Nan’s Zucchini Bread

Mishy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:54:28 +0000

I love this recipe. As a kid, my sister & I used to visit my Nan in Queensland’s Gold Coast every year. She would always have a zucchini loaf waiting for us (my other Grandmother always had a Honey cake awaiting our arrival, and yes, I was spoiled as a young child, and in need of a good dentist). This recipe makes 2 x loaves, although you could always half it if you only wanted to make one (but trust me, you’ll want two… and if you don’t, you can always give the other one to me… or just stick it in the freezer). My Nan usually eats this with a good slather of butter (but she is from New Zealand where butter was a staple for her generation). I prefer it straight up with a cup of tea. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour
2 1/2 cups self raising flour
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups of shredded zucchini (aka courgettes)
1 3/4 cup caster sugar
4 eggs (lightly beaten)
2 teaspoons vanilla essense
3 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1 cup chopped pecans

Method

Preheat the oven to 175^oC
Grease and line 2 x loaf tins (or grease & dust with flour)
This is where it gets tricky… Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl, then add all the other ingredients
Mix to combine, then pour into the prepared loaf tins
Bake for approx. 1 hr in a fan forced oven
Leave in tin for a few minutes, then turn onto wire to cool completely

Experimental variations

Carrot, beetroot, sweet potato & corn

Project management take-home

As mentioned, this recipe makes 2 x loaves and whilst you could half it, I never have.

“Why?” you ask…

Because, as anyone who’s hard-drive has failed will know, it’s always good to have a back up!

My nan won! Skype: Oldest User Award

Mishy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:00:26 +0000

To my knowledge, skype doesn’t actually have a ‘Skype: Oldest User Award’, but they should.

My nan’s 93 years young and an avid skype user, so I’m awarding my nan the People’s Choice – Skype: Oldest User Award.

I don’t know that she is for sure the oldest, but I’m awarding this to her until proven otherwise (or until Skype issue a take-down notice).

Do you want to take the award away from my nan?

Then you’ll need to find someone even older that uses skype and they’ll need to comply with the following criteria:

They must have their own skype account, linked to their own email address
They must initiate a video call (without assistance)
They must look into the camera during the call
They must know how to hang up (without assistance)

FYI – My nan’s also on gmail/google chat, she has her own mobile and digital camera, so she’s a tough contender.

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FTW!

Update 20 Oct 09: Looks like my nan lost her title as Skype’s oldest user, although she was still the first person to try out Google Talk, so she’s still cool in my books

Recipe: Try out my Nan’s zucchini bread

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Nan’s Zucchini Bread

My nan won! Skype: Oldest User Award