"My grandfather has always said that if you have to buy zucchini, you must not have any friends."—padraigin on Metafilter Photograph from iLoveButter on Flickr What do you do with that truckload of zucchini you grew and have no use for? Foist it onto someone else! That's the point of Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbors' Porch Day, which takes place tomorrow, August 8. The creators of the holiday, Tom and Ruth Roy, share suggestions on how to get rid of excess zucchini at Wellcat. If you'd rather use your zucchini instead of give it away, here are some recipes to get you started: Farfalle with Zucchini and Gorgonzola Grilled Zucchini with Quinoa Stuffing Preserved Zucchini Pasta with Zucchini and...
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Photograph from iLoveButter on Flickr Summer squash are a kitchen staple I always turn to in my fridge. They're a delicious way to add some vegetables to a dish, and the simplest dinner in the world is a runny egg over some quickly sautéed coins of summer squash. The crisp squash bits are one of the best bites you'll ever have. Once I bring the squash home from the market, I wrap them in paper towels (two to three per towel depending on size) and stick them in the crisper. And in case you were wondering, zucchini is just one of the many summer squash varieties. [After the jump, an arsenal of summer squash recipes.]...
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New York Daily News It's exactly the kind of thing you would expect to see in a county fair contest—a giant 6-foot-long zucchini. But while some farmers spend months carefully cultivating their prize-winning fruits and vegetables, a Queens woman says fertilizer, water, and a little TLC is all it took for her to grow this giant vegetable (technically an immature fruit, in proper botanical terms) in her backyard. At just over six feet, this zucchini is a foot taller than its owner Apollonia Castitlione, and it's just shy of the world record of a 7-foot, 10-inch zucchini grown in India three years ago, reports the New York Daily News. Although this zucchini could be used in a lot of...
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Photograph from Swanksalot on Flickr Summer squash are named so because they cannot be store for long periods (until winter) unlike winter squash. Look for firm, unblemished, glossy skin; small to medium-sized, fairly heavy relative to size. Stored in the refrigerator, they should keep for a week. Here are a few recipes we think are worth trying this season: Summer Squash Recipes Spaghetti with Zucchini and Squash [SE] Mom's Summer Squash Recipe [Simply Recipes] Marinated Grilled Vegetable Sandwich [SE] Bengali Style Summer Squash [Tigers and Strawberries] Parmesan-Crusted Zucchini [SE] Zucchini Ginger Cupcakes [Epicurious]...
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