Sink full of...

Sink full of zucchini 

Sink full of lettuce

 Sink full of basil

 Sink full of kale

I NEED A BIGGER FREEZER!!

Zucchini Muffins (a win!)

After last weeks TOTAL failure of a day I'm not sure what compelled me to try ANOTHER new recipe. Well not totally new. I have made chocolate zucchini loaf before but this time I tried changing the recipe so it was a little healthier and I wouldn't feel so bad feeding it to Daphne.

The recipe had 2 cups of sugar. TWO. That's a lot. So I used half a cup of honey and half a cup of brown sugar instead. 

I substituted apple sauce for half the oil. I also added some quick oats and sub'd half the white flour for whole wheat.

All in all pretty successful. HURRAY!!!









Not as sweet as it would normally be but Daphne LOOOVES them! That's the most important thing to me. 

I did add a few chocolate chips so there is the occasional pop of super sweetness.

The recipe seemed really massive. It said it would make 12 muffins but I ended up with 12 muffins and a small-ish loaf. 

Excellent for breakfast or a little snack with a cup of tea in the afternoon.

--Siobhan xoxo

Baked Parmesan Zucchini Bites

I needed a quick side dish to go with a curry I was making the other day and I saw someone post a recipe similar to this on a blog somewhere...why can't I ever remember where? I get inspiration from lots of websites and blogs but I never follow a recipe exactly. So once I understand the basic concept I'm done with the site...and then later I realize I should keep them to give credit where it is due.

Anyway, on with the show... 

It's just baked zucchini but it's topped with parmesan cheese.

I had two small zucchini so mine we're bit sized but I think I preferred it that way. So I cut those into coins. Pretty thin...although they was nothing uniform about the knife work this evening so they were all different sizes.

Laid them all out on a baking sheet with parchment paper on it.

 Top them with pepper...

And a hefty pinch of parmesan cheese. 

I'm always happy to add these fast/multi-purpose recipes to my arsenal. The goal is always to get as many veggies into us as possible without too much work.

Then I baked them at 425 for 20 minutes...or until all the cheese is melted and golden.

What a glorious thing melted cheese is. Tell me one thing you could put it on that wouldn't improve it. Ok, fine, there might be a few things...

In this situation there is nothing better than these golden tops.

The parm melts off the sides of the coin and creates a crunchy cheese ring around each piece. 

It truly tastes decadent.

The perfect side to my tofu curry and brown rice. Perfect for snacking. Perfect for hors d'oeuvre. 

I think it would be great with garlic salt instead of just pepper. With feta or cheddar or mozzarella. 

And you're not allowed to feel guilty about the cheese because of the zucchini. Also, it's just a really fast and easy recipe that tastes good and could satisfy a crowd.

-- Siobhan xo