Tonight I wanted something light to go with open-faced chicken salad sandwiches. I had beautiful fresh zucchini from the garden, babied through our first frost with a blanket. I had cherry tomatoes but opted not to use them; instead I opened a can of organic diced tomatoes. This soup is so simple but so good. [...]
Archive for the ‘zucchini’ Category
Sometimes, the simplest is the best: tomato-zucchini soup
Posted in Cooking And Baking, cream, dinner, dinner, Dutch oven, Food, garlic, herbs, recipes, soup, summer squash, tomato, zucchini, tagged cooking, Food, recipe, recipes on October 25, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tuscan Minestrone with petite meatballs (or without)
Posted in beans, bread, carrots, cast iron, cheese, Cooking And Baking, dinner, dinner, Dutch oven, Food, frugal living, garlic, health, herbs, Italian, onions, recipes, slow cooker recipe, soup, turkey, vegetarian, whole grains, zucchini, tagged dinner, economy, Food, health, recipes on October 4, 2010 | 15 Comments »
When doctors and nutritionists point to the healthiness of the “Mediterranean diet,” too many people think, “Oh, I can eat lasagna loaded with cheese and meat and be healthy.” I do believe that there are times for lasagna, but I know that even made with whole grains and organic products or even spinach that it’s [...]
Back-to-school breakfast from the garden: zucchini bread with pepitas
Posted in baking, bread, breakfast, buttermilk, cake, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, dried fruit, Food, frugal living, gardening, kefir, organic food, organic gardening, preserving the harvest, raisins, recipes, summer squash, sweet things, walnut, whole grains, zucchini, tagged bread, breakfast, children, family, Food, recipes on August 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
August and September end the lazy days of slow breakfasts, but they don’t have to end good breakfasts. For a quick, healthy breakfast or afternoon snack, bake a loaf of whole-grain, low-fat, higher protein but still moist and delicious zucchini bread, chocked full of good stuff like pepitas, which contain healthy fatty acids. Take a [...]
It’s Alive! update on the re-planted garden
Posted in apple, apple butter, Arkansas, beans, carrots, chile, cucumber, eggplant, Food, frugal living, fruit, gardening, leeks, nature, okra, organic food, organic gardening, peppers, peppers, red pepper, summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, tagged Food, gardening, organic gardening on August 2, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Regular readers know that I suffered catastrophic garden losses thanks to a house/cat/garden sitter who did a great job with two out of three. I’m pleased to report, though, that courtesy of the pre-soaking (and sometimes pre-sprouting) technique, I’ve got butter peas, summer squash of several varieties, cucumbers (Armenian and a pickling cucumber), and okra [...]
Quick Garden Fix: zucchini lasagna, zucchini parmesan, and zucchini fettucine
Posted in bread, cheese, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eggplant, Food, frugal living, gardening, pasta, recipes, summer squash, zucchini, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, gardening, low carb, recipes, summer, zucchini on July 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Did your neighbor just surreptitiously drop a bag of zucchini on your doorstep and run? Did you just uncover a zucchini club in your own garden that somehow escaped your notice for the past few days while it was growing into a gargantuan green nightmare? Did your otherwise lovable CSA bury you in summer squash? [...]
