This was a fun little snack. My pattypan squash are coming in strong, just like zucchini typically do. There is more than we can possibly eat. So I am looking for new and creative ways to use them. These crisps are a slight adaptation of the Low Carb Zucchini Oven Chips from Tablefortwoblog.com. It is best…
Category: Zucchini
Pasta Primavera with Roasted Carrots, Squash, Garlic and Peppers and a Garden Update
It is July, and the garden is starting to really come to life. It is green and lush. So, I decided to give you a tour. The front of the garden has garlic, parsnips, and strawberry plants. Then leeks, carrots, eggplants, chives and the last few kale plants and a jalapeno plant. on the right…
Clean Out the Fridge Fried Rice
My garden is starting to produce summer vegetables, finally! So it is time to clear out the other, miscellaneous vegetables that are in the fridge. First there are the vegetables left from making other dishes: fresh english peas from a dish I made last week, a zucchini that had been waiting to be made into zucchini…
Zucchini & Okra Frittata
The okra has started producing. I am especially happy about that this year; for a while I thought I would have no okra crop. Why? Well, I planted the okra in two places in the garden and they started coming up very nicely. That was before I left on vacation in June. When I came…
Vegetarian Chili
Chili was something my mother never made, it was something I only discovered in college. Since I was vegetarian, it was vegetarian chilis from the start. I later came upon Cincinnati chili, but vegetarian chilis are my favorites. This one uses summer’s bounty of zucchini and squash (sadly, not from my garden), and both red…
Summer Squash and Egg Skillet
Zucchini, Zucchini, Zucchini…time yet again for a zucchini dinner. Tonight’s is a variation on the other egg skillets I have shared that include zucchini. In this one, the zucchini and yellow squash are the stars, serving as the base upon which the eggs rest. I bought these beautiful green zucchini from Beechwood Orchards at the farmers…
Zucchini Parmesan Grinders
We still had a large chunk of the huge zucchini left; I wanted to use it for dinner, but I was in a finicky mood. None of my zucchini pastas or casseroles were what I was looking for. But I had this big pile of chopped zucchini to deal with. I love eggplant parmesan grinders,…
Zucchini Bread Pancakes
What do you do when you have a huge zucchini and have made enough zucchini bread (although, really, is there ever enough zucchini bread)? You make zucchini bread pancakes! Arielle was given a zucchini from her friend Tori’s garden. It was huge. She made 4 loaves of zucchini bread and there was still two and…
Loaded Potato, Zucchini & Garlic Scape Frittata and Running Update
Arielle came home from Farmer Kim with some fresh yukon gold potatoes and eggs. + I went to the garden and harvested a zucchini. + I stopped by Beechwood Orchards’ stand at the farmers market and bought some garlic scapes. + some parmesan, kosher salt and pepper. = You have the makings for a very…
Whole-Wheat Zucchini Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins – San Diego Cooking Adventures, Part 2
While I am here in San Diego, it appears that my role is to make the “treats” – smoothies, veggies to go with the wonderful fish Ken has been making, and now, muffins. When we went to the farmers market we picked up some zucchini from Sage Mountain Farm, then I ran to Sprouts to…