zucchini

Summer Pizzas Featuring Zucchini, Tomatoes and Basil. Correction – Lots of Basil.

Pizza is my favorite food.  It’s my favorite food to make from scratch.  It’s my favorite to go out for.  Frozen pizza is even my favorite store-bought food (and one of the only ones I’m willing to eat)!  Since pizza varies so much depending on where it’s from—homemade, pizzeria, grocery store, etc.—I don’t mind eating […]

“You could make zucchini bread.”

“You could make zucchini bread.”  Those were Madame’s parting words the other day as she left for work.  I looked at the large zucchini sitting on the counter. I smiled and sighed.  Waiting in the garden were two more.  (And this is in spite of the squash vine borers!).  Zucchini is wonderful, but it is […]

Attack of the Killer Squash Vine Borers

Same picture, just looking more closely. Gardening is a huge part of my life.  Gardening is also a source of tension in my life.  It brings me great joy yet often brings great sadness too.  I suppose it is a bit like children.  Well, maybe not quite like children, but the point is most of […]