Making: Chocolate zucchini muffins (adapted from this recipe; I used buttermilk instead of soured milk, no ground cloves and sprinkled the tops with chopped walnuts). Makes 12 muffins + 20 mini-muffins.
Dinner: Baked zucchini risotto and salad.
Challenge/s: Finding time to sell all the "good" baby stuff that hasn't been given away yet and is seriously cluttering up my bedroom/ wardrobe/ study/ kids wardrobe.
Solution/s: a) Just Freecycle the lot. Pros: It's quick to list and it's all gone in one fell swoop. Cons: I don't get any maoney back for any of it (some of it was expensive-ish like the baby monitor).
b)"Book" one whole day on a weekend when DH has to mind the kids so I can just get the whole jolly lot sorted out and listed on eBay. Pros: The money from the sales can go towards the organic Christmas lunch we are hosting. Or the mortgage (there's a novel concept). Cons: Time consuming cleaning, listing and posting the items.
Hmmmm. Perhaps I could set myself a goal of listing five items per week until I get rid of the lot?
Transgressions: One too many chocolate zucchini muffins. *Ahem*
Reading: The BuyNothingChristmas.org website. Check out the cute coupons you can print out for homemade desserts, back massages and babysitting.
Utilities for November: Gas 40.2MJ/day; Water 326L/day; Electricity 12.8 kWh/day
Contemplating: Making ricotta cheese.
Footnote: Did I actually post a picture of my washing on the line? Good Lord, I've been reading too many homesteading blogs...
5 comments:
lol at your washing comment, but I like the way the light looks through the white sheet... and the zucchini choc muffins sound delish, did you need to change the recipe much?
lol - yes you did :) And a great photo it is too!
Hi Em :-) No, I didn't change it much, just the differences I listed, and I cooked it as muffins instead of a cake (less cooking time, about 25 mintues).
Hi Kez, thanks :-)
Yum, thankyou! :)
Those muffins look awesome Julie, I have bookmarked the recipe and will make some one day soon!
Love the washing photo! :P
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