Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Pretty and Delicious!

Just a quick post today. I'm feeling inspired to decorate for fall and I want to take advantage of that! Of course, decorating always brings with it a good bit of dusting and rearranging. It's going to be a busy day...

However, I wanted to share with you this zucchini cake I made the other day. My friend Rachel shared the recipe (click here) and it is delicious!! I modified it a little as I had no self-rising flour in the house, so I made my own, adding leavening. Plus, I used half whole wheat, half white flower. And I used demerara sugar, which I made a little finer in the food processor, instead of white sugar. Excellent!! I have much of it sliced in the freezer for a quick snack if needed...
The picture below I snapped one day when I had gotten a few blackberries out to thaw. I did a few other things and when I turned around again, I was stopped in my tracks. Sometimes ordinary things can be so beautiful!
Hopefully you are having a great week so far. We had a rainy day yesterday and today it's sunny and cooler and the humidity level is dropping fast. Makes me a happy woman! 

I leave for you today with sunny wishes and much love,

❧ Silke
P.S. No time for a proper postscript today....
Posted by Silke Powers at 9:47 AM

7 comments:

  1. martinealisonSeptember 30, 2014 at 8:48 PM

    Bonjour chère amie,

    J'aime tous les pains de courgettes. J'en réalise de toutes sortes.
    Le vôtre me semble succulent !

    Gros bisous ♡

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  2. LibrarianOctober 1, 2014 at 1:33 AM

    Oh, they're blackberries - and here was I, thinking they are pine cones :-D

    Zucchini cake sounds like a good idea. It is such a versatile vegetable, isn't it.

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  3. Rachel LucasOctober 1, 2014 at 2:54 AM

    The cake looks absolutely delicious, Silke! So happy that you made it. Happy October xo

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  4. Debra She Who SeeksOctober 1, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    Anything made with zucchini is always so nice and moist!

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  5. Tessa~ Here there be musingOctober 1, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    Things like the thawing blackberries... You stopped and noticed their beauty. And got your camera, to record it.

    I like to think that we have more of such moments, because we love to use our cameras. :-) It is a lovely perk. Of taking photos, and being in Blog Land.

    Happy October!
    Tessa~
    "Here there be musing" blog

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  6. Scriptor SenexOctober 1, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    We so often fail to notice the beauty that is around us all the time. Well done getting the blackberries.

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  7. JessOctober 6, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    I wasn't sure what zucchini was so I had to look it up. :) We call them courgettes in my neck of the woods :) what a lovely unusual recipe, it looks delicious I might give it a go!
    Thankyou for sharing the lovely photo of the thawing blackberries, it reminds me to slow down and to appreciate the small beautiful things I rush around missing. Have a lovely week Silke!
    Jess xx

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