread. My roommate swears that the zucchini muffins I made a few years ago are still, to date, her favorite thing that i’ve baked. i’m going to have to make her this bread. :P

    Reply
  3. Ramona says

    April 22, 2011 at 9:29 am

    I’m fairly sure those kids didn’t care what it looked like.

    Happy Easter.

    Reply

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A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
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I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
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