Even in this time of harvest and abundance – summer, it is hard to cook just what is going to be eaten. Then, try to convince a teenager or even a 20-something adult that leftovers are what dinner is going to be. I knew there were plenty of leftovers that needed to be eaten when… Continue reading Leftovers
The time of year has come where everyone’s garden is overrun with zucchini and other summer squash. Below are some of my favorite zucchini recipes. Zucchini Brownies ½ cup vegetable oil 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 1… Continue reading Zucchini
Last night was a zucchini night at my house. I had come into some zucchini and wanted to use it so that it did not go to waste. I use zucchini – as can be seen in previous posts – a lot and in a varied number of ways so yesterday was no different. I started… Continue reading Zucchini Dinner
The “rabbit” of most gardens, zucchini is started to ripen and there has to be ways to use it. Here are two of favs! Both recipes are from allrecipes.com. Zucchini Yogurt Multigrain Muffins 1 ½ cups all-purpose, unbleached flour ¾ cup whole wheat flour ¾ cup oat flour (I use 1 ½ cups whole wheat… Continue reading Zucchini Recipes
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