Culinary Adventures with Camilla

The Precise Kitchen Elf's second project from  The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes,Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies  by Patrick Buckley and Lily Binns: Edible Origami! There is no real recipe. But here's the process... Fold wonton wrappers into whatever origami shapes you want. We did frogs, cranes, airplanes, and snails.   Lay your origami on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray the pieces with cooking oil. We used olive oil. Bake until crisped and browned. The thinner pieces were done in 12-15 minutes. The thicker folded pieces took an additional 5 minutes. Keep a close eye so that they do not burn. Sprinkle with salt. Eat and enjoy!!

For the first time since Riley started school, he didn't ask me to make carrot cake cupcakes for his class birthday treats. This year he requested zucchini cakes. 2 C shredded raw zucchini 3 eggs 1 C organic granulated sugar 1/2 C organic raw turbinado sugar 1/2 C chunky applesauce 1/2 C olive oil 2 C white whole wheat flour 2 t baking soda 2 t ground cinnamon 1/2 t ground cardamom 1 t ground nutmeg In a mixing bowl, place all of the ingredients and stir until just moistened. I finally got to use Rook No. 17's origami paper -> cupcake liner tutorial . It's been on my list for about two years now. Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes at 350°, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out with very little or no crumbs clinging to it.