Zucchini Cakes with Dill Sour Cream

Do you remember when I first talked about TasteSpotting? I casually mentioned “If your local CSA gave you 10 pounds of zucchini and you are looking for something other than sautéed  zucchini just enter zucchini in the search field and 1013 posts from blogs all around the blogosphere appear.”  Well, that is what I did and I found this yummy recipe from The Cooking Bride.  Unlike the Cooking Bride I have more zucchini than I know what to do with. The family garden cup runneth over with zucchini this year so I was dying for something new. I modified the recipe a little.  I didn’t have seafood seasoning or Italian breadcrumbs. So I used dried oregano and thyme  crushed them up and put them in the breadcrumbs and used left over Chesapeake Bay seasoning as my seafood seasoning. Also, I skipped the butter and opted for another medium egg and fried in peanut oil. They turned out great. If I do say so myself.

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Arugula, tomatoes and pasta.

A little olive oil and  a sprinkling of  Grana and that is it. In Italian cooking less is more.

TasteSpotting

In a food rut? Then let me introduce you to TasteSpotting.  It’s an online community for food lovers. A pot luck of the online food world. It gets the juices flowing and the tummy growling.  If your local CSA gave you 10 pounds of zucchini and you are looking for something other than sautéed  zucchini just enter zucchini in the search field and 1013 posts from blogs all around the blogosphere appear. You can also search by category, popularity and random if you are feeling spicy. I also like their blog where I found this gem Breakfast Nachos. You know what I am talking about. Eggs, guacamole, cheese, tortilla chips and sour cream. Thank you, thank you, thank you.  You can also find gluten-free, vegetarian and low-fat recipes too.  The best thing about the site is that  you can favorite your recipes and save them for a later date. It’s like having an online recipe box.  Happy cooking and eating.

Breakfast Nachos from the TasteSpotting blog

Delicious

Last weekend we finally picked the cherries! M and I climbed the tree and picked away. I hadn’t climbed a tree in forever. It really felt like a treat to be climbing a tree barefoot on a sunny day. An even bigger treat was the pie that I made later on that night.  I never knew how long three hours could be. Waiting for this pie to cool was torture, but well worth the wait. 

My first homemade cherry pie.

Cupcakes part due

Success!!! I finally figured it out! My first successful batch of cupcakes here and they were very well received. Who knew that I would be a baker in Italy.

My first successful Italian cupcake.