All Entries Tagged With: "Vegetables"
Italian Zucchini Bake
I know. I know. Enough Squash. Well, we still have more, and I am still trying to come up with more ways to eat it!
This recipe I got from The Pioneer Woman’s new site, TastyKitchen.com:
Italian Zucchini Bake
I obviously use yellow squash and zucchini interchangeably, I can not tell any difference, other than color, of [...]
Squash Creations
The other night Ryan was home while I was doing a cooking marathon in an effort to eat or freeze all of the veggies our garden is producing. We have had a ton of squash, and Ryan is over it. I have cooked it a different way every time, but there’s only so many different [...]
Stuffed Peppers and Squash
We have a had a ton of squash! You can see squash recipes: here, here, here, and here.
BUT, we have not had many peppers yet.
So, when Ryan asked for stuffed peppers, I made stuffed peppers and stuffed squash.
I did not use a recipe, but I ‘m going to try to create one [...]
Green Beans and Potatoes
The simplest most delicious way to cook and eat fresh green beans!
First you need:
Fresh green beans from the garden
Ryan and I sat on the front porch, and snapped them, while watching the baby bunnies play.
Baby red potatoes:
A ham hock (about 1/2 pound) and chicken broth (3 quarts):
Bring the ham hock and broth [...]
Grilled Veggies
Grilled Vegetables are awesome!
Here’s what to do, it’s very simple.
Cut up your veggies (Peppers, Onions, Cucumbers, Squash, etc.), and rinse tomatoes and mushrooms.
Put the Veggies in a ziplock bag with Italian dressing.
Shake it up, making sure all of the veggies are coated with with dressing, let them marinate for 30 minutes, then put them [...]
“Good Garden Peas!”
Where I grew up, “good garden peas,” is a popular phrase used in place of other phrases such as “goodness gracious” or “Well I’ll Be. . .” (pronounced “el-ahy-be”).
In this case, thinking of a title for a post about my “good garden peas” brought back memories of that great southern colloquialism. . .
Anyway, I reckon I [...]
Fried Squash & Zucchini
Southern people often have a way of making the healthiest fresh fruits and vegetables deliciously high calorie.
This is the perfect example.
Fresh Sliced Squash and Zucchini
Dipped in a mixture of eggs and heavy cream
Covered in flour
Fried
On both sides
and sprinkled with sugar
Sure some calories were added, but it’s still squash, and it makes a great [...]
Garden Update- Beginning of July
Our garden is looking pretty good, despite having very little rain.
To see past garden updates click here.
We have a ton of squash, which I have been cooking every way I know how. . .
I will post about that tomorrow.
We also have green tomatoes! I can’t wait for them to ripen!
Peppers are getting big! [...]
Lamplighter’s Squash Casserole
Ryan and I returned from North Carolina with a car full of produce: squash and cucumbers from my parents’ garden, and corn, cabbage and turnips from my grandparents.
I pulled out my newest cookbook, a book I purchased when Ryan and I visited Michie Tavern because it includes the recipes for the food served at [...]
Garden Update – Last Week of June
Oops! I am a little behind on my garden update for this week!
We were in North Carolina on Sunday and Monday which is usually when I take my garden update pictures,
so I took pictures of my parent’s garden instead!
Huge squash and zucchini plants. . .
And over grown zucchini.
(The zucchini model is my Dad) [...]
