Zucchini Anyone?!

Is there anything better than vegetables fresh from the garden and the food you can make with the fresh veggies?! I don't think so!

Ever since I was little my dad would plant a huge garden in the backyard. For the past five years or so he didn't plant one and it didn't seem to be a big deal that we didn't have one. This year my dad decided to plant a garden and a BIG one at that! And I know we are all happy he did and realized how much we missed it the last few years!

There is nothing like going out to the yard and picking out what vegetables you want to eat for dinner or cook with. And we have tons of options! The garden is doing better than I thought it would and now we have so many veggies that we can't seem to cook and eat fast enough!!

We have: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Green Onions, every kind of pepper you can imagine, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Pumpkins and probably some I am forgetting. The tomatoes are out of control....we have so many! But they are so good. I never really liked tomatoes but these are kind of sweet and juicy....so good!! The Zucchini are probably my favorite. It's my favorite vegetable and these zucchini are delicious and not to mention HUGE! I have never seen anything like them. I am eating and cooking with Zucchini almost every night and it usually takes me a week to get through just one of these giants! I have been putting zucchini and tomatoes in everything from pasta salad to tacos and loving it!

The garden and all the veggies have forced us to come up with new delicious recipes. So far, Chocolate Zucchini cake, Zucchini muffins and Zucchini pasta salad have been some favorites! If anyone wants the recipes for the chocolate cake, muffins or pasta salad let me know!