It is that time of year. The time of year where every gardener has to dig deep and get creative or else let bushels of squash go to waste. The kids are wise to my squash-hiding tricks, so I had to pull out my secret weapon: Pizza! It may seem a little underhanded, but kids have a hard time resisting pizza and I used that to my advantage when I created these yellow squash … [Read more...]
Low Carb Hash Browns with Summer Squash
A low carb hash brown with summer squash and potatoes - grated and grilled to perfection! It's a simple combination of grated potatoes and summer squash that makes for a delicious, lower carb option for hash browns. It's that time of year. The time of year when I struggle with my morals. Is it dishonest to hide squash in recipes? What if I adopt the "don't ask, don't … [Read more...]
Herbed Chicken on Vegetable Confetti
Gardening helps offset my grocery bill, especially since I grow items that can be expensive at the grocery store such as peppers and tomatoes. The one downside to gardening is that supply sometimes exceeds demand, particularly when I grow things like yellow squash and zucchini. My children are now examining all baked goods with a suspicious eye, so I have to step … [Read more...]
Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks
Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks 2 lbs drumsticks ($2.03) $.99/lb sale1/4 cup dijon mustard ($.25)1 tsp cider or white vinegar ($.01)1/4 cup honey ($.50)1 large yellow squash ($.50) Farmer's market1 Tbsp olive oil ($.10)Salt and pepper to tasteRolls from the freezer ($1.19) Manager's Special! Set drumsticks into a dish for marinating.Prepare … [Read more...]
How to Saute Summer Squash
Sauteing summer squash...it has never worked well for me. I mean, it works...but not perfectly. I recently figured out that if I partially steam it before sauteing it...the results are quite tasty! Here's how to saute summer squash! How to Saute Summer Squash Learn how to "steam and saute" summer squash to perfection. 2 medium yellow … [Read more...]
Summer Squash Quesadillas
***These would make a great appetizer for your July 4th BBQ!*** Just sayin'. (OK, just had to get that out of the way.) So for the second time, I've had to pick up the veggie from the market to make my meal for Grow. Eat. $ave. I remember looking through last year's garden posts, and by this time in June 2009 my squash plants were producing a new squash every other … [Read more...]
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce and Salsa
I had a surplus of about $25 from my August grocery budget. I decided to go on a "tomato spree." The farmer's market just down the road from me offers a "You Pick" price for Roma tomatoes of $.69/lb. Not too bad. Plus we (yes, I took the kids for "the experience") got to have a little fun and learn about "good" and "bad" tomatoes! All that you see above (2 habanero … [Read more...]
Chicken Pasta Primavera
Delicious pasta dish loaded with diced chicken, zucchini, squash, carrots, broccoli, garden fresh tomatoes...tossed in a Parmesan cheese sauce! Chicken Pasta Primavera 1 box piccolini farfalle pasta ($.50) On sale for $1 matched with $.50 coupon!2 chicken breasts, diced ($1.76) Bought on sale with coupon!1 tsp olive oil ($.03)1 medium zucchini squash, cut … [Read more...]
End of Summer Harvest Soup
When I saw this recipe from Steph at A Year of Slow Cooking last week, I just had to make it...seeing that zucchini and squash have been on such great sales lately, this seemed like the perfect to incorporate this last week of summer! And what makes it even more perfect...this morning I woke up and it was a cold 46 degrees outside. Hello, it's still August! The high was just … [Read more...]
Tomato Basil Quiche
This was a most delicious quiche! Straight from the garden! When it was time for dinner, I called the boys in from outside. Bubby asked what was for dinner and I thought about it for a second. Quiche. No. Don't tell him that. He won't eat it! "Egg Pie," I told him. "Yeah. I like egg pie." And he … [Read more...]