Monday, September 7, 2020

Zucchini Bread

 3 eggs, beaten 

1 cup oil

2 cups sugar

2 cups grated zucchini with skins

2 tsp vanilla

3 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 325. Mix together eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, and zucchini. Sift together dry ingredients. Add dry to wet ingredients. Add nuts if using. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 325 for one hour. 


Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Pesto Shrimp Pasta for 2

 6-8 oz raw shrimp, peeled and deveined

4 oz pasta

Olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

4 oz grape tomatoes, halved

1 zucchini (optional), cut into slices lengthwise and then into short strips, like matchsticks but a little wider

1/4 cup pesto

 Grated parmesan for garnish


Cook pasta in salted water. Save 1/2 cup pasta water. While pasta cooks, saute zucchini if using, place in bowl.

Saute shrimp in 1 tsp olive oil and place in bowl.

Add 1 tsp olive oil, tomatoes and garlic to pan and saute till tomatoes start to break down 

 Add pasta and pesto to pan and stir. Add pasta water a little at a time so pesto coats everything. 

Return shrimp and zucchini to pan and stir to combine. Serve topped with a little parmesan.