PROMOTION IS OVER: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
My ebook special edition has been won by ELF. Thank you to all who entered.
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Welcome to my blog. I’m delighted to be an author in bloom, though down here in New Zealand, we’re sliding into Winter while you Northern hemispherites are busy preparing your Spring gardens.
But it is never too early to plan what to do with the harvest, and prizes are don’t have to wait for any particular season. Am I right?
Zucchinis, courgettes, or as we call them when I fail to pick every day, marrows
There cannot be an easier or more prolific crop on the face of the planet. Plant, feed (they love manure and compost), and — whatever you do — don’t forget. Once they start to produce, you’ll need to pick daily, or one day you’ll come out and find a marrow the size of Africa smothering everything else in the garden.
We usually plant several different types: green torpedoes, yellow torpedoes, and both green and yellow patty-pan shaped. Picked little, they slice into salads. I also liked them fried with a breakfast of eggs and bacon, or cut into small cubes in a salsa. You can grate them for fritters whatever the size, but bigger is faster.
This year’s marvelous discovery was that grated zucchini freezes really well. Most of the liquid drains out of the zucchini while it is defrosting, making even better fritters than the fresh stuff. Yum!
Zucchini fritters — Paleo and auto-immune system friendly
Tips: weigh your zucchini before grating. It’s easier. Get out as much water from the zucchinis as you can. This is really important. If you don’t freeze the grated zucchini, salt it to draw the moisture, then twist it in a cloth. If you have time, leave it overnight in paper towel. Really squeeze the last drop out of it.
1 pound of zucchini, grated and drained (about 2 of medium size)
2 green onions, thinly sliced
/4 cup almond flour (or arrowroot or coconut if nuts are a problem)
1/4 cup of freshly grated parmesan (if you can take dairy)
2 eggs (if you can’t take eggs, try this gelatin substitute)
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp lemon juice
Put everything in a bowl and mix.
Heat two tablespoons of your choice of cooking oil in a pan and wait for the pan to get super hot. When the oil is shimmering, add spoonfuls of the mixture and fry until golden brown, about two to three minutes each side.
Serve with sour cream and extra green onions. Or with eggs, mushrooms, and homemade hollandaise sauce. Or with spinach and salmon. Or with applesauce. Or any way you like, really. We make up huge bowls of these and use them often.
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Thank you, Sandy
I have never tried zucchini! My friend has been trying to get me to try her zucchini bread recipe
I’m on a no-grain diet at the moment, so we’re finding all sorts of new ways to eat zucchini. And spaghetti squash. And butternut.
Great to make even a small loaf of zucchini bread or keep in freezer till you have enough for a big loaf or two
Yes, wonderful idea.
I love zucchini! Thanks for the recipe. I followed you on Amazon, Goodreads & Bookbub
Thank you, Kathy
I love zucchinis. I cook with them all the time. Love to saute them as a vegetable side. or make zucchini bread. I make a zucchini, potato, and carrot casserole, which is also delicious.
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Yum! Those all sound wonderful.
Interesting. I haven’t managed to grow any kind of squash (and I suspect that’s a good thing, lol) but this sounds like a tasty treat. Thank you for the recipe and the giveaway.
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My pleasure.
Thanks for the recipe! I always end up with bags and bags of shredded zucchini in my freezer so I really appreciate one more way to use it 🙂
And I’m going to try zucchini cookies!
I love zucchini and squash and although you call some of these different things I think they are the same. I love fried zucchini and squash and this recipe sounds easy and healthier!! My step mother makes zucchini bread and it is yummy!
sounds tasty
Yes. I like it a lot.
Thank you for the tip and recipe. I love Zucchini I don’t get to eat it much cause my family is picky on what they eat. Chevygirl901@gmail.com
Try the fritters with lots of cheese and maybe a bit of bacon. Even my husband loves them!
Thanks for the recipe. They sound so tsty. My daughter would love these.
Carol Luciano
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They are yummy.
Thanks for the recipe. I never know what to do with all the zucchini I grow!
They are prolific, aren’t they?
Beautiful veggies. Everything grows bigger and better in New Zealand-that’s what they told us in 1985 when we visited NZ.
:-). Even the pest plants, to our sorrow.
I have seen Jude’s garden and I can testify that it is magnificent. This woman knows what she is doing. Me? not so much, but I try.
But I don’t have to battle deer!
I live in Northern Ontario, Canada and our Spring seems to be very late in coming this year, we still have lots of snow and it keeps snowing! Aaaarrgghhh! lol Usually by April 12th we have no snow left…not this year!! In the summer time, I plant a huge veggie garden and also plant zucchinis…I know exactly what you mean what happens if you don’t pick them daily, we’ve ended up with some pretty HUGE zucchinis! lol I shred mine and freeze it in baggies to use in making Zucchini cookies and I also like to cut them up and use in stir fries. Carole Burant (carole_57@hotmail.com)
Zucchini cookies! I haven’t tried those.