the remaining zucchini

After using one zucchini to make the last zucchini bread, I realized that I still had to create something with the three others I had left. I decided to make a zucchini, spinach quiche with feta. Now, no one recipe was used; instead, I read various recipes online and tried to remember how my mom always made the quiche we had growing up (it was mostly spinach). Unfortunately, due to excessive time in the oven (oops!) it was a bit dry. The zucchini and chopped spinach mixed well, however, as did the 1/4 onion, salt pepper and garlic. At first only two eggs were used, but right before placing it in the oven, I decided another egg would be a good addition. Instead of mixing in the egg, I beat it with a fork and poured it on top. I love to experiment, but sometimes the outcome isn't ideal. The final egg is a great example. It only lead to a rather rubbery texture on the top of the quiche. Ah well, if you ignored the interesting top, the taste was pretty good, if a little dry. Not a terrible experiment.

While the quiche was baking, I decided to grate the last two zucchinis to make another zucchini bread. I used the same recipe as the last time, but made some "healthy" changes. Instead of one cup of veggie oil and 1 3/4 c sugar, I used 1/2 veggie oil, 1 cup apple sauce, and only 1c sugar. I also used about double the shredded zucchini. The outcome was a bit more dense, but plenty sweet, less oily and much much tastier. Success! My fellow gardeners at the Rooftop Farm loved the bread as well. It's great to have taste testers every Sunday.