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Zucchini rollups for your next tapas party! Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Great Appetizer or Tapas In our quest to use all of our garden zucchini, Doug and I created this delicious rollup. This combination uses Miyoko's Winter Truffle vegan "cheese" but you can use any of your favorites or, if you eat dairy, it would work well with a goat feta. Since Doug loves roasted red pepper, we included that in the rollup but I can envision a schmear of pesto or hummus or olive tapenade. Use your imagination and your favorite ingredients - the combinations are endless. But they all begin with this BBQ'd zucchini. Here's how to do it. First, make some basting sauce by mixing together the following: Basting sauce Ingredients: 1/4 cup veggie broth 1/4 extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Directions Use medium size zucchini (not giant ones) and slice vertically ...

A good way to use your garden zucchini! Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . It's Zucchini Time There have been years when I've planted so many zucchini that I was ready to set the garden on fire.  This year I promised myself I would scale back and only planted a single zucchini. However, it's so prolific that I'm still having a hard time keeping up with it. So you may be seeing more zucchini recipes this summer. My one and only zucchini plant. Today's recipe also uses potatoes since we just harvested over 50 pounds of new potatoes a few days ago. They are so easy to grow and what's better than a freshly harvested new potato? Our potato harvest. Although I cook this in my Instant Pot, you can easily make this on the stovetop. I include notes on stovetop directions below.                         *                               ...

Curry-flavored, blended soup featuring kabocha squash. Follow Foods For Long Life on  Facebook and Pinterest . Check out my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Harvest Time I harvested my mini-kabocha squash and potatoes and still have a few zucchini left on the vine so I thought I'd combine them in this tasty soup. Kabocha adds a lovely sweetness to the soup and the potatoes make it creamy and thick. The soup is lightly flavored with curry. Mini kabocha squash Purple and gold potatoes Ingredients for Curried Kabocha Squash, Potato, and Zucchini Soup.                  *                                  *                                 * Curried Kabocha Squash, Potato and Zucchini Soup Vegetarian or Vegan, Gluten Free [Makes 4 servings] Requirements Soup pot Blender o...

A quick and easy zucchini recipe for your Instant Pot. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . And Here They Come! The first zucchini of the season Last year I grew way too many summer squash so I only planted 2 zucchini this year. I devoted most of the "squash real estate" to those that don't need to be eaten immediately. I planted delicata, kabocha, and butternut that have taken up a lot of space but at least I don't have the stress that zucchini brings of making sure they don't grow into baseball bats overnight or having to constantly place them into good homes. My kabocha squash has taken up half the yard! Yet, even with only 2 zucchini plants, I've already got a dozen in my refrigerator! Zucchini and Instant Pots Today's recipe uses an Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker  but I have to warn you, zucchini cook very quickly so you have to pay careful attention to release pressure the moment it is done. You can also make this recipe in ...

Makes a great side dish for the 4th of July! Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Preview my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Garden Goodies My tomatoes are starting to come in. I'm buried in zucchini. I just harvested and cured more than 40 heads of garlic and I have some lovely fresh basil too. It all ended up in this simple and super tasty casserole. I honestly think it's one of the yummiest things you can do with these ingredients. Like a Lasagna but without the Carbs and Cheese This dish is like making a lasagna but so much easier because you don't precook noodles or have 3 different cheeses to mess with. But the pesto-like sauce gives it so much flavor, it doesn't need anything else.                *                         *                            * Zucchini Tomato Casserole ...

You can add microbe-rich miso to any brothy soup. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Preview my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Today is our Anniversary  Twenty six years ago today my wonderful husband and I went on our first date and 25 years ago today we were married! I am the luckiest woman in the world to find a man who has provided love and kindness to me and the children, gave me endless encouragement in my many ambitious endeavors, and shared my obsession for living a healthy lifestyle. We worked well together as engineers in Silicon Valley and now we work just as well together as organic farmers, bloggers, and wine makers.  Today is our 25th Wedding Anniversary So yesterday when I felt like my allergies were getting the best of me and were possibly turning into a cold, it was time to make a pot of soup despite the warm temperature outside. We have big plans for our anniversary dinner and I want to feel my best.  Goals for this...