Okay, not really. But you know what food is pretty important to me, and I have taken the serious task of testing and adapting recipes so that YOU will enjoy them!
First up...
Zucchini Bread. After all, zucchini is growing like crazy in this region right now. There are a lot of variations with this bread, but I have found my favorite. It was a fluke really, because I only had part of the white sugar that I needed, so I improvised and put half brown sugar and half white. I figured sugar is sugar, right? WRONG! The combination of white and brown sugar adds depth to the bread and a little bit of crispness in flavor! I also love to mix nutmeg with most things that have cinnamon. It's a great companion spice and adds a little zing. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups grated zucchini
Directions:
1. Grease and flour two 8 X4 inch pans or 4 mini loaf pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl.
3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture and beat well. Stir in zucchini until well combined.
4. Pour batter into prepared pans and 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 from pan and completely cool.
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A less traditional recipe that I stumbled on at my grandmother's house is for French Toast Casserole. I get it, casserole's come with a bad rap, but truly this one is a tasty time-saver. I did have to make some adjustments to the recipe because the flavor wasn't quite right to me. The perk about this recipe is that you can make it the night before, chill it overnight and pop it into the oven the next day. It was perfect for a lazy Sunday morning for us. This recipe is definitely one that is aromatic and makes the house smell DIVINE! If anyone has suggestions for a better name, pop me a comment!
French Toast Casserole
Ingredients:
1 Loaf White Bread ( I also think it would be delicious with cinnamon raisin bread!)
1 Dozen Eggs
1 cup maple syrup
1 cup milk
4-6 oz cream cheese depending on your preference.
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1. Cube bread and put half in the pan. (I used a 9 X 13 and it was stuffed full!)
2. Crumble cream cheese over bread, sprinkle with cinnamon and cover with other half of bread.
3. Mix eggs, milk, syrup, and vanilla. Pour over bread.
4. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
5. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
6. Uncover and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
Serve with syrup. This recipe can easily feed 6-8!
I thought I had a picture of this for ya'll but apparently it's in neverland! Once I find it- I'll upload! :)
