Maybe it is too many Raymond Chandler novels, or the fact that I took a class called Dick Fiction in the wacky heydays of UC Santa Cruz, but a mysterious blonde hiding something seemed appropo.
Preheat oven to 350
I decided it would be something other than zucchini bread, but who would have expected a dame like her to walk in. (and that is where I stop my hard boiled detective writing...before anyone gets hurt or embarrassed)
A tip of the hat to the Gardeners' Community Cookbook for the idea...
Zucchini Blondie
Preheat oven to 350
1/2 stick of butter, some (1tsp - 1tbs) fruity olive oil, 2 tsp water all melted together
mix in 1c dark brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla, some fresh ground nutmeg
Sift together 1c flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 3/8 tsp baking soda.
Stir in dry ingredients.
Stir in 1/3c chopped walnuts.
Stir in 1 medium zucchini peeled and 1/4-inch diced.
Sprinkle top with butterscotch chips.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Enjoy an ice cold gimlet. Wait for trouble.
