Category Archives: summer squash

Ridiculously easy way to slay the zucchini monsters

There are many inexplicable mysteries in gardening.  Why is that one year your potatoes do so poorly even though you’ve done everything “right” and the next year when you plant them too late, they flourish?  Why is that the birds … Continue reading

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One Local Summer – Week Four

This week has been full of OLS meals!  On Monday, I made a delicious frittata with local eggs, ham, zucchini, potatoes and onions.  In fact, even the mozzarella we subbed in for the cheddar was local because we made it … Continue reading

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Zucchini-Potato Frittata

I am in love with this dish!  I've had frittatas before and I haven't been too fond of them.  The eggs have always seemed tough and it just wasn't something that I found myself craving.  Yet, frittatas are one of … Continue reading

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One Local Summer – Week Three

We have been roasting here in East Tennessee.  It's been over 90 degrees the past few days with high humidity.  Combine that with a kitchen that has no air conditioning (or walls, cabinets and ceiling but that's a story for … Continue reading

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One Local Summer – week two

I love this time of the year.  Eating locally is so easy and we often find that we’ve eaten a meal that’s entirely local without even thinking about it.  We had an abundance of shelling peas in our garden as … Continue reading

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