Lemon Zucchini Loaf with Lemon Glaze

This is what happens when the zucchini explodes in your garden and you don’t have a job, you get multiple posts on the food blog involving zucchini!  (Just wait till the tomatoes explode!)  This recipe comes from a blog called “Nancy Creative”.  It was good but I wanted it to be more lemony so if … Continue reading

Zucchini, Black Bean and Rice Skillet

Dinner last night, trying to use up some of the produce from our garden and also from my neighbor’s garden, thanks Teresa!  This recipe comes from a website called “Ready Set Eat”.  It was easy and fast to make and Bob loved it!  We were thinking you could use it in a wrap too. 1 … Continue reading

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Courtney called this morning requesting homemade Chicken Noodle Soup as her throat was sore so of course I had to make her a treat to go along with the soup and this bread seemed like just the thing as it would be soft on her throat and use up some zucchini from our garden and … Continue reading

Bowties and Squash with Fresh Basil Pesto

Yummiest dinner last night!  It started off with this homemade pesto recipe from the “Betty Crocker” website and went from there.  I made the pesto with the fresh basil from my garden and then cooked some pasta to put it on and then saw the bowl of squash sitting on the counter so I fried … Continue reading

Summer Vegetable Tian

Oh, Summer!  The fruits, the veggies, the gardens!  YUM!  We don’t have a huge garden but we are growing zucchini and about 4 different kinds of tomatoes and basil and I think jalapenos.  I found this recipe on a blog called “Budget Bytes” and it was extremely good.  It was gone pretty quickly, that’s usually … Continue reading

Balsamic Chicken Salad

This, this right here, is heaven in a bowl.  Seriously yummy salad.  Such a good combination of flavors.  I found the recipe in a recent issue of “All You” magazine and then tracked it down online and pinned it.  You can find it here, on the “My Recipes” website. 3 zucchini (6 oz each), cut … Continue reading

Corn and Zucchini Medley

After eating the French Toast Bake and ham yesterday for brunch, no one was really ready for a big Easter dinner so we made it tonight instead.  We had ham, the mashed potatoes that I put on top of the Shepherd’s Pie (recipe on blog already), this Corn and Zucchini Melody and Ham and Parmesan … Continue reading

Penne with Fresh Vegetables

I got this recipe off of the back of a box of Barilla pasta.  It looked really yummy and it ended up being really yummy and everyone here liked it.  It wasn’t hard to make at all. 1 box Barilla whole grain Penne (I didn’t have any penne so I used the closest thing to … Continue reading