These 31 easy, healthy recipe ideas for summer produce are what make the living easy this month! There's nothing quite like biting into that first peach with juice dribbling steadily down your chin. Or the taste of summer's first BLT stacked high with tomatoes still warm from ... continue reading... about 31 Days of Summer Produce Recipes to Make in August
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Grilled Greek Chicken Kebabs
Boneless, skinless chicken breast marinated in the traditional Greek flavors of lemon, garlic and oregano then threaded on skewers with a few veggies makes these grilled chicken kebabs an easy and healthy weeknight dinner winner. Greek Chicken Kebabs with Yogurt ... continue reading... about Grilled Greek Chicken Kebabs
Shrimp Scampi Pasta with Zucchini Noodles
Healthy spiralized zucchini, whole wheat linguine pasta, and garlicky shrimp scampi make a perfect weeknight dinner that's easy to twirl your fork to. This recipe is brought to you by DeLallo Foods Noodles vs. zoodles. For me it isn't an issue of either/or, but rather, ... continue reading... about Shrimp Scampi Pasta with Zucchini Noodles
Vegetarian Crockpot Lasagna Soup
This crockpot lasagna soup is like a deconstructed lasagna made in an Italian tomato broth full of vegetables with a creamy dollop of a three cheeses mixed in. This recipe is brought to you by DeLallo Foods Vegetarian Crockpot Lasagna Soup If you've found yourself trolling ... continue reading... about Vegetarian Crockpot Lasagna Soup
Grilled Zucchini With Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts
When the garden overfloweth, it's time to heat up the grill for a turn-eth on the coals-eth for an easy side dish of grilled zucchini topped with creamy goat cheese and pine nuts. Zucchini are the David Copperfield of the vegetable kingdom. One minute you're gazing upon ... continue reading... about Grilled Zucchini With Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
This double chocolate zucchini bread is the best of both worlds: healthy thanks to zucchini and a true chocolate craving cure with a double dose of cocoa and chocolate chips. Ah September, the most bountiful month of the year, you are my favorite one of all. I literally ... continue reading... about Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Grilled Vegetables with Chimichurri Sauce
Grilled vegetables get a serious flavor boost with a few spoonfuls of this spunky Argentinian chimichurri as a bright and zesty finishing sauce in this easy vegetarian side dish. When it comes to grilling vegetables, most figure it takes a soak in a marinade before ... continue reading... about Grilled Vegetables with Chimichurri Sauce
The Best Easy Grilled Vegetables
After years of practice on the grill, these are my tips for the best easy grilled vegetables, enhancing the natural sweetness of summer's favorite vegetables with each smoky bite. Adding more plants to meals is always at the top of my menu planning, and summer's bounty ... continue reading... about The Best Easy Grilled Vegetables
11 Use It Up Zucchini Recipes
These 11 recipes are sure to answer question of what to make with zucchini and cure your healthy recipe cravings at the same time. I am 100% for fresh produce--but things can get a little out of hand in the garden this time of year, know what I mean? If you're like me, ... continue reading... about 11 Use It Up Zucchini Recipes
Stuffed Zucchini Hasselback Pepperoni Pizza Style
Stuffed zucchini takes on a whole new look when it's cut hasselback-style then stuffed with pepperoni pizza fixins' for an easy, healthy, all-in-one 6-ingredient meal or pull-apart appetizer. For most every backyard farmers the question isn't how to grow zucchini, it's what to ... continue reading... about Stuffed Zucchini Hasselback Pepperoni Pizza Style
Spiralized Zucchini, Quinoa and Turkey Sausage Stuffed Peppers
These easy stuffed peppers are made without rice, and instead filled with healthy ingredients like spiralized zucchini, protein-packed quinoa, and ground turkey sausage for a fast and super healthy all-in-one dinner everyone at the table will love. The other day I read that the ... continue reading... about Spiralized Zucchini, Quinoa and Turkey Sausage Stuffed Peppers
Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta Salad with Roasted Vegetables
This creamy pasta salad recipe skips the mayonnaise for a lush sauce made with almond milk and avocado to make an easy grilled vegetable pasta salad you'll happily eat guilt-free. This recipe is brought to you by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze One thing's for sure: It's rare I meet ... continue reading... about Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta Salad with Roasted Vegetables
One-Pot Mexican Shrimp with Orzo and Zucchini
This easy shrimp, zucchini, and orzo pasta recipe straddles the line between a one-pot pasta a 30-minute meal dinner. But with a healthy dose of zucchini and a bit of heat from Mexican flavors, it should actually fall into the wonder-pot category, because it's all the healthy ... continue reading... about One-Pot Mexican Shrimp with Orzo and Zucchini
Harvest Squash and Ricotta Stuffed Shells
Busy nights call for easy recipes and once harvest time has hit, it's time to slink into comfort food territory. These stuffed shells with zucchini, butternut, and yellow squash baked in a creamy white alfredo sauce couldn't be easier to prep and are even easier to ... continue reading... about Harvest Squash and Ricotta Stuffed Shells
55 Healthy Zucchini Recipes to Make Now
This round up of 55 favorite zucchini recipes will keep you healthy and happy through the rest of summer's bountiful harvest and all through the year. During these final dog days of summer, there's not much better than healthful eats packed with summer produce, unless of ... continue reading... about 55 Healthy Zucchini Recipes to Make Now
Easy 5-Minute Parmesan Zucchini
It takes just three ingredients (plus salt and pepper) and about five minutes to create this zucchini side dish that easily slides into just about any main meal menu plan. So you've answered the question of what the heck you're going to fix for dinner tonight. Congratulations! ... continue reading... about Easy 5-Minute Parmesan Zucchini
Chopped Grilled Vegetable Bowl with Farro and #FreshCoastRetreat
This vegetarian Mediterranean bowl is filled with grilled vegetables and farro, then topped with a garlic yogurt sauce, kalamata olives, feta and hummus. Recipe inspiration comes in many forms. This recipe's inspiration came from a mish mosh of veggies in my crisper and a trip ... continue reading... about Chopped Grilled Vegetable Bowl with Farro and #FreshCoastRetreat
Thai Zucchini Noodle and Quinoa Salad
Spiralized zucchini is the base of this crunchy raw vegetable salad that features a creamy, flavorful Thai peanut dressing for a healthy lunch or dinner. I've been on a bit of a Thai kick lately, as witnessed by last week's Shrimp in Thai Coconut Sauce. Okay, I've been on a Thai ... continue reading... about Thai Zucchini Noodle and Quinoa Salad
Zucchini and Chorizo Cheese Toast
Spicy chorizo gives a nice kick to this cheesy gouda and squash topped toast which can easily be doubled for a crowd pleasing appetizer or main meal. I’m always happy to add an appetizer to a family meal, but when they get too dainty and precious, that’s when I bow out. Finger ... continue reading... about Zucchini and Chorizo Cheese Toast
Classic Gazpacho Plus 5 More That’ll Make You Say “WOW!”
