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Posts tagged “zucchini”

What Is Your Favorite Way to Use Up (A Lot Of) Zucchini?

It is just now beginning to get cold in our part of the world, but that hasn't stopped our zucchini plants. They are still bright and bursting with life! What do you do with zucchini and other ridicul...

Recipe: Grilled Zucchini and Grape Tomato Salad

Here's a plate of quintessential summer eating: zucchini, from the vine to the grill, handfuls of freshly snipped herbs, and juicy grape tomatoes — tossed with olive oil, a touch of vinegar, and...

Zucchini "Tagliatelle" from Dorie Greenspan
Bon Appétit

We envy Dorie Greenspan for many reasons: her baking genius, for one, but there's also the fact that she splits her time between New York City, Paris, and a country house in Connecticut. On Bon App&ea...

Recipe Roundup: Stuffed 8-Ball Zucchini

On Friday we showed you some squatty, round, "8-ball" zucchini we saw at the farmers' market. The sign read, "Good for stuffing," lo and behold, there are lots of good recipes to prove it. We'll be go...

Farmers' Market Report: Peaches, Plums, & 8-Ball Zucchini
New York

What did we find at the farmers' market this morning? Everything we love about summer: juicy tomatoes and peaches, bright yellow squash, a perfect plum for jam, and some funny-looking zucchini......

Recipe: Goat Cheese Tart with Roasted Eggplant, Zucchini, and Caramelized Onions

This week, Dana reflected on influences, particularly those restaurant meals which inspire us in our own kitchens. This is a dish influenced by my own recent visit to the Porthminster Café, a b...

Tip: Salt and Drain Cucumbers and Zucchini

I have a thing for cucumbers. I love their watery crispness and the way they taste with a little salt on top. But I don't like how they can water down a whole salad with their extra moisture. Zucchini...

Recipe: Zucchini Garlic Soup

This soup is so creamy and silky - it tastes like it's full of cream. But it doesn't have a drop of dairy, except for a little butter, and olive oil can be substituted for the butter to make it vegan....

Recipe Review: Zucchini Muffins from Simply Recipes

We mentioned this recipe a couple weeks ago in our roundup, but we just made these muffins again and we had to report back on how easy, fast, and good these are. ...

Make This Tonight: Zucchini Rice Gratin

We've been looking for easy recipes that make use of the squash and zucchini we're getting in our CSA. This one could be a main dish......

How To: Freeze Zucchini

Around this time of year, there's so much zucchini coming in that you start hearing stories of people leaving anonymous bags of zucchini and summer squash on doorsteps just to get rid of it! While th...

Seasonal Spotlight: Lita Squash

Lita squash are similar to zucchini but sweeter, with less bite. We stumbled upon them at a sole farm stand, from Migliorelli Farm in Tivoli, NY, on 110th Street and Central Park West over the weekend...

Reader Garden: Kelly's Lime, Zucchini, and Beaglador

Yesterday we asked for photos and stories of your gardens. Here's our first submission, from reader Kelly. She says: I had two new “firsts” this year: I planted my first garden; I got my first pup...

Recipe: Zucchini and Asparagus Strata

We're ready to hit the Chicago farmer's markets this week and stock up on all the super-fresh local produce we've been craving since last fall. We'll most likely be bringing home as much as we can car...

Weekend Eating: Back to Whole Grains & Vegetables We Go

OK - that's it. Valentine's Day is over, along with Baking Week, Chocolate Week and every other excuse to bake cookies or eat sugar for breakfast. We're cooking healthy from now on - or at least til...