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From (A)pples to (Z)ucchini

July 7, 2020 By Burger Farms

Some of you may be lucky enough to be harvesting some crops from your home gardens by now. 

Namely, summer squash like straightneck yellow squash & zucchini.

Zucchini & yellow squash have a shorter growing season than a lot of other crops, so even with the Mother’s Day Freeze of 2020, if you were careful, you could be swimming in squash by now! Zucchini takes 35-55 days from planting to be ready to harvest- the fruit can grow up to 2″ per day! 

If that’s the case, and we certainly hope it is, we’d like to share two *very* popular recipes from one of our very own: Ken & Sandy Burger often enjoy “Sandy’s Super Simple Squash Boats” with Zucchini Cobbler (but it tastes just like apple!) for dessert during the summer months. 

Give these a try with your next harvest, and let us know what you think! If you’ve got a favorite zucchini or squash recipe, feel free to share it with us! 

For some additional reading about squash & zucchini- we’ve included this link to one of our favorite resources, The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Read more below for the recipes:

Zucchini blossoms pave the way for zucchini cobbler

Sandy’s Super Simple Squash Boats

1) Cut fresh yellow straight neck squash or 6″-7″ zucchini in half long ways

2) Scoop out seeds and pulp to make a canoe/boat; discard seeds.  You can add the pulp back into the ground beef mix later if you want to, but not required.

3) Spray olive oil in the bottom of a glass baking dish, place vegetable boat in baking dish and drizzle lightly with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with salt. Bake at 350 for approximately 20 – 25 minutes.  (Boat will turn soft and turn wrinkly)

4) Brown 1lb ground beef in a skillet, drain grease, and then add 1/2 cup water, 1 – 1 oz package of McCormick Original Taco seasoning and stir.

5) Microwave 1 package of Birds Eye seasoned Southwestern Style Rice with corn, peppers and onions (Cooks in the bag – Follow package instructions on cooking time)

6) Add rice mix to ground beef mix and stir together

7) Place beef/rice mixture in boat and top with shredded cheese

8) Place back in the oven for approximately 20 – 25 minutes or until boats are soft and top is golden brown

9) Serve with a little dollop of sour cream and a little salsa for a real kicker (Sandy also makes great salsa, maybe she’ll let us share that recipe a little later in the season.) 

Zucchini Cobbler – courtesy of Teah English, Food.com

SERVES: 8-10
  • 8 cups zucchini
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon plus some to sprinkle on top
  • 3⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 (10 ounce) can crushed pineapple
  • 1 box yellow cake mix (Jiffy) or 1 box white cake mix (Jiffy)
  • 1⁄2 – 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1⁄2 cup nuts, chopped pecans (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  • PEEL AND CUT ZUCCHINI LENGTHWISE, STRIP OUT SEEDS, CUT IN 1/2″ SLICES, COOK IN BOILING WATER UNTIL TENDER. (YOU CAN LEAVE SKIN ON ZUCCHINI IF YOU WANT)
  • DRAIN, COOL IN COLD WATER FOR 5 MINUTES.
  • DRAIN, ADD SUGAR, FLOUR, SALT, CINNAMON, CREAM OF TARTER AND LEMON JUICE.
  • STIR WELL.
  • ADD PINEAPPLE AND JUICE.
  • MIX WELL
  • DO NOT BEAT.
  • POUR INTO A GREASED BAKING DISH (13X9″ pan).
  • SPREAD DRY CAKE MIX OVER TOP AND SPRINKLE CINNAMON OVER TOP.
  • DRIZZLE BUTTER OVER CAKE MIX.
  • SPRINKLE NUTS ON TOP.
  • BAKE AT 350F degrees FOR 60 MINUTES.
  • BEST IF SERVED WARMED AND WITH WHIPPED TOPPING

Let us know what you think!

Send us a recipe and we’ll add it to the list- mearstucker@burgerfarms.com

Bon Apetit!

Filed Under: Gardening Tips, News Tagged With: burgerfarmandgardencenter, gardenharvest, growyourownfood, plantsareessential, Squash, zucchini

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