Stuffed Zucchini......A Yummy Recipe

I want to share a recipe that uses 

some delicious, fresh summer bounty,

Glitterinas!

Our garden is providing us with so

much tasty produce I have to 

cook with it every day to keep up!

Today I want to share a 

zucchini recipe with you.

Let's head to the kitchen and get busy.

Begin by slicing two zucchini in half 

lengthwise and removing some of the middle pulp.

Then in a baking dish that's been sprayed with non-stick 

spray, place some herbed tomato sauce and the 

cut zucchini.

Lightly salt and pepper each.

Bake the zucchini at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

While that's baking.....

......brown a pound of lean hamburger meat.

I added some Herbes de Provence and some 

shallots....use your favorite savory hamburger spices.

And I set the table.

Now it's time to fill the zucchini with lots of yumminess!

Seasoned hamburger meat goes in first....

.....then some more of the herbed tomato sauce.

I used some homemade tomato sauce I made 

that had mushrooms in it.

My tomato sauce turned out pretty good this year.

Some years it's the perfect candidate for the drain....

but this year I guess the culinary stars were all lined up!

The last little bit went onto the plates.

I used this jar up but luckily the batch made 

a couple of large jars, too!

Next, I piled on some grated cheese....

.....and lastly I sprinkled a good amount of panko

bread crumbs over the top.

This dish is ready for another trip into the oven.

Still 350 degrees.....this time for 10-12 minutes.

I checked on my dish and it was all good and melty.

I like the top browned, so....

...... I turned the 

broiler on for a couple of minutes.

Watch this step carefully......do not walk away 

from food browning under the broiler!

Ooooh, yummy!

Gooey, hot and ready to eat!

The zucchini had baked into soft, melty 

holders of goodness!

So, I used a long, narrow spatula to 

place them on our plates.

This entree would make a nice meal served with 

bread, a salad, your favorite herbed rice....

but today I'm serving it with 

pickled cabbage and cauliflower.

I have never been much of a cabbage fan but 

I pickled a couple of heads of cabbage that 

husband grew....and guess what?!

I really enjoy pickled cabbage!

I'm glad I tried it!

Dinner is ready....let's eat!

We both cleaned our plates....husband 

cleaned his twice!

So it's time for a little something sweet....

...... zucchini bread!

These cute loaves were made using 

gold zucchini!

Thank you so much for stopping by and 

letting me share with you,

Glitterinas!

I really appreciate you taking time 

to read each post here at 

Pink Glitter!

I love to hear from you and what you think

about the posts you read here.....so, leave me a comment

and share what you think!

Zucchini love,

Tammy

Garden Fresh Goodies

Welcome to our garden!

Oh my goodness, Glitterinas, 

our garden is growing like crazy!

We are enjoying the bounty that's growing out 

there every day!

Swiss chard, spinach and cilantro are all chopped and ready 

to be cooked into a meal.

The Malibar spinach is a new crop for us....

it's very flavorful.

Haricots verts are yummy!

Tomatoes of all colors and sizes!

I think these green zebras are my 

favorite this year!

When sliced, they are solid green, all the 

way through!

I have canned some tomato sauce....

....that became jars of yumminess.....

....and green and yellow zucchini cooked with 

white onion and a few spices.....

......became these filled jars of 

chow chow pickles!

It's always so hard to wait for homemade pickles 

to cure and reach their full flavor.

That small jar in the middle, is pickled shallots.

Never made them before, but goodness, are they good!

I didn't wait to taste them!

Did you notice the small, blue labels on the 

tops of the jars?

Those are Pioneer Woman labels....

I love her things! 

She needs to stop the cuteness, though, I'm running out 

of cabinet space for all her precious dishes!

The kitchen was busy, busy.....

.....daughter and I used two different tools to 

process the tomato sauce.

Grandmother's tin chinoise 

and 

my emulsion blender

I'm anxious to use all these yummy 

things in meals for my family.

There was a large zucchini left after all the 

busy busy was over.....

we decided to make some delicious 

zucchini bread mini loaves.

There was no waiting involved for 

enjoying these delicious little loaves.

So yummy!

Thank you for stopping by the garden today.

I appreciate you taking time to read 

each post of 

Pink Glitter!

Whether you have a single tomato plant 

or 

several acres of plants~

I hope your garden endeavors are paying off well

and you are enjoying 

garden fresh goodies!

Remember,

gardeners have the best dirt!

Hugs and zucchini,

Tammy

It's Red, White, and Blue Time!

Whooooosh!

Wow, Glitterinas, was that May that flew by and 

June that arrived?

I managed to get my red, white, and blue decorations 

out for Memorial Day.

I hope you took the opportunity to remember all the 

American heroes who sacrificed all, 

so we could enjoy our freedom!

I always enjoy getting out my patriotic
decorations this time of year....

.....I usually start by decorating the dining room table.

So, let me show you what our table is wearing 

this early summer season.

I found this quilt top several years ago and 

thought it would go well with my red, white, and blue things.

Looks good, right?!

I drape it over my little ladder and knot it at the back.

Here are some more things that found themselves on the 

table....

The mantle got it's share of patriotic goodies, too!

I sprinkled a few more things around....

Some of my patriotic things have been 

purchased, some have been gifts, and some 

have been arts and crafts projects.

I've enjoyed decorating for the 

4th of July for years.....

and for the last two or three years I have 

included Memorial Day!

My favorite area this year turned out to 

be my plate rack in the dining room.

I'm not sure what it is that appeals to me so....

maybe the mix of plates...

maybe the little banner....

or the tiny star hangings....

not sure.....I just like it!

It makes me happy!

Is that silly, Glitterinas?

My kitchen did not escape 

the decorating frenzy.....

After a little tweeking, I decided 

I liked the jars in this tray.

What do you think, Glitterinas?

.....even tomatoes found their way to 

a tin bowl lined with festive napkins!

I hope your summer is going well, 

so far....

You are always 

WELCOME

here at Pink Glitter!

I thank you so much for taking a few minutes 

to stop in and let me share 

what's going on here.....

.....you are the best, Glitterinas!

I don't expect time to slow down 

at all, so I need to enjoy 

each and every day!

Have a lovely June.....and take a 

moment or two to relax....

.....like good ol' Sarge!

Until next time,

Tammy