The produce from the vegetable garden is coming in daily, which has me scrambling for recipes and new ways to serve it up.
Last weekend, I made some delicious pickled cucumbers and served them as a side dish. My family really enjoyed them!
I found some pickling spices at the store, and instructions were easy. Boil a cup of vinegar, a cup of water, half a cup of sugar, and spices. Pour over speared cucumbers and let sit at room temperature for at least an hour.
Next time, I may just buy some of the spices listed in the ingredients and give this a try myself.
These cukes had a sweet hot flavor, which made them interesting.
Next up, zucchini! Last Sunday, I made zucchini boats filled with spinach, bacon and cheese. mmm! Good!
This week, I decided to try my hand at spiralized zucchini.
My sweet hubby bought me this Kitchenaid spiralizer for my birthday three years ago, and it has sat in the box ever since. I don't know why, but it looked very intimidating to me. Well, I got it out of the box, read the instructions, and I'm happy to report that it was so easy to use! I'm embarrassed that it has taken me this long to finally use it!
One average sized zucchini made this many zoodles!
Frozen zucchini noodles are not cheap! They average about $3.99 a bag. I figure I'm saving all kinds of money by growing my own! Now I'm researching ways to freeze my own zoodles so that I can use them in the future.
They were sooo much better than the store bought, too! I patted them dry, then put them in a pan with a little olive oil and sauteed them until tender. We topped them with DeLallo's Roasted Garlic sauce, some fresh parsley, and freshly grated parmesan. Delicious!
Now that I know how to use it, I will try spiralizing some more fruits and vegetables in the future.
Here's a link to the spiralizer:
https://www.macys.com/shop/product/kitchenaid-ksm1apc-spiralizer-stand-mixer-attachment?ID=2257148&CategoryID=7554#fn=sp%3D1%26spc%3D1%26ruleId%3D78%26kws%3Dkitchenaid%20spiralizer%26searchPass%3DallMultiMatchWithSpelling%26slotId%3D1
This week, I'm attempting a tomato and squash tart and a zucchini and apple slaw.
Fresh produce! Is there anything better in the summertime?
Blessings, cafe friends!
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