High School Friends, Cupcakes, and Driftwood

One of my son’s best friends from high school is an artist. We like to support any creative endeavor; here’s one of his pieces and a link to his website: http://snyderartdesign.com/

Doodle 4
Once he heard island music, now it’s full of clothing.

Lovely and delicious Zucchini Cupcakes with garden strawberries on a plate from Anthropologie.

I don’t have a pic of the Zucchini Pie because it got eaten so fast and I forgot to take it before.
Zucchini Pie
3 cups grated zucchini
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup all purpose flour or ½ whole wheat
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tbs fresh basil
cayenne to taste
3 beaten eggs
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
½ cup cheddar or jalepeno cheese

Mix onions, zucchini, eggs, oil, cheeses, spices, mix flour and baking powder, fold into wet mixture. Spoon into oiled 9×9 square pan and bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for about 40-50 minutes. Delicious hot or cold.

Beautiful driftwood from Carlsbad beach I found while I was watching the kids surf.
Horseshoe crabs from Cape Cod we mounted on driftwood from a trip to visit my son last year.