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Hola peeps and happy Tuesday.  Anyone else get engulfed by the wildfire smoke over the weekend?  Three days straight for us with lots of air quality alerts.  I hope my Canadian friends are doing okay. It was a bit of a lazy weekend to start until it wasn't.  (Thanks to me, I'm sure the Mr is mumbling under his breath.). I have been throwing myself into projects this month to keep myself from spiraling over Mom's birthday this week.  Not to mention constantly fighting every aspect of gardening and I swear I typed that sentence before that last time I tried in 2020.  I have fungus gnats in the elevated planters because of all of the damn rain we've been getting and the soil can't dry out for them to die off.  So I got some mosquito dunks that can be cut into 1/8's and put into a gallon of water overnight and then water the area to kill the larvae then dry the soil to kill the adults.  This is apparently common with organic gardening but frustrating...
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Grilled Honey Chipotle Zucchini

Just a quickie recipe for you guys today.  When we were in the country last weekend, we stopped by this farmers market that had massive zucchinis.  I'm talking these things would give Tommy Lee goals if you know what I'm sayin'.  They were 3 for $1 and I am now swimming in salami sized zukes I must use soon.  I got a start on that task last night...


I grabbed some of my Big Island Bees Chipotle Pepper Honey but Beekman 1802 also sells a similar flavor with a bit more punch depending on your spice level.  Look how that zuke takes up 3/4 of the cutting board!


I sliced off the ends and cut it lengthwise.


Then I cut those halves in slices.


I was prepping for later so I bagged 'em but you could just skip this step if you're getting right to business.


I gave a nice squirt of canola oil to the skillet.  (I use Target's canola oil that doesn't have propellants in it.  So far, so good)


I put it on medium high and added the zucchini and some fresh black pepper.


I like 'em to get that nice little crust on either side.


Now you could totally stop here and be done if you wanted to.


I didn't wanna.  So I added about 1 tablespoon of the chipotle honey.


I gave it a nice toss and it was ready to serve.


We had it with turkey tacos and I added the pinchiest pinch of salt at the end since salt draws out water.


Basically any calories comes from the honey so this side dish clocks in at about 35 calories!

Do you grow zucchini?  How do you like to prepare yours?

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  1. The Mr.July 14, 2016 at 7:37 AM

    It was excellent and I am still amazed at the calories for what is a very filling side dish.

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  2. another layerJuly 14, 2016 at 10:44 AM

    Zucchini isn't one of my favorites, but I'll eat it if it's put in front of me. I like it tossed with a little light Italian dressing & grilled/broiled with some Parmesan cheese. Coated in honey would probably be pretty good too.

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  3. Mary BethJuly 14, 2016 at 1:31 PM

    Sounds delish! I make grilled zucchini or zucchini rounds. Mix 2 cups shredded zucchini with 2 eggs, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1/3 cup baking mix (whole grain, bisquick, gluten free.. any type works), salt/pepper. Griddle like pancakes. I've also added grated onion and used other cheeses. Fast and simple!

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  4. dupsterJuly 14, 2016 at 2:42 PM

    We have some in our garden. I sliced one last night and breaded it with some panko and Parmesan and baked it. I thought it was quite good. This recipe sounds like it would be less calories however. Thanks for sharing!

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