Simple Scambled Eggs with Green and Yellow Zucchini

I am lucky enough to live in an area with a lot of farmers markets and vegetable stands. My next store neighbor even grows fresh blueberries all summer long, very convenient for me. So on an unexpected day off for both me and the hubby we decided to take a drive and get some fried clams down in Newport, Rhode Island.  Along the way we stopped at one of my favorite vegetable stands in Little Compton, RI that has the freshest and prettiest veggies around. I wish I had some pictures of the fabulous stuff they had on display, heirloom tomatoes of all different colors, red, orange, green, yellow, purple but I didn't bring my camera... *sigh*. 

I did however take a picture of what I brought home... and decided to whip up some scrambled eggs with the zucchini I picked up.

Not much of a recipe but here it goes:

Scrambled Eggs with Zucchini

Serves 2 

Items Needed:

Skillet

• 4 eggs
• 1/2 green zucchini, thinly sliced
• 1/2 yellow zucchini, thinly sliced
• 3 slices American Cheese
• salt
• pepper

• Scramble the eggs and set aside
• Heat skillet to medium high and add the zucchini, salt and pepper to taste,then saute until slightly browned, add eggs and cheese and scramble away.. told ya not much of a recipe... Cook until preferred doneness

Eat and Enjoy!!!!!!!!!

Grilled Veggies

One of my favorite side dishes during the summer is grilled veggies. Me and the hubby love going over to the local farmers market which happens to be right down the street. This time around we picked up some peppers, onions and of course zucchini . These go really well with some grilled chicken or steak or really anything that you throw on the grill. We served this with Grilled Shrimp and it was perfect!!  Here it is.. a super easy way to eat your veggies!!

Grilled Veggies

Items Needed :

Grill

Grill Basket

• Peppers, seeded, sliced in thick strips****
• Red Onions, sliced in quarters 
• Zucchini, sliced lengthwise than in 1 inch pieces 
• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder
• olive oil

•  Heat grill per your grill instructions 
•  Brush sliced veggies with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder
•  Place the veggies in the basket and set on grill shaking every so often so they don't burn but let them get a little char on them. 
• Cook until desired doneness. 

 Eat and Enjoy!!!

 

Sauteed Green Beans and Zucchini

The other day I had planned out dinner in advance, which as much as I try to do for the week it never ever works that way. I even remembered to take the chicken out of the freezer the night before to defrost and made it home to marinate it and not have to rush to get dinner on the table. Then I realized I forgot to plan a veggie... I peeked in the fridge and found a handful of green beans and half a zucchini leftover from a previous dinner and decided to throw them together for a nice side dish. It was yummy!!

Sauteed Green Beans and Zucchini

• Green beans, end snipped off
• 1/2 zucchini,sliced half moons
• 3 strips bacon, chopped, optional if you want to make it vegetarian
• soy sauce to taste
• black pepper
• olive oil 

• Heat pan to medium heat and cook bacon,  set aside and reserve 1 tsp bacon grease, or use olive oil if you want to omit the bacon .
• Heat 1 tsp bacon grease and olive oil if needed, add green beans, saute for 3-4 minutes then add zucchini, saute until just fork tender 
• Add pepper and soy sauce to taste
• Crumble bacon on top YUM!!

Eat and Enjoy!!