Fruit & Vegetables

A wonderful burst of citrus in a quick bread that takes no time at all to make! Rich batter fills an entire 8 x 12 pan and uses up that wonderful garden zucchini that is overflowing gardens in the fall. Delicious with or without glaze! Freezes extremely well! Ingredients: 1 serving cooking spray (Optional) 3 […]

A new twist on spaghetti squash. Ingredients: 1 spaghetti squash, halved 1 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 pound chicken tenders, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 sweet onion, chopped 6 cloves garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste 1 (15 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped ½ red bell pepper,

These cookies have a spicy, squash taste. Use any winter squash you like. Ingredients: ½ cup butter, softened ¾ cup white sugar ¾ cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 ½ cups mashed, cooked butternut squash 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼

This is one of mums recipe’s that everyone just loves. It’s versatile as you can add just about any vegetable. Perfect as an appetizer. Ingredients: ½ small head cauliflower, broken into florets 3 slices cooked bacon, chopped 3 green onions, chopped salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup milk

Amazing apple-tasting pie bars. The lemon juice adds tartness. Spices and sugar give it the apple pie taste. I used a large zucchini that friends let get too big. As long as the seeds are removed, no one can tell it’s not apples! Little bars of mock apple pie! Can be served warm with ice

Chocolate and zucchini cupcakes with nuts – what could be better? Use pecans in place of walnuts if you like. Ingredients: 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted 3 eggs 1 ¾ cups packed brown sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 2

These zucchini cupcakes are amazing! You will love them. Every time I make these, they turn out so good. Ingredients: ½ cup vegetable oil 1 egg ¼ cup milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup white sugar ½ cup mini chocolate chips 1 teaspoon baking soda 1

This zucchini carrot cake is a tasty breakfast alternative. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups evaporated cane sugar 2 cage-free eggs ½ cup unsweetened applesauce ½ cup canola oil 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 large carrot, peeled

Quite easy for an intermediate chef like me! I added 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning to it (instead of parsley) and 3 cloves of minced garlic. I increased the breadcrumbs slightly because the eggplant was large. It was very tasty and my husband loved it! Ingredients: 1 small eggplant 1 tablespoon salt ¼ cup butter, cubed

Perfect black-eyed peas to ring in the new year. Serve with bread and southern-style hot sauce. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons bacon drippings 1 medium yellow onion, diced 3 stalks celery, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 6 cups chicken broth, or more to taste 1 (16 ounce) package dried black-eyed peas 2 pounds diced smoked ham 1