Raisin Zucchini Muffins

A Raisin Zucchini Muffin
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It's the weekend! A weekend in late January when our local grocery store had some fine looking Zucchini in the Produce Department. Very quickly a memory of freshly baked Zucchini Muffins popped into my mind.  To be specific- Zucchini Muffins with Raisins.  Yum!  Not since that "buy local" veggie was available at road side stands this past summer have I baked a batch.

Well, that changed today.  A double batch is now baking in my oven and the aroma in my kitchen is beginning to make me hungry.  I baked a double batch.  There will be Raisin Zucchini Muffins located in our freezer tomorrow, too.  

Click here for the recipe. 

When you also find some "fine looking" Zucchini in your grocery store's Produce Department, bake a batch of these very tasty treats!

Enjoy!
Yummy!          

Tomato Basil White Bean Soup- with Couscous

Tomato Basil White Bean Soup- with Couscous
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The word is out! Here in New England snow is in our future for this weekend!  Looks like snowblowers, snow plows and snow shovels will be put to very good use on Sunday.  Any time the word snow is mentioned I think of a bowl of hearty hot soup.  One that is easy to prep is always a bonus.  Tomato Basil White Bean Soup fits that description.  

You probably have the ingredients in your kitchen ready to use.  Chicken Broth, tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, dried basil and kidney beans are quite often staples for many of us.  There are a few more ingredients, too.  I also add Couscous to the soup, but it is not necessary.  If I do not have white kidney beans, I use red kidney beans instead.  It takes little time to prepare and it is so delicious!

Click here for my Tomato Basil White Bean Soup recipe.  If you do not prepare a batch this weekend, save the recipe for next weekend!  Our chilly weather is here.

Enjoy!
Yummy!