So I guess that since my two food posts have been about sweets- You all know now that I like them. This recipe is because of my need to use up lots of zucchini.  We all know that zuch is a very adaptable veg.  You can use it in many ways but for my non-veg eating son it is nice to put it in a few things I know that he will eat. (And I don't sneak it-He knows that it is there) This recipe comes from Allrecipes.com  Don't be thrown off by the lack of eggs.  It turns out fabulous without them. 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups shredded zucchini 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 c dark chocolate chips Mix wet ingredients and zucchini together.  Add in sugar and then the dry ingredients.  Bake in preheated 350 oven in a greased casserole dish 9X13.  For about 25-35 minutes. Very Delicious and very chocolat

It has been crazy round here.  Since my last post we have had 3 birthdays Lily turned 4-had a rainbow cake and friends over for dinner Ari turned 6 -had a girly party with church and school friends and a butterfly cake Jacob turned 10- had his first friends sleepover party We hatched out 1 chick(long story) so I bought 21 more to keep it company but it only lived for a week.  Due to dogs and other unknown causes of death we now have 17 chicks. (I am hoping that they are not all roosters.) Our garden planting crew We planted a large garden and have been picking buckets of cucumbers, zucchini, green beans and corn. Jacob on stage! Jacob starred in the regional dance festival.  He did a solo dance in front of everyone. It only lasted about 20 seconds but it was awesome! We went to Washington to attend two funeral services. My sister's sweet baby-Angelica.  You can find her story here .  You must read it.  My sister is inspiring and amazing. Ari

Ending the deafening silence on my blog with a sweet post... Brown Sugar Graham Cracker Cake! I took one of my favorite quick recipes -Brown sugar cake and made a few changes.  Here is the original recipe: 3 c flour 1.5 c brown sugar 1/2 c white sugar 1 c butter 1/2 t salt Mix dry ingredients and then cut butter into the dry ingredients until no large butter chunks remain.  Measure out 1 cup of this mixture and set aside. 3/4 t baking soda 1 egg 1 c sour milk i.e. 15 T milk 1 T lemon juice Mix the baking with the dry ingredients and then add the egg and milk.  Stir enough to wet all ingredients but keep it a little lumpy.  Then put in a greased 9X13 casserole pan.  Sprinkle the dry reserved ingredients over the top.  Bake at 350 til lightly browned and done in the center. Here are the changes that I made 2 c flour 1 pkg or 1 c graham cracker crumbs (finely ground) 1 c brown sugar 1/2 c white sugar 1/2 t salt 3/4 c butter 1/4 c oil* Same method as above cut in b