Comments on: How to “Process” a Large Zucchini

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:13:57 +0000

Thanks a bunch. I have already cut up one zucchini and it made two, two cup bags. I was worried they were going to waste till I seen this post.

By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:46:09 +0000

About 2 cups each.

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:04:47 +0000

Erin,
About how much did you put in each bag?
Thank Tina

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:00:15 +0000

I live in a desert like area. I use a box garden. They have some organic soil at Walmart that I use. Once the first plant peaks through I put mulch or bark around it. That helps keep the plant moist in the hot sun. With one seed I have had a harvest like you would not believe. Happy gardening.

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:57:18 +0000

This was great to come across. I have a harvest of zucchini and this is what I will do today. Cut them up and freeze them.

By: mandy

mandy — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:26:29 +0000

hehe. Love that idea Pat.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:08:42 +0000

My mom made an “apple” pie out of zucchini for my husband since that is his favorite and he could not tell the difference! Peel and seed the zucchini and substitute for apples in any pie recipe, add cinnamon and you too can be a sneaky vegetable cook.

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:57:00 +0000

We let our zuchinnis grow that big on purpose. I have trouble getting very many zuchhinis to grow here in the desert. I hear that everyone else has the opposite problem. Right now I have 4 plants but only 1 zuchhini, and I’m letting it get big on purpose.

When it’s that big–or bigger–I’ll cut it all up for fried zucchini. We coat it in flour and milk, and fry it in batches. Serve it with homeamde ranch dressing, and that will be our dinner (for less than $1 for the dressing, oil, flour, and salt and pepper–for 7 of us!).

Amy–I’ve never had problems with it getting woody, even in our 116º weather. If it does get really big, with hard seeds, you can treat the seeds like pumpkin seeds–and roast them!

By: Aaryn

Aaryn — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:42:22 +0000

Fresh baked bread at our farmers market is $5 a loaf. It’s absolutely amazing and my husband loves it, so I always buy it for him, even though it’s crazy expensive! I can cut back other places, it’s worth the price because my husband loves it (and we can afford it), and we’re supporting a local baker! Don’t feel bad!

By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:53:39 +0000

@Shannon,

I grated this zucchini by hand and took out more of the seeds…mostly because I was going to bake with the shredded zucchini and knew I would hear it from one of the boys if they found seeds in their muffins!

Cooking with the zucchini…or shredding it into a pasta dish or something…it could go either way!