Sound Exploration Wall

Last week, during my set-up time, I finally got to build the sound exploration wall that I've had in the back of my mind since finding this blog post on pinterest.
My son, Eamon, helped me pick out metal stuff at Goodwill. And my partner, Eric, helped me mount everything on the board.
Here they are testing it out.

Zucchini bread

Last week we picked a giant zucchini from the garden. So this week we made zucchini bread.

I chose a grain-free recipe because I find they are easier to get right than with a lot of gluten-free recipes where you need three kinds of flour, and everything in just the right balance. Besides then I could eat some too. ;)

 Izzy helped me measure and mix the dry ingredients.

 We used a whisk on the wet ingredients, rather than the stand up mixer suggested by the recipe. And mashed the banana w/ a fork.

 Baxter joined us in time for the whisking.

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cup blanched almond flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 cup shredded, unpeeled zucchini

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Place the wet ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer, then beat on medium for 1-2 minutes until frothy and fully combined. Add the zucchini and beat again just enough to incorporate.
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients with the mixer running, until all of the flour mixture has been incorporated.
5. Spoon the batter into 2 mini loaf pans. You can also use this batter to make muffins.
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the middle is set and a toothpick comes out clean.

 mixing in the zucchini

 We had a regular sized pan, so it needed about 45 min to bake all the way through. It's a good idea to line the pan in parchment paper.

It turned out nicely moist (some of the blog comments had me worried it would be too wet, and it wouldn't have hurt to add a Tbsp of coconut flour. But if you give it enough time in the oven it's just fine.)