One Zucchini Cooked Three Ways

July 18, 2012 by mymateriallife

             The Beast weighed in at 3-1/4 pounds.  It was a gift from our young friend, Gabriel, a very enthusiastic boy.  He wanted me to take a photo of anything I made with the zucchini and I assured him I would, but in my head I knew I could do better than that.  Why, we could have our own Zucchini Day!  He went home with a plan to make muffins with his mom after camp the […]

Categories: Celebrations, Savories, Sweets • Tags: chilled zucchini soup, flora's famous zucchini cake, how to be a domestic goddess, nigella lawson, zucchini, zucchini pancakes

Blackberry Muffins

June 14, 2010 by mymateriallife

Summer must be here because I made my first batch of these yesterday.  They are my favorite way to consume blackberries. I use the blueberry muffin batter from Nigella Lawson’s, How to be a Domestic Goddess.  I prefer the slight tartness of blackberries in my muffins, but I’ll use some of the batter for blueberry muffins too if I have them.  I can’t find this recipe online – except in some British blogs which use grams and what-not – so […]

Categories: Sweets • Tags: blackberry muffins, nigella lawson