Be Fiercely Loyal

Read this quote today in Thomas Monson's Talk Priesthood Power. Loved it so I made it in to a picture.

I used digital scrapbook pieces from the Heart and Soul kit at Computer Scrapbook.

Happy Mother's Day!

People Are Amazing

Just discovered this video.  Amazing!

Don't worry about what others think of you...

Good Customer Service

I love hearing good customer service stories. Just discovered this one after trying to find somewhere to complain about another company. Reminds me that I should be letting others know about the good things employees do as well.

Fun Product Reviews

A few years ago someone linked me to the The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve Tee reviews on Amazon. Had to read them to my family and we died laughing.  I almost ordered all the men in my family the shirt for Christmas just because of the reviews.

Now others have share the following links with me.  Loved the Ice Cubes one. Hope you like them too.

Ice Cubes recipe

Uranium ore

Tuscan Whole Milk

Wheelmate Laptop Steering Wheel Desk

How To Avoid Huge Ships

Playmobil Security Check Point

lemon-Zucchini Loaf

I found the recipe for Lemon-Zucchini Loaf with this pin.

Lately I've had a hug craving for lemon. Maybe not lately, but for at least the last couple of years. When I saw the Lemon Zucchini Loaf I knew it was one I would want to make.

I pulled out my hand dandy lemon zester for this. I love my Williams-Sonoma Microplane Ultimate Citrus Tool. It's not the first tool I've had for zesting lemons. Some just didn't work well. Some fell apart. When I saw this one I thought it was spendy, but just might work so I got it. And it does!

Then I thought I had run into a problem. No buttermilk! Normally I would use a little vinegar and regular milk to make a buttermilk substitution, but I was really trying to stick to the recipe. Then I remembered I had buttermilk powder, similar to powdered milk. So I used that. Just for your info - you can also freeze small amounts of buttermilk if you find you can never use all of it at once.

The first loaf was pretty brown at 40 minutes and the center was no where close to done. I covered the top with tin goil and cooked some more. And some more.  I ended up cooking it for about an hour and 5 minutes

The second loaf I turned down the heat to 325 degrees and things worked much better. This time the top browned when it should. Strangely it took the same amount of time to cook. You can blame that on user error I'm sure.

Then came the glaze. I was a little concerned with it. It just seemed to have too little liquid. Nope. It was just right to make a glaze. After the first loaf though I wanted more glaze so with the second loaf I made 1 1/2 recipes of glaze. That was too much. Next time I'll do 1 1/4.

Rex and I both liked it. The kids were ho hum about it. Citrus really isn't a kid's favorite though.

Verdict: Would make this again, but make sure the heat is down and add a little more glaze

Verdict on my own variation: The original recipe was better. Using the applesauce made this a little cloying so I wouldn't use that. I would use the whole wheat - but then I like a heavier bread.