This classic, refreshing no-cook gazpacho is a mix of fresh veggies and store-bought tomato based vegetable juice for a perfect blend of smooth and chunky textures. Why am I standing in the closet talking to my phone at 11:30 at night? My husband's in bed. My Smudge has been ... continue reading... about Classic Gazpacho Plus 5 More That’ll Make You Say “WOW!”
Baked Zucchini Parmesan Crisps
Zucchini gets a light and crispy turn coated with Panko bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and fresh thyme, and then baked in the oven instead of fried. Sometimes my phone's autocorrect totally hits the nail on the head. For example, the other day I heard a quote that totally ... continue reading... about Baked Zucchini Parmesan Crisps
Zucchini and Fresh Corn Salad
This raw salad gets its spunk from a garlicky-lemon basil vinaigrette that lightly marinates the thin squash peels and freshly shucked corn kernels. This raw zucchini salad is proof that you don't always have to have a plan. Sometimes the best dishes are created on the fly, ... continue reading... about Zucchini and Fresh Corn Salad
Heirloom Tomato, Zucchini, Caramelized Onion and Feta Galette
Caramelized onions and a spread of Dijon mustard make this rustic summer vegetable pie a favorite for an easy lunch, a light dinner or impressive appetizer. Welcome, lazy dog days of summer. I've been waiting for you to show up. The time of year I wish I was one of my favorite ... continue reading... about Heirloom Tomato, Zucchini, Caramelized Onion and Feta Galette
Caprese Zucchini Salad with Ali Maffucci of Inspiralized
An interview with blogger Ali Maffucci of Inspiralized, about her new cookbook, plus a recipe for Caprese Zucchini Salad. I bought my first spiralizer for a photo shoot 15 years ago at a Japanese market. It was green, looked a bit like an pterodactyl and I couldn't read the ... continue reading... about Caprese Zucchini Salad with Ali Maffucci of Inspiralized
Friday Faves
What's inside matters. People, places, things, food. No matter what it looks like on the outside, the inside is where it's at. I think we all have a tendency to put on that hard, outer shell. The force field of a bubble that shields us from the crap the world delivers to our ... continue reading... about Friday Faves
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich with Herbed Ricotta
It’s mid-summer and I am soaking it in. Even my numbed-by-pain-killers-broken-wrist can’t dull the memories in my post-week-at-the-beach-where-did-the-humidity-go-summer-lovin-skin. It’s what summer’s all about and I have the tan to prove it. With just 2 more weeks of July ... continue reading... about Grilled Vegetable Sandwich with Herbed Ricotta
Roasted Tomato and Zucchini Frittata Recipe
I don't have a coop. But lucky for me I know someone who does. I'm a bit of an egghead. I know, last week I was a picklehead, now I'm an egghead and soon enough you'll be reading about me becoming a cheesehead. Yes, a real-live Wisconsin cheesehead. But you'll be hearing ... continue reading... about Roasted Tomato and Zucchini Frittata Recipe
Dinner is for Kids: Spaghetti Tacos Recipe
I know, I know. You're sitting there, staring at this post and thinking this recipe is one of those "Oh let's see how outlandish we can be and create an oddball recipe just to be different." Well, it is and it isn't. Blame it on Spencer. He's Carly's big ... continue reading... about Dinner is for Kids: Spaghetti Tacos Recipe
7 Great Zucchini Pastas Plus Zucchini and Chicken Sausage Penne Pasta Recipe
We all know the drill, the harvest mantra: “What am I going to do with all this zucchini?” Well, here's what you do with it. You cook with it, you bake with it, you think about tanning it for the newest trend in vegan alternative leather. Hey, we may have something ... continue reading... about 7 Great Zucchini Pastas Plus Zucchini and Chicken Sausage Penne Pasta Recipe
Zucchini and Dill Pasta Salad
By the looks of so many of my favorite foodie blogs, everyone is searching—and providing—amazing zucchini recipes this week. And with the plethora of veggie madness these plants provide, I say the more recipes the better. So in an attempt to utilize my excessive zucchini jungle ... continue reading... about Zucchini and Dill Pasta Salad
