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Zucchini

Oven Baked Za’atar Zucchini Chips

August 5, 2019

Oven Baked Za’atar Zucchini Chips- flavorful, healthy zucchini chips you can easily whip up to enjoy summers zucchini bounty.

Zucchini is a wonderful summer vegetable that you can enjoy in a wide variety of recipes. Incorporate it into you breakfast muffins, in pasta dishes, even in desserts like brownies. Enjoy these Oven Baked Za’atar Zucchini Chips for a snack today. 

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian, Zucchini Tagged With: oven baked zucchini chips, za'atar, zucchini, zucchini chips

Zucchini Bundt Cake with Tequila Lime Glaze

July 11, 2018

Zucchini Bundt Cake with Tequila Lime Glaze- this screams summer from the fresh zucchini to the tropical flavors of a margarita in the shiny lime gaze.

Did I ever tell you about the time I got lice?

Yep, I got lice. Then gave it to Autumn….

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Filed Under: Cakes and Cupcakes, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: cake, lime, margarita, tequilla, zucchini, zucchini cake

Summer Vegetable Enchiladas 

July 28, 2017

I swear that there is a strange time suck that happens every day.

It’s amazing how the time just flies by and before I know it it’s 2pm. Then it’s quickly 3 and then 4pm. Poof! The day is almost over and before I know it Autumn is home from daycare and then my husband is getting home.

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Filed Under: Meatless Main Dishes, Recipes, Vegetarian, Zucchini Tagged With: Enchiladas, meatless monday, simmer sauce, simply organic

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Bread

July 26, 2017

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Bread is the answer to all of your summer problems. Too much zucchini? Done! Craving chocolate? Done! Super Yum!

I am freaked out by the littlest thing right now.

I call it the “pregnancy crazies”.

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Filed Under: Banana, Breads and Muffins, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: banana, banana bread, chocolate chip, Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Bread, zucchini, zucchini banana bread

Peanut Butter Pupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

July 6, 2017

PEANUT BUTTER PUPCAKES

Maybe you didn’t know but our 2 Boston Terriers are super cool. Super, super cool. They are way cooler than me.

How do I know?

Well, they have crossed the 40K follower mark on Instagram. They have more than 2x the number of followers than me. (yay!/ugh!)

PEANUT BUTTER PUPCAKES

I have been having tons of fun with them and building their account. Thankfully, they don’t know how successful it has become or they would be even more demanding of treats, bacon, and belly rubs.

They were super spoiled when I made Pup-cakes for Brinkley’s 2nd birthday.

PEANUT BUTTER PUPCAKES

Our sweet, derpy dog just turned 2 years old. She is such a peanut, although she is fully grown, so everyone thinks she is a puppy. She might be small but she has a mighty appetite. I think she would have eaten them all had I let her.

But she  just gobbled up 1 and shared another with Kemper. They both really enjoyed their extra special treat.

 

I swear our dogs know the moment when we open a jar of peanut butter. They can sniff out peanut butter in a 1/4 mile. So they were in their glory with the peanut butter in the cupcake and in the frosting.

PEANUT BUTTER PUPCAKES

So this yummy pupcake recipe is the first in a new series of features from our dogs Kemper and Brinkley! Hope you and your dogs will enjoy them as much as we enjoy the treats and adventures that we will be sharing.

PEANUT BUTTER PUPCAKES

Peanut Butter Pupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Makes 6 Pupcakes

Ingredients

For the pupcakes

  • 1 Cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 Cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 Cup vegetable oil
  • 1 Cup shredded zucchini/carrots
  • 1/3 Cup honey
  • 1 egg

For the frosting

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 6 small dog bone biscuits

Process

  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line 6 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat the peanut butter and vegetable oil with an electric mixer until smooth. Add in the zucchini, honey, and the egg; beat well. Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
  4. Divide the batter into the 6 prepared muffin cups.
  5. Bake for 22 – 25 minutes or until cooked through. Cool completely before frosting.
  6. To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth. Top the cooled cupcakes with the frosting. Decorate with a dog bones.

Slightly Adapted from Fake Ginger

Filed Under: dogs, For Dogs, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: doggy, doggy cupcake, peanut butter, pupcake

Pasta with Shrimp, Corn, Tomatoes, and Zucchini

September 15, 2016

Summertime Pasta- A simple pasta dish with sauteed shrimp, corn, tomatoes, and zucchini. Highlighting the best that summer has to offer in a bowl of pasta.

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This is a great simple pasta dinner can come together in about 20 minutes. It features fresh corn, tomatoes, and zucchini that is sauteed together with big plump shrimp. Delish!

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Filed Under: Fish and Shellfish, Recipes, Rice, Pasta, and Grains, Zucchini Tagged With: corn, dinner, pasta, shrimp, tomato, zucchini

Blueberry Buttermilk Zucchini Bread

June 24, 2016

This Blueberry Buttermilk Zucchini Bread screams “Best of Summer” with the fresh blueberries that dot through this moist zucchini bread.

Blueberry Buttermilk Zucchini Bread

Lately, I have been feeling like I am running in a million directions all at once.

But the thing is, I am not getting anywhere. I am especially not getting out and doing any running. Well, I have never liked running, but I miss the energy I felt spinning.

