Archives for May 2011

Cooking is one thing I learned to do well at an early age. I look back and am thankful for that. I have many family recipes that are still amazing to this day. This Zucchini bread is definitely on the top of that list.

It is like heaven in your mouth. I am not a big fan of flavored bread but this one you will LOVE. My children even love it and they are very picky. It is super moist, no matter if you choose to add Vegetable oil or Applesauce. And another plus about this bread is you can freeze the loaves and you would never know they had been frozen. They stay very moist and yummy. I actually grow Zucchini just for this recipe and freeze the blended portions for future use. Now go try it. You’ll thank me.

{Zucchini Bread}

2 Eggs

2 C. Sugar

1 C. Oil or Applesauce

2 C. Zucchini

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 C. Flour

2 tsp. Baking Soda

3 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Baking Powder

Chop and blend the Zucchini. Combine wet ingredients; blended Zucchini, Eggs, Sugar, Oil or Applesauce, and Vanilla. Mix. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients; Flour, Baking Soda, Salt, Cinnamon, and baking powder. Stir and add to the Wet Ingredients. Now mix well. Batter will be separated into 2 loaf pans. I prefer to grease the pan and coat with cocoa. {No white film from flour when you use cocoa}. Another trick I have is to cut out parchment paper and line bottom of the loaf pan. This makes it very easy for the bread to come out.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Both loaves at the same time

Makes 2 loaves

 

 

Megan from Brassy Apple and I Am…

I am the girl who is creating her own path each day

I am the woman who hopes to inspire others to do the same

I am the wife who isn’t perfect but is loved just the way she is

I am the mother who has 5 in her heart but only 4 in her home

I am the neighbor who runs out of an important ingredient while making dinner and asks to borrow a “cup of flour”

I am grateful and blessed

I find happiness in the everyday and everyday seek out some happiness

I enjoy capturing the moment and not the posing through my camera lens

I do what I love

I learn how to be better each day from my kids

I am always changing, always evolving and always excited to see what lies ahead

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Megan is one of those ladies who I wished I would have spent more time with at Creative Estates.  I have to admit that her newish blog, I am… is one of my new obsessions.  I can tell that we are two ladies who think an awful lot alike about our roles in life,  Megan I look up to and admire you my dear!!

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous

Hi! My name is Linda and I’m a Craftaholic. I started a blog, Craftaholics Anonymous, almost 2 years ago to deal with my crafting obsession because let’s face it, a blog is a lot cheaper than therapy! Being a stay at home mom has only fueled my craft addiction- now I can craft for 2 little boys in addition to our home, myself, the hubster, etc etc etc! And I take full advantage of naptime! I hit the crafting scene as soon as those sweet eyes close.

I love dreaming up new crafts and being inspired by everyday life. I craft to fulfill my need to create. And I love helping and sharing with others how I make my crafts. I love meeting and connecting with fellow crafters, and realized that other crafters enjoy that as well. So I started a Handmade Gift Exchange to connect crafters all over the world. This is one of my favorite things I do with my blog! I thoroughly enjoy the linky party at the end of the Handmade Gift Exchange to see the fabulous items participants made for each other and reading about the friendships they have made. {next Handmade Gift Exchange will start in May}

Being a part of the online “Creative Community” that craft blogging has created, has made me a better person. I feel so blessed by the wonderful friendships I have made and to be a part of this wonderfully creative group of people!

Linda has been a dear, sweet friend of ours from the very beginning here at WhipperBerry. She has been one of our biggest cheerleaders and we can’t thank her enough for that!!  Thanks Linda for being your fabulous self!!  Good luck on your move… we wish we could be there to help!!

 

Does anyone else greet Baby’s first year mark with hands waving like an Olympic marathoner? Don’t you want to shout, “We made it!!”

We celebrate because not only has our little one survived all the fun milestones that come in those first twelve months, but he’s full of dimples, toothy grins and great slobbery kisses. Our first year as parents of FOUR has been so fun. I’ve never felt so blessed to be a mother. As part of the fun we decided add a mini table to our celebration.

My color palette of greens and whites were inspired by the thought of tender green bamboo shooting up toward the sky. That’s how babies grow isn’t it? Inches by the day? One moment you’re cradling them in the crook of your arm as a tender seedling and the next they’re crawl-racing across the floor, growing roots and branches out the windows! For the table cover, I picked up a few lovely fat quarters from the fabric store and stitched them together into a nine block. A little ironing and I had my own custom table cover in the perfect hues.

One of our traditions for first birthdays is an ice cream cake. This year I tried my hand at making it. It was way easier than I imagined and SO yummy!! We rounded out the deliciousness with mini brownie trifles, pearl embellished spritz cookies inspired by my friend Emily at ReMarkable Home, a fresh crunchy crudité, simple mini-Bundt Smash Cake and Lime Sparkler to drink. Toss in a beautiful cluster of spring tulips and hanging Tissue Paper Poms and I felt like we were having quite the swanky affair! Every selection was super simple and fun to make, which is important when you’re celebrating baby. I wanted my attention to be focused on our newest arrival in One-derland.

I think my favorite parts of the table are the black and white pictures of my little guy throughout his first year. Pictures speak volumes about his growth and the joy he has brought into our lives. Those sweet lips and round cheeks, that soft baby body! I can’t stand it! I picked up those darling pots with interchangeable ribbon holes from Target’s dollar section, tied in some green ribbon, filled them with split pea lentils and clipped the pictures onto lollipop sticks with some cute clothespins I found at Michael’s.

Sweet, simple and easy: what a great party should be. Happy Birthday, my little man. I look forward to watching you grow and delight us for years to come.