Steamed zucchini and summer squash coins is probably my very favorite side dish. I also enjoy dicing zucchini and adding it to marinara sauce for whole-wheat spaghetti. So I'm sure I would love this healthy alternative to pasta. Using a vegetable ...

Is the zucchini growing like crazy in your garden? It's that time of year, and probably also the time when you start getting sick of your same old zucchini recipes. Zucchini is a healthy summer squash, full of manganese, vitamin C, and magnesium, ...

What? What do you mean I've posted a quinoa and grilled zucchini recipe before? OK, I admit it, I did the deed. But since these two recipes are so radically different, I thought it would be fun to do a comparison of the two recipes; surely you'll ...

A delicious source of vegetarian protein? Quinoa, of course! It is not a true grain, so it is more protein than carbs, and it offers a plethora of vital minerals as well. Zucchini, chock-full of vitamin C and minerals, is abundant this time of year ...

If you've planted a garden and if in that garden you've planted zucchini, then the fact that Pennsylvania resident Tom Roy has established a holiday for getting rid of the surplus might not surprise you in the least. Today is the day, so if you've ...

Substantial enough to substitute for meat in a meal, eggplant is chock-full of phytonutrients as well as being rich in many vitamins and minerals. Other than in pasta dishes, I haven't cooked much with eggplant in the past. I don't know why... I ...

My niece is an Environmental Science major in college right now. With all the new information she's learning, she recently decided to become a vegetarian because of the negative impact meat production has on the environment. Unfortunately, her new ...

When it's too hot to cook, nothing beats a refreshing salad. If you're looking to put something besides ho-hum leafy greens on your plate, give these tasty salads a try. Photodisc Southwest Corn and Black Bean Salad jupiterimages Very Berry ...