Squash & Zucchini Varieties

Black Beauty Zucchini

While this might look like an ordinary zucchini, it is not!  Any vegetable tastes better straight from the garden – of course!  Don’t let the name fool you since Black Beauty has dark green skin and cream flesh. If you have any digestive issues and can’t take the thick skin of some zucchini types, then […]

Recipes Vegetables

B.S. Salad

I don’t have a fancy name for this salad!  In the winter, I like to use the smaller Brussels Sprouts (B.S.) and onion from my garden on my salads.  It’s not total B.S. because I really do use them.  I know the trend is to cook them, but I like them raw too!  Here is […]

Vegetables

My Favorite Summer Squash and Cucumbers

As for summer squash, I  grew Cube of Butter (yellow squash) and tried growing Cocozelle (green zucchini) and Patty Pan Scallop Squash which comes in green, yellow and white from Botanical Interests.   Much to my frustration, I did not get any Cocozelle and Patty Pan Squash.   The Cube of Butter was fantastic!  I grew it […]