Tag Archives: zucchini

Pasta with zucchini, pine nuts and Parmesan.

You’ll be surprised how much flavor this simple pasta dish packs: it’s just zucchini, pasta, pine nuts, herbs and Parmesan. Perfect for Meatless Monday. Continue reading

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Simple pasta with vegetables.

This simple pasta recipe is endlessly flexible: Use any combination of vegetables that you like. Be sure to choose orecchiette pasta, whose bowl shape works perfectly here. Continue reading

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10 Delicious Squash Recipes

Nutritious. Low-calorie. Incredibly versatile. What’s not to love about squash, either winter or summer varieties? Here are some great recipes for squash. Continue reading

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Pasta with shrimp and vegetables.

The joy of cooking when you’re on vacation lies in using local ingredients and preparing them without fuss. This shrimp pasta recipe is a great example of vacation cooking. Continue reading

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10 dishes you MUST try before summer’s gone.

Here’s my Top 10 List of summer dishes I’m not ready to let go of … just yet. Make these now while ingredients are at their best. Continue reading

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Corn and zucchini saute.

This side dish of sautéed corn and zucchini couldn’t be simpler; it’s terrific with BBQ chicken or grilled shrimp for an easy summer dinner. Continue reading

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Summery green pasta salad.

Think pasta salad is boring? (Me, too.) This fresh take on pasta salad uses summer green vegetables and a light, lemony dressing. Continue reading

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Top 10 recipes for the Fourth of July.

Is it me, or is it super lame when a holiday falls in the middle of the week. I mean, c’mon! Really? Just one day off from work? No long weekend? What gives? [Thanks, Gregorian Calendar.] Well, fine. This just … Continue reading

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Ribbon zucchini salad.

In spite of my garden’s current zucchini problem—I think I have a pollination issue that I hope resolves as the season progresses—the farmers at our local markets are having no such troubles. Summer squash of all kinds are showing up … Continue reading

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Garden glory.

If you have a garden, you know that it yields hair-pulling and frustration, pride and wonder in equal measure—often, all in the same growing season. So I hope you’ll excuse a little bit of the latter [with emphasis on the … Continue reading

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