On 27 Jul 2003 14:04:41 GMT, (Jack1000)
wrote:

ell my zucchini have a gazillion blooms but I have had only one
zucchini so far! I have never had this happen before and have not
really had pollination problems before. But could this be the problem?


I had only male flowers for at least 3 weeks before I got any fruit. Now I have
so many zukes I don't have room in my fridge and my neighbors are getting to
hate me trying to palm them off.
What "I need" from you people are some zuccini recipes!


OK.

You can freeze zucchini, btw: don't bother to peel, just
shred it, then freeze it. Last year, I blanched some and
then didn't blanch some - and I think the unblanched was
actually better. So I wouldn't bother to blanch it.

You can use the thawed zucchini shreds (after squeezing out
most of the water or letting them drain in a colander) in
this recipe, or in zucchini bread, cake, or muffin recipes.

This recipe calls for one zucchini and one summer squash,
but you can obviously use two zucchinis instead. It won't
make much difference.

Pat

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VEGGIE BURGERS WITH ZUCCHINI

2 cloves garlic (grated)
1 onion (grated)
2 carrots (shredded)
1 small zucchini (shredded)
1 small summer squash (shredded)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 beaten egg
1 tbs soy sauce (tamari is much better!)
1 1/2 cups flour

(note: this is the recipe as we found it and we immediately
modified it. To our taste it was better with lots more
onion. It held together better with two eggs.)

-Heat garlic and onion in olive oil over low heat for 5
minutes.
-Add squash, zucchini, and carrots and heat for 2 more
minutes.
-Remove from heat and add oats, cheese, and egg.
-Add soy sauce or tamari.
-Refrigerate for 1 hr.
-Dredge patties in flour. Broil or fry as usual. Or bake
them on an oiled cookie sheet.