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No oil Carrot Zucchini Bread

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This is my favorite recipe for carrot zucchini bread, we just made this again two days ago and I knew I had to share it.  I am always trying to make anything healthier, especially if it already contains sugar.  One of the reasons this bread is great is because there is no oil used at all.  Vegetable oil for this recipe would normally be about a cup, which would amount to nearly 2,000 calories and 220 grams of fat!  Apple sauce is an amazing substitute for oil while baking, saving calories and fat.

The next item we switch for a healthier version is whole wheat flour, while whole wheat flour and regular flower have the same calories the whole wheat is much better for you.  During the process of making white flour most of the nutrients and fiber naturally found in flour are lost.  Sometimes the nutrients are added back into white flour but not in its natural form, which is another reason white flour is so over processed. Below are the ingredients and directions to our delicious Carrot Zucchini Bread, enjoy!

  • 1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 1/2 cups White Flour
  • 1 ts Salt
  • 1 ts Baking Powder
  • 1 ts Baking Soda
  • 2 ts Cinnamon
  • 1 ts Nutmeg
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup Apple Sause
  • 1 cup Grated Carrot
  • 1 cup Grated Zucchini
  • 1 1/2 cups Chopped Walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together, whole wheat flour, white flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a Kitchen Aid mixer or mixing bowl and mix.  Next add the sugar, eggs and apple sauce and mix together.  Last add the carrots, zucchini and walnuts and mix.

Next put into greased (we used coconut oil spray from Traders) and put into bread pan, or into cupcake pan.  Let bake for about 50 min. or until it is cooked throughout the center of the bread.

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San Diego County Farmers Markets

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There is nothing better than fresh from the farm produce, which is why we love shopping a local farmers markets.  We love all of the free samples and trying something new.  If you are thinking about giving a farmers market a try see the full list below for North San Diego County.  To find other farmers markets in San Diego click here.

  • Bonsall – Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at River Village Plaza, 5256 South Mission
  • Carlsbad – Wednesdays & Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. on Grand and Carlsbad Village Drive
  • Fallbrook – Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 102 South Main Street & Alvardo Street
  • Fallbrook – Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South Main Street by the Primo Parking lot
  • La Costa – Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at La Costa Canyon High School (1 Maverick Way)
  • Leucadia – Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Paul Ecke Elementary School (185 Union Street)
  • Oceanside – Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of N.Coast Hwy and Pier View Way
  • Oceanside Sunset Market – Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tremont and Pier View Way
  • San Marcos – Wednesdays & Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Cal State San Marcos Lot B
  • Solana Beach – Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 410 S. Cedros Avenue

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Summer Fun – Make Ice Cream in a bag

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A couple of years ago on the last day of school we made ice cream in a bag with my son’s class.  The kids loved it, and it was surprisingly very simple to make.  If you have younger kids like we did (they were in kindergarten) you may need to help with the shaking.  I would recommend wearing a pair of gloves to avoid frostbite!  We loved making ice cream in a bag, it is so easy and delicious!

  1. 1/2 cup half & half
  2. 1 tablespoon sugar
  3. 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  4. 1 ziplock sandwich size bag (use a freezer bag)
  5. 1 ziplock gallon size bag (freezer bag works best)
  6. 3 cups crushed ice
  7. 1/3 cup rock salt
  1. Put first 3 ingredients in the smaller Ziplock bag and seal bag (Make sure it is closed). Put ice and rock salt in the larger bag and then add the filled small bag. Seal the large bag.
  2. Shake and squeeze bag until ice cream is thickened, about 5-10 minutes.
  3. Remove small bag, unseal, and eat out of the bag, poor into a bowl, or put on a cone.
  4. Add any toppings if you wish and enjoy!

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Fun easy Easter treats to make with kids

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This is a fun, and easy Easter treat to make with your kids, even toddlers!  As you can probably tell because my child made the ones below!  Simply dip into icing (put in microwave for about 15 seconds) then dip into sprinkles and set aside to dry.  It really is that easy!  The only items needed are:

  • Peeps (multiple colors)
  • Sprinkles (the more the merrier)
  • Icing (any color you choose)

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No baking required, no chopping, no prep, just dip and let dry.  You may choose to use melting chocolates instead of icing, I have done both ways and feel the icing is easier than the melting chocolates.  There are tons of things you can do with your peeps once decorated.  Put on a stick and hand out to friends, which is what we will be doing for my son’s class tomorrow.  It is hard to find something for my son’s class… one child is gluten-free, another nut allergy, another no dairy, and another child who doesn’t celebrate holidays.  Usually if I can’t make all 4 happen I will bring something else for those kids so they don’t feel left out.

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 Happy Easter!


Easter Treats for kids

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We love to make treats to give out in my son’s class for pretty much any holiday, and I wanted to share this super cute idea I found for Easter treats.

It is a little play on smores, items needed:  Graham crackers (will use two per child) 1 tiny chocolate bar (last year we used chocolate bunnies) and 1 marshmallow peep (in whatever color you choose)

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To make use place two graham crackers, 1 tiny chocolate bar, and a marshmallow peep inside a cute plastic bag that you can see through.  Add a cute note saying to use as a smore, then write a note from your child and include it inside.

Enjoy!  For another fun Easter treat idea click here.

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Easter treats fun to make with kids

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Easter Egg Nests 2

It is a cloudy day here in SoCal today, that is why I decided what better to do than make treats! I am hosting Easter brunch for my family and friends on Easter Sunday and I wanted to try out a few recipes and I thought I would share. I love-making Easter Egg Nests, not only are they adorable but they are ridiculously delicious as well. Items needed to make these are marshmallows, butter, vanilla, and dry chow mein noodles, and small candies for the eggs.

4 Cups Dry Chow Mein Noodles
3 Cups Mini Marshmallows
3 Tbsp Butter
1/2 Tsp Vanilla
Candy Eggs, Mini Robin’s Eggs, M & M’s, or Jelly Beans

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Over low heat, melt the marshmallows and butter in a large saucepan, once melted stir in the vanilla. Pour the noodles into a large bowl. Pour the marshmallow and butter mixture over the noodles, stir until well coated. Rub some butter on your hands, this is important as it will all stick to your hands and not together. Then take the noodle mixture and form it into small round bowls in-between the size of a golf ball and tennis ball. Place the balls on the cookie sheet, with the back of a spoon, press the center of each ball to make a hollow indentation. Next let the nests set until they are hard and then fill each nest with candy eggs.

Last year my son and I make enough for all the children in his class. The year before I made them for place settings on Easter Sunday. I took a tooth pick and small piece of paper and wrote everyone’s name and placed at each setting on the table. No one had to get up for something sweet after the meal! Tell me what you choose to do with your nests!

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