Life, Lemons, Zucchini

You've heard the saying "if life gives you lemons, make lemonade"?  Well, how about "if life gives you zucchinis, make zucchini boats"?!

Slice the zucchini and scoop out the middle.  In a saute pan, mix onion, zucchini scooped stuff, ground turkey and cook until done.  Season with salt and pepper.  Transfer to mixing bowl and add 1 cup cooked quinoa, a dozen or so fresh basil leaves from your garden (rinsed and chopped) and 1/2 cup of goat cheese crumbles.  I also added some paprika to give it some color.

Heat up the grill, and place the zucchini halves on the grill; cook until al dente.  (Can zucchini be al dente?)  Scoop veggie/turkey mixture into hollowed zucchini, top with shreds of provolone cheese.  Grill until cheese is melty/toasty.

Enjoy!

(These are B.I.G.  Ted and I shared one boat, and we'll be sharing the other for lunch tomorrow.  The veggie/turkey mixture makes a lot too, so I'll be looking for what to do with the rest of the mixture!)

First Fruits

Straight from my garden...and into my belly!

My thumbs are SO green!

Before...

During...

(CRAZY tomatoes in back, zucchini lower left, red bell peppers lower center, basil lower right, and marigolds to keep the bugs away)

(Quite a few developing peppers...they should turn red in a few weeks)

(Tomatoes have gone CRAZY!  Next year I will buy much sturdier cages.  I put up a chicken wire fence today to keep them up)

(Gorgeous and aromatic basil, with a few marigolds)

(A couple of teeny tiny zucchinis starting to grow)

(I don't think the leeks are going to survive the attack of the CRAZY tomatoes)

(This tomato is as big as a lemon)

Hopefully we will have some delicious fresh produce by the first week in August!!!