Peter and Cathy's "Grate" Zucchini Bread

Mix dry ingredients:
¾ cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup white flour
½ cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ fresh ground nutmeg
¼ tsp cloves

Mix wet ingredients:
2 eggs
3/8 cup (6 Tbls) oil
1¼ cups packed grated zucchini
1 tsp vanilla

Mix dry and wet ingredients together. Butter one bread pan. Pour in mixture and bake on 350° F oven for 50-60 minutes (until you can prick a knife in the center of the loaf and have it come out clean).

Extra goodies to add:
1. In the 1st loaf we added to the general recipe some chopped walnuts, half a banana, and some chocolate chips. It tasted like CANDY!
2. In another loaf we added some ground cardamom, half a banana, some sunflower seeds, and a touch of maple syrup. Also incredibly delicious!
3. Something to try: replacing some of the flour with flax meal.

Peter's "SOUPer Food" miso soup

This heavenly miso soup will nourish your soul as well as your body...

1. Start quinoa in more water than you need.
2. In another pan, saute chopped onion and Hungarian Wax chilies in olive oil.
3. Saute tomatoes and frozen shiitake mushrooms in onion/chili mixture.
4. add carrots
5. After 5-7 minutes add zucchini, yellow squash, and swiss chard stalks,
6. After a bit, add corn, parsley, and chard greens.
7. When almost done, add tumeric, cumin, chopped garlic and ginger.
8. Stir miso into individual bowls when ready to serve.
9. Enjoy!