To continue my quest of eating a little lower on the food-chain,
my wife and I joined a CSA - community supported agriculture.
In our case, it is a set cost to purchase a "share" of produce grown at a local farm. Essentially, it comes to a stuffed-full grocery bag of produce every week all summer. It will also include potatoes, and apples in the fall.
But a big part of it is that there isn't any meat in the bag. So what do we eat for dinner when we get a bag of Zucchini and Garlic Scapes? (edible stalk/flower of garlic)
Well, make something like this:
Zucchini Bake (Recipe from our friend Krista)
4 eggs (3 if using organic)
1/2 cup Vegi Oil
1C baking mix (Bisquick or similar)
Sliced Zucchini (as much as you like)
1/2 C cheese - Swiss is good
Mix everything together with an ELECTRIC MIXER.
Add anything else you like - peppers, mushrooms, onions, etc.
Seasoning optional: a little sea salt, onion, or garlic powder.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour in 9"x9" pan.
I added a little shredded cheddar cheese on top of the whole thing.
This is sort of a vegetable quickbread. It might also be good to make right in muffin tins and serve as a hot stuffed muffin. Another variation would be to substitute a bit of corn muffin mix for the regular baking mix