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One downside to gardening is that supply sometimes exceeds demand, especially with yellow squash and zucchini. Find out how Alea “hides it” in plain sight!!!

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Mediterranean Mini-Meatballs

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 27, 2010

I wandered off into daydream land…It was as if I was standing under an olive tree in a grove overlooking the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean. It was very Hollywood-esque…

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Angel Hair with Julienned Zucchini – Grow. Eat. $ave.

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 17, 2010

So I am just having the WORST luck with the veggies in the garden this year.  I thought for sure (just like I did with the radishes and the yellow squash) that the zucchini would be in by now…but NO…it’s taking its sweet precious time getting going!  And I just noticed yesterday that the “powdery [...]

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Red Quinoa with Grilled Summer Veggies

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 30, 2010

Vege
Ingredients
1 small zucchini ($.79)
1 orange pepper ($1)
1/2 yellow pepper ($.50)
1/2 white onion ($.15)
2 garlic cloves, minced ($.10)
1 Tbsp olive oil ($.10)
Salt and pepper
1 cup quinoa ($1)
Salt and pepper
4 ears of corn ($.60) $.15 an ear…woot!
Directions
1.Chop 1 zucchini, 1 orange pepper, 1/2 yellow pepper, 1/2 onion and minced garlic and toss with 1 Tbsp olive [...]

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How to “Process” a Large Zucchini

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 23, 2010

So after we dropped my mom off at the airport this past weekend, we made a spontaneous stop at the 2nd Street Market in Downtown Dayton.  I don’t make it up there on a regular basis, but I thought since we were nearby we’d stop in.  I asked Steve how much cash he had on [...]

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Chicken Zucchini Stew on Rice

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 8, 2010

Tonight’s dinner is straight out of the freezer!
From the freezer: 2 cups of shredded chicken, 1 container of chopped up summer veggies, about 2 cups of homemade chicken stock, blanched broccoli
Toss into pot. Stir occasionally. Eat!
Ingredients
2 tsp olive oil ($.06)
1 large zucchini, chopped ($1)
1 yellow zucchini, chopped ($1)
1 yellow summer squash, chopped ($1)
1 large green [...]

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Chicken Pasta Primavera – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 8, 2009

Delicious pasta dish loaded with diced chicken, zucchini, squash, carrots, broccoli, garden fresh tomatoes…tossed in a parmesan cheese sauce!

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Stuffed “Q Balls”

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 4, 2009

I found some funky little “Q balls” at the market…and stuffed them!

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Beef and Zucchini Tacos

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 2, 2009

Basic tacos with a little added nutrition…diced zucchinis! The kids (and the Hubs) never knew!

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End of Summer Harvest Soup – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 31, 2009

Oh my heavens…this was like a party in every taste bud! This is a MUST try!!!

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