Zucchinis

If you are a gardener, by now you probably have zucchinis coming out of your ears! What to do with all that zucchinis? You can eat them right away, or freeze them for later use, give some away to families and friends but you are still left with loads and loads of zucchinis!

Have no fear my friends. I've got some recipes for you to help you "get rid" of those zucchinis. I was over at my friend's Lena's blog and saw her grandmother's recipes for pickles. I thought I would give that a try but use zucchinis instead(I don't have as much cucumbers yet). I hope they will taste good.

I've also went online and searched for some Zucchini Pickles and Zucchini Relish. I've never made these recipes before. If you do try them, please write back to me and let me know how they turn out.

You can also make zucchini bread(s). Hubby loves zucchini bread, that's the only way he would eat zucchinis. The recipe I have is actually a Banana bread recipe, I just adapted it to make zucchini bread. It's not a very sweet bread. If you like them to be sweet, please increase the sugar amount. I've also heard that zucchini & blueberries bread is pretty good. I've found a recipe but have not try it out yet.

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup shredded zucchini
• 1 1/2 AP flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 x 5(or smaller) loaf pan and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well and scrape the sides of bowl after each addition.
• Stir in shredded zucchini and vanilla.
• Combine all dry ingredients(except nuts) and add to wet mixture. Mix well.
• Fold in chopped nuts if desired.
• Pour into prepare pan and bake for 30-35 minutes(for 9 x 5 pan).

Please also check out Vegetable Gardener In the Kitchen section and search for zucchini. There are some mouth-watering recipes.