What to Do with Mr. Zucchini?

We didn't end up using the zucchini from last week, so we now have 1 large zucchini and 2 smaller ones. I'm trying to decide what to make with them, and I'm leaning towards some sort of loaf bread.

As I've mentioned in the past, I LOVE to bake. I made a birthday cake for Dan's birthday last week (see the photo below), and it was so nice to be able to make something homemade again. Most of my baking supplies are still packed away from our move, but this will give me an opportunity to get them out!


Here are a few zucchini ideas I'm considering:

- Zucchini Blueberry Muffins
- Zucchini Cornbread
- Zucchini-Parmesan Loaf
- Yogurt Zucchini Bread with Walnuts
- Zucchini-Nut Bread
- Zucchini Orange Bread

- Two-Colored Squash Loaf Cake (I'll have to wait and see if we get any yellow squash tomorrow for this one)

My mom's friend used to make this amazing chocolate cake with zucchini in it, I'll see if I can get the recipe...

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Playing Catch-up

Sorry for the lack of posts lately - we had central air conditioning installed (thank goodness!) and then I was "under the weather" for a few days, so unfortunately we haven't been doing too much cooking.

We were able to use much of what we've gotten from the CSA to make fresh salads, and we made pizza with Red Fire Farm tomato and our own basil, as well as fresh mozzarella and garlic olive oil. It was delicious, but not all that photogenic - we're still getting the hang of making homemade pizza that looks as good as it tastes!

Tonight we made stir-fry (for a refresher on our typical recipe, click here). Today's version included brown rice, onion stalks (the green part), carrots, red and orange peppers, celery, tofu and edamame. It was delicious, as usual!


We had the sweet corn from the CSA the other night as a side dish, it was very tasty - what a great treat, considering that I don't usually get to eat good corn this early in the summertime.

I'll try to post some more soon...

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This Week's Share - 7/21/10

We were very excited about this week's share, because there were a few new items! I even took some photos... (If you notice a difference in my photos this week, it's because my camera broke and I've been using Dan's - I think the color and saturation are different on his camera and I also don't know how to work it quite as well as my own!)

Here is what this week's share included:

• Basil
  
• Beet Greens
• Carrots
• Ailsa Craig Sweet Onions

• Red Potatoes
• Garlic*
• Lettuce
• Sweet Corn

• Swiss Chard

• Tomato
• Zucchini

* A new feature of the CSA pick-up this week was a "swap box" where you could leave an item you didn't want and exchange it for something that another member didn't want. J left behind the garlic because it was pretty sad-looking, and he took an extra amount of Swiss chard. Works for me - I love Swiss chard!

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