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Archive for July, 2007

Zucchini Burgers

By Opal Tribble • Jul 27th, 2007

Zucchini Burgers
Zucchini Burgers

1 medium zucchini
1 small yellow onion
1/4 tsp old bay seasoning to taste
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 Egg substitute (egg replacer or if you’re not vegetarian/vegan you can use egg whites) to serve as a binding ingredient. *I used 1 tbsp. freshly ground flax seeds.

Directions

Grate the [...]



The Raw & The Cooked: Raw Zucchini Pasta With Thick & Chunky Tomato Sauce

By Opal Tribble • Jul 26th, 2007

Raw Zucchini Pasta
Raw Zucchini Pasta
1 Medium Zucchini
1 Medium onion thinly sliced
2 cups of pasta sauce

Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer
Directions

Using your plastic spiral vegetable slicer “spiralize” your zucchini
Place in a large bowl adding the thinly sliced onion
Cover with pasta sauce
Enjoy!

Zucchini Pasta
I made this dish last evening. Aiyana loved it with the amount of zucchini [...]



“Fried” Green Tomatoes

By Opal Tribble • Jul 24th, 2007

Baked Green Tomatoes
Ingredients

3 medium green tomatoes thinly sliced
1 cup cornmeal
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tbsp old bay seasoning
celtic salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.
In a small bowl, mix the cornmeal, oregenao, old bay season, salt, and pepper.

Dip tomato slices into the [...]



Raw Zucchini “Pasta” with Marinara Sauce

By Opal Tribble • Jul 18th, 2007

Raw Zucchini Pasta With Marinara Sauce
I made this pasta about an hour ago. The pasta is actually made from zucchini. This meal was ready in less than five minutes. I’ll post the recipe tomorrow. I stored the leftovers in the freezer where it’s marinating. It always tastes better the next day.
raw [...]



Giving My Digestive System A Break: Drinking My Meals

By Opal Tribble • Jul 17th, 2007

At least once per week I set aside a day where I drink my meals. It’s a chance to give my digestive system a break since it doesn’t have to work as hard to break down foods. Today will be my drinking day?
What’s on the menu? I already had two ten [...]



Pineapple Peach Smoothie

By Opal Tribble • Jul 16th, 2007

Pineapple Peach Smoothie
2 cups of freshly cut pineapples
1 medium sized peach
1 cup strawberries
2 cups apple juice
Directions
1. Add everything into the blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Serve & enjoy!
We have three peach trees



Pan Fried Zucchini & Raw Tomato with Roasted Yellow Bell Pepper & Mango Sauce (Vegan)

By Opal Tribble • Jul 10th, 2007

Pan Fried Zucchini & Raw Tomato with Roasted Yellow Bell Pepper & Mango Sauce
On one of my other websites, I wrote about this dish that I made earlier today Pan Fried Zucchini & Raw Tomato with Roasted Yellow Bell Pepper & Mango Sauce it’s not something I would make for myself, but I made [...]



Watermelon

By Opal Tribble • Jul 8th, 2007

My daughter and I arrived back in town today. We were on vacation last week. I cooked every single day while I was away? I love good food, and to be honest there is very few restaurants that I actually enjoy I had fun experimenting with foods like hominy it received a [...]