zucchini

Roasted Vegetable and Goat Cheese Sandwiches

September 12, 2011

I love sandwiches! When Stephanie and I were put in charge of making lunch for our mom and her friends, we decided that these sandwiches were perfect with just a few side salads. And after Jeff won the Next Food Network Star, of course I had to follow his lead and make a sandwich into [...]

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Summer Squash Pancakes

July 28, 2010

We have been getting so much summer squash from the CSA lately! Sure, we’ve made stuffed squash with dairy and meat, and jibben and carpaccio, but don’t worry, we haven’t run out of ideas yet!

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Zucchini Carpaccio

May 31, 2010

I have to admit that I don’t get any magazine subscriptions. Not even food ones. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t like to look at their holiday-themed and seasonal ingredient inspired meals! So I look at the Gourmet and Bon Appetit archives on epicurious. When I had some squash that I knew wouldn’t last [...]

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Mehshi B’Laban, or Stuffed Squash, Dairy Style

October 22, 2009

I bought some giant zucchinis at the farmer’s market last week and wanted to make something special with them. This recipe gets its delicious flavor from butter, and is traditionally made with long grain white rice. I made a healthier version with less butter and brown rice. It had a delicious, nutty flavor.  The recipe [...]

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Kusa Jibben

September 24, 2009

Remember when we made mehshi kusa and hollowed out all of that squash and zucchini? You didn’t think we’d just waste those precious insides, did you? Of course not. We popped those insides in the freezer for later use. And then gave them to our mom so she could make kusa jibben for lunch. Kusa [...]

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Mehshi Kusa, or Meat-Filled Zucchini and/or Squash

August 21, 2009

Mehshi kusa (koo-SAA) is a traditional Syrian dish. In order to stuff the squash, you first need to hollow them out with a melon baller. Ideally the shells will be very thin. After hollowing out the vegetables, you stuff them with hashu and cook them in a Middle-Eastern-style sauce.

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