Squash & Zucchini

[Sysgoddess]

Would anyone care for a little fresh, organic crookneck squash and zucchini? One of my husband's colleagues has a large garden and has been bringing everyone boxes of fresh vegetables. They're healthy but need cleaning.

As a side note, does anyone have a good recipe for squash and zucchini that I can make in a large batch and freeze?

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[herself]

Google 'chocolate zucchini' cake. There are lots of recipes out there, it tastes great the children will devour it. Just don't tell them there is zucchini in it.

[eaglesprings]

You might also google Zuchinni Nut Bread. I'm not much of a baker, but even I have had some luck with a loaf of Zuchinni Nut Bread.

I've never tried freezing a squash recipe. I'm the only person in the family that really likes squash, so when I cook yellow squash, I usually get just enough for myself. Luby's has a creamed squash that I tried to duplicate at home, but it didn't really come out the same. I think I would worry about cooked squash getting "runny" when it is thawed out, if it was frozen. I wonder if you could just slice it, blanch, then freeze for later cooking?

[FamilyGal]

I'll take some. We love to grill squash and I have a great recipe for zucchini bread. And, if you have any tomatoes left, I will take some of those and some basil to make some salsa and pesto.

I'm in a cooking (okay, EATING) mood. :)

[FamilyGal]

Slice it up and grill it! The zucchini OR the squash. With some seasonings, they are wonderful.

[Sysgoddess]

Too late, my husband (the only child in the household) has already seen the recipe and informed me that there's no way in hell (paraphrased) he would eat that.

[Sysgoddess]

I'll take some. We love to grill squash and I have a great recipe for zucchini bread. And, if you have any tomatoes left, I will take some of those and some basil to make some salsa and pesto.

I'm in a cooking (okay, EATING) mood. :)
Check your text messages, FG, and let me know when/where & how you'd like to get together for some of this!

Yeah, we like it on the grill also but Roger isn't a big fan of squash or zucchini and I am so I have to devise some way of preserving as much as possible. He'll eat ratatouille made with it - only because it's the only thing on the menu that night unless he wants to cook - but mostly doesn't care for it.

I hadn't thought of simply blanching it and canning or bagging it but I'll have to look into that. Thanks for the idea!

[cgwoolf]

I'm the only one who likes squash so I won't ask for any. DH will eat grilled zuchinni and it seems like I had that zuchhini bread one time and he loved it...but that's about it.

You can blanch the squash and freeze it if you have too much. I have one of those vac and seal machines and we vac pack almost everything.

My fav way of eating yellow or white squash is the simplest way. I clean and peel them and cut them up in little uniform pieces so they cook evenly. Chop up some onion and put a little EVOO in the pot and saute the onions til soft and beginning to brown and then dump in squash, saute a little to get coated with the oil and then put a bit of water in and simmer it til squash is mushy. Then drain and put in a pat or 2 of butter salt and pepper and enjoy!

[eaglesprings]

That's pretty much how I like it, too, cg.

So, when is supper? LOL!

[baby duck]

I do the same thing cgwoolf does. Zucchini, yellow squash, onion sauteed in some EVOO. Just before I pull them off the fire, I dust the whole thing with Tony Chachere's. Little Bit, who is 18 mos, loves to eat it this way.

I'm going to have to look for a recipe for zucchini bread. I have a bunch of bananas I'm about to make into banana bread, but zucchini bread sounds good too.

If you still have quite a bit, Sysgoddess, I'd be willing to take some off your hands.

[FamilyGal]

EVOO

What in the heck is this?

[Zbrat]

What in the heck is this?

Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Until I watched Rachel Ray, I too was in the dark about EVOO!

Zbrat:cool:

[FamilyGal]

Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

I would have never guessed!

I'm sitting here eating pico de gallo made with fresh tomatoes from SysGoddess! I stopped by the store on the way home and bought Cilantro. Yummy. Tomorrow, we will grill using the rosemary! I can't wait to try it.