zucchini

Colorado Lamb Chop from Ototo Restaurant, Denver Colorado

I was contacted near the end of September by the PR firm that represents Star Fine Foods; wondering if I would be interested in helping them to arrange a local food blogger dinner. The intent was to introduce local bloggers to their olive oils and most specifically their California Extra Virgin Olive Oil. My role [...]

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Zucchini Bread with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Brown Butter Frosting

Zucchini bread is one of those things that if I had gone all summer without making it would have left me with a sad, that’s just not right sort of feeling. For years it was something my kids really looked forward to, using squash from our backyard garden. However, as the neighbor’s tree has grown [...]

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Zucchini and Cream Cheese Casserole topped with Butter Crackers

I’ve grown my own zucchini for many years but in the past couple of years I’ve cut way back on a big garden with vegetables and now concentrate on growing a wide variety of herbs. That’s OK…it was getting to the point where at this time of year I did not want to see another [...]

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Spaghetti with Summer Squash and Tomatoes

This recipe was part of a weekly Twitter exercise that Tyler Florence did; most of the recipes were typical of the type of dish I would cook in winter so I was so happy to see something that fits the bill for our summertime meals; using tomatoes, zucchini and summer squash and herbs from the [...]

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