Zucchini Muffins! Also a quick update on my novel!

Howdy everyone!

I do have a recipe for you all today and a quick little update on my novel.  If you prefer to read your books on a Kindle, it is now available for the Kindle! I will post the link to it below for you all. For now, on with the recipe!

Today's recipe is a old favorite of my family's: Zucchini Muffins! They taste sort of like banana nut muffins, but they do not have bananas or nuts. I do not know about where you all live, but right now Zucchini where I live are ready for harvest and ours just keep producing. We bake it, we fry it, we grill it, we freeze it, we bake with it and we still have a bunch left over. So, I will be sharing this recipe for Zucchini Muffins with all of you so that if you all have a bumper crop of Zucchini where you live you will have something else to do with it.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2cups grated zucchini
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2 tsp. baking powder

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, & nutmeg.
• Set aside
• In a medium bowl, combine grated zucchini, eggs, vanilla, and oil.
• Stir well to combine, then gently stir into flour mixture.
• Fill lined muffin tins about ¾ of the way with the batter.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden.

Hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as my family does! Until next time.


Fractured Bottles on Kindle

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Update! How is My Book Publishg Going?

Hello everyone!

I have wonderful and exciting news to tell you all. If you have been following me for a while then you know that I have been working on a novel. In my last post I gave you all a sneak peak at the cover for the book. Tonite I am happy to tell you all that my book is published and on sale! Hurray! I am so excited. You can buy it here at amazon. In about a month you will be to go buy it in your local book stores.

So, about this book of mine. What kind of book is it? It’s a young adult fantasy book that introduces some philosophic ideas without them realizing it.  This basically means that it is a young adult fantasy book that can be enjoyed by adults as well.

As for the interesting names in the book, that will be explained on the website when it is all up and running; at the moment it only has the about the author part up and I will like the website below. I tried to give the characters names that fit with not only their ethnic background, but also with the story and had some meaning behind them.  For example, the main character’s name is usually not used as a name. Koowu is the word for strength in Arabic. While she is not physically strong, she has strength in other areas.

Will there be another book? Yes! Of course! It is already in the works. Fractured Bottles is the first in the “Bottles from Ozymandias” series. The second book does not have a name as of yet, but when it does have one you all will know.

You can also like the series on Facebook. Just click the like button down below!

Check it out! Have a read! Enjoy! It would mean a lot to me.

Love you all! Stay lovely and charming!

Sneak Peak!

Hallo Schöne Leser!

So, this isn't related to food, but I feel like sharing it with you all. In my last post I mentioned that I was in the process of finalizing the cover art for my novel that is coming out. Well, I have good news for you all! Since you all are such wonderful and amazing readers I figured that I would let you all have a little sneak peak at it.

 

Tada! There it is. I think it turned out well. Hopefully there will be a site up for it soon. The facebook page is in the works and I shall let you all know when it’s up and going. I will keep you all posted on how it is going. For now I will leave you all with this lovely description that is going to be up on the online stores for the book.

Enjoy!

Koowu has never been to school and her first experience is Ozymandias Boarding School. Much to the Djinn’s dismay she is to be roommates with a Rakshasi named Rajani who is her exact opposite, loud and hyper. Being they anti-social creature that she is does not lend itself well to making friends. However, she manages to become friends with not only her hyperactive roommate but also the Nephilim (Leopold), a Mujina (Kouti), and two Greek deities (Artemis and Apollon). Just in time too. Several important artifacts from the school have been stolen and the misfit group takes it upon themselves to try and figure out where they have gone. Will the group find the missing artifacts or will they end up disappearing as well?

4th of July Special! 3 Recipes for 1 Post!

Happy Independence Day Everyone!

So, it is the 4^th of July and that means Independence Day for us here in the United States. How am I celebrating? I am going to be finalizing the cover for my novel that will be in about a month or two. Huzzah! Anyways, I want to say a big Thank You to all of our troops have served our country and are currently serving! My father, numerous other relations, and friends of mine have served and several are currently serving and I appreciate all that they do and have done. Thanks guys and gals I love you and thank you for all I do. I love you all. <3

With it being 4^th of July and all I figured that I should post something that is red, white and blue. Even though it is after breakfast, you all will enjoy these recipes year round. Today I will be posting 3 recipes. One for each colour. Red will be Red velvet pancakes, white will be whipped cream, and blue will be blueberry glaze. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it. Let’s get started!

Red Velvet Pancakes

Ingredients

·         1 cup of unbleached or whole wheat flour
·         1 ½ tablespoon of cocoa powder
·         1 teaspoon of sea salt
·         3 tablespoons of vanilla sugar
·         1 cup of buttermilk
·         1 tablespoon of vinegar
·         1 large egg
·         1 teaspoon of vanilla
·         1 teaspoon of red food colouring

Directions

·         Heat pan or griddle on medium heat
·         While it is heating mix all of your ingredients together in a medium to large bowl
·         Once the pan or griddle is hot either a bit of butter in the pan or spread it on the griddle, you can use cooking spray if you want and if you do I recommend Pam with Olive Oil
·         Pour your pancake batter into the heated pan and let them cook until the edges look firm and   dry and the top has stopped bubbling then flip to the other side and cook for 2 to 3 minutes

Whipped Cream

Ingredients

·         1 cup of heavy cream
·         1 cup of sour cream
·         ½ cup of powdered sugar
·         1 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions

·         Mix in a medium bowl on high until the mixture forms stiff peaks

Blueberry Glaze

Ingredients

·         ½ cup of vanilla sugar
·         ½ cup of water
·         2 teaspoons of cornstarch
·         1 tablespoon of lemon juice
·         2 cups of fresh blueberries
·         If you want the glaze to look more blue add a few drops of blue food colouring to the water before you start

Directions

·         Mix together in a sauce pan
·         Cook while stirring until the mixture thickens

Well, that’s it! You can use these together or separately. They are pretty easy to make. The blueberry glaze also tastes great on cheesecakes and deserts.

I hope you all enjoy these recipes. Have a happy and safe 4^th of July!