I'm starting to understand why my grandma used to make dinner so early. I'd come home from school and she'd already be cooking by 3 p.m. It wasn't because she was cooking anything that complex or time consuming, half the time it was because it was just nice not to start cooking at 5 or…
We're deep in the heart of the summer and zucchini is getting cheaper every week. We're talking 99 cents a pound cheap. And if you've got a neighbor growing zucchini, it might just be free. This zucchini pizza with feta and garlic was inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi's latest Guardian column in which he celebrates his love for…
I'm on a bit of a zucchini kick.
For a vegetable that doesn't offer a whole heck of a lot of flavor on it's own, it's turning up on our table a lot these days. There was that simple zucchini salad last week, zucchini green chile fritters for dinner last night, and then this zucchini cake. NYTFood posted a…
Simplicity is a hallmark of Japanese home cooking. Sometimes, it's simplicity to the point where you actually have to ask yourself, how does this require a recipe? Often, it doesn't. Most of my grandma's "recipes" were like that. Take the scribbled list of ingredients and figure it out. This list is adapted from a recipe…
Summer is officially here! And along with the beach parties, cookouts and s'mores, it's time to complain about zucchini! Get ready, overzealous gardeners every where are about to start leaving crazy amounts of zucchini on your doorstep. I've never been lucky enough to live next door to someone whose zucchini crop gets out of control every…
The door's open and I'm staring into the fridge. What've I got that might make a good, simple flatbread? No time for sauce, what can I throw on there for a quick snack? What did I get at the farmers market? Zucchini. Corn. Chiles. A basket of grape tomatoes. The dough was already stretched out on the board, so I needed to be fast. I took out the zucchini and remembered that julienne peeler I bought a couple of years ago. It seemed like a good idea at the time, the whole zucchini noodle thing. The truth is, I made "zoodles" about three times before that peeler went in to the drawer, got shoved to the back, and didn't come out again.
Turns out, it's the perfect tool for shaving down a medium zucchini so it'll cook up quickly without making a watery mess of your pizza. In celebration of actually using that damn peeler again, this week's Friday Night Slice is the Zucchini Cherry Bomb. It's vegetarian, it's sauceless and it's delicious.
The gas burners are just flaming on under tumbling piles of green chiles and already I’m in overdrive. Every year as chile season rolls around, it’s a new challenge. What can I put green chile in this year? My first answer this year: Zucchini Green Chile Fritters.
If you’ve got a garden, or a neighbor with…
If you're not already sitting in your car on your way to your Memorial Day weekend destination, you're probably making your weekend grill plan. Usually, I'd be thinking burgers, maybe ribs, and mac salad, but not everyone around here eats mayo (I know - it erases practically an entire food group).
The other night we ordered…
Magic 8 Ball Zucchini
(makes about 3 medium zucchini)
3 medium 8-ball zucchini, rinsed and hollowed out
1/2 lb. ground lamb
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/2 t. (or so) dried oregano
2 t. tomato paste
1 sm. tomato, chopped
1-2 T. Italian parsley, chopped
1-2 T. feta
1/2 c. cooked brown rice
1/4 c. (or so) water
This is one of those guideline recipes. If you…
