Monday, August 10, 2009

My Size Zucchini

This one makes me laugh. Joe stopped in on his way home from Cassie's. During his visit, they stopped in at her grandma's house. He came away with zucchini. Not just any zucchini mind you. MONSTEROUSLY LARGE zucchini. Ever seen a zucchini the size of an 8-month-old? Well, you're about to...

I started baking the next day. You'd be amazed at how many zucchini bread recipes there are out there. I found more than a few that tempted my taste buds. The first was savory. Asiago Zucchini Bread. Mmmmm...Delicious. Some went to my neighbor, a slice each to my mother-in-law, my father-in-law and dear Joey, two slices were saved for my husband (although, I had to sit on my hands a couple of times to keep from breaking off just a small chunk)and the last two slices were all mine.

If you're going to do savory, you must then balance it with sweet. The next two cups of shredded zucchini went into this loaf of Chocolate Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. This was equally tasty and for all the reasons the first loaf was not. Where the first loaf was rich with the flavor of onion and salty from the cheese, the second had a sugary sweet crust on top and little morsels of chocolate that melted on your tongue. Heavenly!!

I suppose baking isn't the best way to pass time on a day when it is supposed to be 90 degrees and sunny, but half that bad boy is still in my refrigerator and I'm suddenly craving zucchini bread. Sweet or savory? Pineapple Coconut or Cheddar Herb. What to do...what to do...