Tag Archive: zucchini

Lemon Poppy Zucchini Bread

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Hey everyone!  It's Christine checking in for Sweet-Tooth Friday.  I have the perfect recipe for your over-brimming summer garden: Lemon Poppy Zucchini Bread!  This vegan treat is delightfully easy to make. My brother was just talking about how his Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats really got him started in cooking.  For me, it was totally my…

What Will We Put Black Beans in Next?

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What's happening, my reduced-meat-eating friends?  It's ok if I call you that, right?  I mean, I don't expect you all to be vegetarians, but if you're not eating at least a one or two meatless meals per week, then really, what are you doing reading this blog?  Work isn't that boring, is it?  Come on,…

Three Green Things, One Brown Thing

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Wow, where did this weekend go?  45 hours of it gone already, and still without a post!  Well, I've done a good amount of running—though nothing compared to the 20 miles on the docket for tomorrow—and a lot of cooking.  In fact, I made five new things this weekend, four of which are quick enough…

Raw Zucchini "Pasta"

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Don't you just love when one of the words in a recipe title is in quotation marks, almost as a disclaimer? 30-Day Challenge Week 1 Well, the first week of our 30-Day Challenge is over, and I want to know who's still with us!  Some people started early, and some are still signing up (really),…

Chocolate Thin Mint Cupcakes

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Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!  It's Christine, and today I've got a great healthy recipe for Chocolate "Thin Mint" Cupcakes.  These are so decadent and moist; nobody will ever believe they are made from zucchini!  I think these cupcakes are my favorite NMA dessert to date, but I only got to sample one because of an unusual…

Squash Casserole with Feta, Lemon, and Oregano

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15-Mile Run To cap off Week 2 of my training for Wineglass (14 weeks left!), I did my 15-miler today. I had planned to do it yesterday at a really flat trail near school, but a meeting with my thesis advisor ran way long and by the time I finished I was too mentally exhausted…