Zuchini and Peppers stir-fry

Grandma's recipe
Cut all vegetables in match sticks.


3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 small onion
1 large red pepper
1 large or 2 small zucchini
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 pinch thyme (optional-I put it in)
salt and pepper to taste


Put oil in pan on medium heat.
Add garlic and herbs then add vegetables and stir to coat.
Stir-fry until vegetables are tender.

Zucchini

I have been making these yummy recipes using the zucchini from my garden!

Zucchini on the side

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread

makes 3 loaves

4 Eggs

1 cup Oil

3 cups Sugar

4 cups Whole Wheat Flour

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1 tsp. Salt

3 tsp. cinnamon

3 cups Zucchini, grated

3 tsp. Vanilla

1 cup chopped nuts

Beat together eggs, oil and sugar. Mix dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients, mix well. Add zucchini, nuts, and vanilla; mix. Bake in greased bread pans at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. If you don't want nuts in all loaves just leave out and then mix in 1/3 cup nuts into each desired bread pan.

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Zucchini-on the side

1 zucchini-medium cut into chunks

Drizzle olive oil in a frying pan and turn burner to medium heat

add:

garlic powder - 1/8 tsp

salt

mix in zucchini

add:

sesame seed oil - 1 tsp add more/less to taste

red pepper flakes - 1/4 tsp more/less to taste

toss to coat and cook

cook until tender 10-12 minutes (I think mine took more like 15 min.)