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Zucchini

Lettuce Wraps

This recipe was insanely difficult to make.  Not because it is time consuming; it’s not.  It isn’t because the ingredients are obscure; they aren’t.  It was because I’m cooking in the Papavore’s kitchen and he does not have a citrus zester. And the inclusion of lemon zest in this recipe was the reason I singled [...]

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Zucchini, Sweet Onion, and Bell Pepper Tart

I went into this meal with the Omnivore with two strikes against me (us, if you consider the tart and me as a team). #1) Zucchini – We all know I’ve tried to convince the man to love zucchini like I do.  It just isn’t happening. #2) The quiche-like-nature of this meal. Recently, the Omnivore [...]

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Grilled Sweet Potato and Zucchini Salad

Cookbooks are great resources.  But I tend to use them backwards.  You know, index first.  Like, “Man, I’ve got way too much cabbage, what can I make.”  Rather than the traditional method of looking through the book, deciding upon a recipe, and buying the ingredients. I buy the same list of ingredients each week at [...]

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Butternut and Chickpea Burritos

A part of me just wants to give the Omnivore a break with the butternut squash.  He claims he doesn’t like it.  And I keep serving it to him.  Who exactly is in the wrong here? I justify the Omnivore’s hesitance about the squash with the hazmat orange appearance of the vegetable.  I mean, we [...]

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Zucchini Basil Soup

This is an adult only soup.  Parents, don’t bother serving this stuff to your kids.  First of all, it is green. And kids hate green food.  That is pretty much accepted fact.  I think I actually saw a study in the JAMA about it.  Well, maybe not, but maybe so. Honestly, the reason you shouldn’t [...]

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