by Renee Pottle | Nov 17, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Do you sometimes feel like your garden is toying with you? Me too. Here’s what I learned this year. 1. Sick plants make for a sick garden; or – don’t buy sick plants from the grocery store. Last spring I felt quite lucky to stumble upon some cheap... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 17, 2014 | breads, Recipes From the Garden
Excess zucchini combined with leftover lasagna filling and chives from the garden turn into a tangy, moist yeast bread. Do you still have too much zucchini? Yeah, me too. The other night I had grand plans to make grilled zucchini lasagna roll-ups. But first I went... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 20, 2014 | cakes, Recipes From the Garden
When life gives you zucchini overload, make brownies! As I mentioned in an earlier post, the zucchini patch is prolific as usual this year. We’ve been harvesting green, black, and yellow zucchini for weeks now. We’ve grilled it, stir-fried it, stuffed it,... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 20, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Sometimes zucchini grows scary-big! This zucchini got “lost” in the zucchini patch. It was so large when I found it, that I almost expected a scene from Little Shop of Horrors! It’s been too hot for most of the heirloom tomatoes this year, but the... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 22, 2013 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
One of my favorite recipes is Tomato-Zucchini Pie. I only make it when the tomatoes and zucchini are fresh, and it is not only filling and nutritious, it’s easy to make too. You will need: 2 cups chopped zucchini 1 1/2 cups chopped tomato 1/3 cup grated Parmesan...