Zucchini Pie

This was a new recipe for me. Thank you, Mommy! My son loved it and he said, "Mommy, I will tell you again, you could open a restaurant!" :)

Zucchini Pie

• 4 cup sliced zucchini
• 1 stick margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. oregano
• 1 Tbsp. parsley
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan
• 1 tube crescent rolls

Saute zucchini in margarine. Meanwhile, press crescent rolls in bottom of pie pan. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl. When zucchini is cooked and softened, stir in the egg-cheese-spice mixture. Pour over crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-20 minutes.

Zucchini Mock Crab Cakes

Seriously. The zucchini thing is getting a bit out of hand. So, here is another creative recipe -this one I got from Meemaw!

Zucchini Mock Crab Cakes

• 2 cups zucchini, grated or shredded
• 1 medium onion, grated (I skip this part cause I don't care for onions so much)
• 1 tsp. Bay seafood seasoning
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise
• 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed

Mix well; shape into cakes. Fry in oil until golden brown.

Zucchini Bread

The zucchini continues….
I am picking over two dozen a day! It is quite ridiculous!
So, today I give you, zucchini bread. Not an original idea for zucchini, but it is devoured quickly year-round in my house! When I have zucchini coming out of my ears like I do right now, I shred the zucchini and put it in freezer bags to freeze for later use. Just thaw and drain the water off when you make it.




Zucchini Bread

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup grated zucchini
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. baking powder
(I don't have an 1/8 tsp. measuring spoon so I always guess or double the recipe)


Beat eggs. Beat in sugar. Stir in oil, vanilla, and zucchini. Mix well. Add dry ingredients. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

We are currently experiencing zucchini overload here! So, I will be bombarding you with zucchini recipes! First up, this yummy, extra-moist cake is a delicious way to sneak kids their vegetables! Of course, my kids love their vegetables so much they fight over them!

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

1/2 cup of margarine

1/2 cup of vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup sour milk (can make this by adding vinegar to milk)

2 tsp. baking soda

2 1/2 cups flour

4 Tbsp. baking cocoa

2 cups shredded zucchini

12 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream first three ingredients. Add egg and vanilla. Mix. Add sour milk. Mix well. Add dry ingredients and stir. Mix zucchini in last. Pour into pan and sprinkle chocolate chips all over the top. Bake at 325 degrees for 40-50 minutes.

Manly Bunting

I am trying to do more craft projects with the kids because it affords me a few minutes where they are not inventing their own “projects.” So, while supper was cooking last night, we threw together a “Welcome Home” bunting for hubby who had to stay away for a night because of work. Since it was a last minute job, I used whatever I had on hand. I wanted to make it “manly” for him, so I stole a few old hunting magazines from the basket (Before you gasp at that- I usually purge them after they are 6 months old anyway and he doesn’t seem to notice or care.) I picked out the pages that were mostly pictures and cut them into bunting shape triangles for later.

I cut out letters from a black gel pen paper tablet the kids have (Thank you, Mr. Schwalm, who made us learn how to cut out block letters every year in elementary! I still remember!)

Then, since I realized they weren’t gonna show up so well against the dark pages, so I had the girls glue stick them to some pages that were mostly black type on white background.

Then I cut around the edges of those and had them glue stick them to the triangles.

We folded over the back with the yarn in it and taped it down (this was a three person job- one to cut tape, one to hold, and me to stick it down- excellent because little hands were kept busy!) Then we hung it up in the window and waited for him to come home.

Of course, he didn’t see it when he stumbled in exhausted later that night, so I had to ask for a drink of water. But I was glad he was…

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Places I linked to:

http://www.thethriftyhome.com/2010/07/42nd-penny-pinching-party.html
http://meandmybucket.blogspot.com/2010/07/show-us-what-youre-workin-with-19.html