The veggie garden is cruising along, the tomatoes are finally turning, the green beans are producing nicely, and the zucchini is under control. There is no other way of describing how my zucchini plant is politely producing two fruits a week. My plant also had an aphid infestation while I was away(more on that another day), so it is a little slow for a zucchini plant. Though my plant is under producing this year, I have a growing stockpile of interesting recipes to use zucchini. Zucchini bread is the classic but honestly, I've never been big on it. I'd rather do banana bread or rhubarb bread and let the zucchini get used in something a little less expected. Here is a list of my favorite recipes along with links, not necessarily the same that I use, but as close as I can get.
Lebanese Egg Fritters- eggy and delicious. As an added bonus these are a good way to use up some fresh mint
Zucchini and Sweet Pepper Refrigerator Pickles- quick pickles without needing cucumbers is a win. These are great on sandwiches or burgers.
Zucchini Mock Apple Pie- Tastes like apple pie but with only zucchini. A great thing to take to a potluck to blow peoples minds.
Calabacitas con Elote With tomatoes in my family, without tomatoes for my hubby. Either way it makes a nice side dish for chicken and things
Summer Squash Pizza Granted, this one I've only made once, but it was really good and goes through a lot of zucchini. I will be making it again
I have also heard of people drying out zucchini and using it as firewood. I cannot find any sources that talk about doing this so maybe this is an old wives tale.