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Filed Under: Breads and Muffins, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: blueberries, Blueberry Buttermilk Zucchini Bread, buttermilk, quick bread, zucchini bread

Quick Meat Sauce with Zucchini Noodles

May 2, 2016

Quick Meat Sauce with Zucchini Noodles

So a few weeks ago Autumn and I went to a farmer’s market a few miles away from my dad’s house, where we are staying. We picked up a few things, but the big hit of the day was the honey we picked up.

She sampled a few kinds and picked out the kind that liked the most and every few days I give her a big spoonful of the local honey. It’s a special, healthy treat that is great for preventing allergies here.

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Meat, Recipes, Whole 30, Zucchini Tagged With: meat sauce, paleo, Whole30, zoodles, zucchini noodles

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bundt with Chocolate Frosting

July 7, 2015

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bundt with Chocolate Buttercream

 

You’ve Got Mail.

If it was 1998 my phone would be SCREAMING at me right now.

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You see, I tried to really disconnect this July 4th vacation. We went up to Price’s mom’s house in Maine on Wednesday night and just got back tonight (Monday night, as I write this while watching The Bachelorette). In that time I finished a book and read another, worked on my tan, drank some refreshing wine, and ate way to much food. Hello food baby. So bad, but so good, no?

Aside from some IG and a bit of FB checking I was really disconnected. I didn’t turn on either laptop I brought. I didn’t check Twitter. There is no TV in the the house. Well, there is but there is no antennae so you can’t actually watch it. ha! But, I mainly took an email break. And it felt so good. I’m dreading check it again, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. At least it was a nice break.

I think we should all unsubscribe from all out junkie email alerts. Who’s with me! Let’s do it! I’ll start… ready go.

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Anyway, this cake is something you need to subscribe to. What? Ugh, I’m tired and I am making no sense. Just make and enjoy this cake. For real.

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I love zucchini bread so I knew I would love this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bundt. Yes! And then I trashed it up with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. And then sprinkles. Sprinkles make it so pretty. And the zucchini makes it healthy. Totes.

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I struggle with getting bundts out of their pans. It kills me when I mess it up. But I was actually successful this time. But then I covered it all up with frosting. Go figure! But if you mess up your bundt just remember that you can cover up any mess with the yummy frosting. No one has to know! shh!!

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Wish me luck tomorrow when I really 100% connect to real life again and check my oodles and oodles of email. Ugh!

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Double Chocolate Zucchini Bundt with Chocolate Frosting

Makes 1 10″ bundt cake

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 12 Tablespoons butter, a room temperature
  • 1/2 cup  vegetable oil
  • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 2 1/2 Cups flour
  • 3/4 Cup Dutch-process cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons espresso powder, optional to enhance the chocolate flavor
  • 2 1/2 to 3 cups shredded zucchini (12 ounces)
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips

For the frosting

  • 1/2 Cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 Cup milk
  • 1 Cup ( 6 ounces) chocolate chips, melted
  • 3 Cups powdered sugar

Sprinkles

 

Process

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a bundt pan with baking spray and cocoa powder.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, oil, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat in the eggs, one at a time until each is incorporated.
  3. Stir in the sour cream or yogurt alternately with the flour, starting and ending with the flour. Stir in the cocoa and espresso powder, mixing until smooth. Finally, fold in the zucchini and 1 cup of chocolate chips.
  4. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake for 40-45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and cool on a rack.
  5. To prepare the frosting beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the milk and beat to combine. Add the melted chocolate and continue to beat to incorporate. Lastly, in small batches, add the powdered sugar, while the mixer is off; beat until the frosting is smooth and fluffy.
  6. Frost the bundt cake and generously cover with sprinkles.

Cake adapted from Parsley, Sage & Sweet, Frosting by I am a Honey Bee

Filed Under: Cakes and Cupcakes, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: Baking, bundt cake, chocolate, zucchini

Lemony Raspberry Zucchini Bread with a Lemony Glaze

August 6, 2014

This Lemony Raspberry Zucchini Bread with a Lemony Glaze uses ripe, juicy raspberries to sweeten a zucchini quick bread. The glaze on top is the perfect finishing touch to this bread that uses the best the summer has to offer.

When summer’s bounty of fresh zucchini has you incorporating it into just about all your dishes, you’ll have to try this beautiful Lemony Raspberry Zucchini Bread with a Lemony Glaze. It is a delicious example of a great summer time recipe.

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Filed Under: Breads and Muffins, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: Lemon, lemon glaze, Lemony Raspberry Zucchini Bread, Lemony Raspberry Zucchini Bread with a Lemony Glaze, milk, raspberries, zucchini, zucchini bread

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

September 4, 2013

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Can someone find my mojo please?

I feel like I’ve lost it. No, I definitely lost it.

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Filed Under: Breads and Muffins, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: Baking, chocolate, chocolate chip, Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread, espresso powder, honey, zucchini

Summertime Zucchini Bread with Honey Butter

September 7, 2010

Zucchini Bread with Honey Butter is going to be a summertime staple that you will love to make for yourself and for everyone you met. Spread the love! And the Honey Butter!

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Yesterday was the unofficial end of summer and it makes me so sad!

Summer is my favorite season, because I love the long days, hot afternoon sun, and fresh summer product. So I am bummed, but at least I have a ton of zucchinis now.

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Filed Under: Breads and Muffins, Recipes, Zucchini Tagged With: bread, breads and muffins, honey, honey butter, zucchini, zucchini bread

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