Adventures with Zucchini
... mmmm zucchini bread
The Zucchini-fairy visited my neighbor this week. Their garden exploded with them. So they were nice enough to give us a couple. They're HUGE.
Last year, at while I was in Salt Lake for Climb4Life, Betsy made this great zucchini bread, and was kind enough to send us all the recipe. So, tonight I gave it a try.
The recipe is called an Orange Nut Zucchini Bread, of course -- I made it with no nuts so that I wouldn't kill my husband... so it became an Orange no-Nut Zucchini Bread. It was a nice day, so I took a walk to the Acme to get the orange and some baking soda. I was quite proud of myself: I walked to the grocery (didn't drive) and I brought a cloth grocery bag (no plastic bag), plus -- hey -- exercise!
At the Acme they had some ok-looking small-ish oranges. But then... next to them, I noticed some really pretty big oranges. I knew I needed 2 tablespoons of orange zest and a quarter cup of orange juice. So I figured I could just buy the one big orange, instead of two small ones.
I got home, and started to grate the zucchini, zest the orange and beat the eggs. Mendra walked in and asked if I'd bought a blood orange, because the flesh looked pretty red.
I thought back... I didn't see anything about a blood orange... and its a pretty small Acme... I wouldn't think they'd carry them... then I started feeling kind of silly, and walked over to look at the receipt.
So... now my Orange no-Nut Zucchini Bread, has become a non-Orange no-Nut Zucchini Bread. I just got the bread out of the oven. It actually tastes pretty good (of course, it would be better with walnuts). I have the rest of the weekend to make the recipe correctly and use all this zucchini. Hopefully everyone enjoys getting zucchini bread gifts. I promise to make it with the right fruit!
I still can't believe I bought a grapefruit and not an orange. I'm such a dork.