Fun With Veggies

On my last post there are pictures of the huge veggies we are getting from our garden.  I swear, if you don't check those zucchini and squash plants every day, you end up with some monster veggies.  Which of course, we did get.  The question is, what in the world do you do with a zucchini the size of a watermelon?  As always, Nate has the answer for everything!

Apparently when Nate was a kid they had zucchini boat races.  That sounded exciting so off we went.  First, you carve the zucchini into a type of canoe or boat and scrape out the seeds.  Then you go to the closest body of water and off they go.  Nate and Georgia did all of the racing.

 The U.S.S. Veggie with proud owner Georgia

 U.S.S. Spear with goofy owner Nate

 Argh....the race is on

 The Very Cute Inspector

 Whoa, the water is cold.  Come on Georgia.

 Ready, set, go!

 And they're off

 There they go...neck and neck

 It's a bumpy ride for these zucchini

 Trying to keep up

 Morgan is loving this action!

 Yay!  The Winner!

P.S.  My favorite thing with zucchini....carpaccio of zucchini.  Slice the zucchini super thin using a mandolin or vegetable peeler.  I just used the peeler.  Slice into nice long ribbons.  Dress with olive oil and fresh lemon juice.  Toss with fresh herbs (I used rosemary and basil which we also have an abundance of).  Top with halved cherry tomatoes and sprinkles of ricotta cheese.  Let it sit and marinate for about a half hour.  Enjoy!  Nice and crunchy vegetables.