Baked Parmesan Zucchini Fries

I’ve made baked french fries.  I’ve made baked zucchini chips.  What do you get when you combine them together?  These amazing baked parmesan zucchini fries. Sure, you could enjoy these zucchini sticks as is or perhaps with some dip of some sort.  Why not dress them up with some panko crumbs?  I’ve used panko to coat chicken, cauliflower, onions, and zucchini (in 2 different ways now) and I’m convinced everything tastes better if it’s covered in panko.  Crunch-tacular! These are called “fries” because they resemble the shape of french fries… and that’s about it. These zucchini fries are a healthier option to the fatty, greasy …

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French Fry Salad

I had my youngest sister in mind when I created this salad. One day my sister and I had a conversation about salads.  I have no idea how we even got on the topic.  Anyway, we said that everyone knows that a salad is supposed to be healthy.  Therefore we concluded that you could put whatever you wanted on it and the entire plate of food would still all healthy.  Let’s add ice cream, doughnuts, and cookies!  Yes, in our minds, if it’s on a bed of lettuce, all that junk food instantly becomes healthy.  😉  Unfortunately, we both know that’s not …

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Oven Roasted Broccoli

What the what?  Is this a recipe for green healthy stuff right in the middle of the holiday cookie baking season?  Yes, but it’s only a minor detour. The other day my husband told me that we don’t eat enough veggies.  We’ve been kinda surrounded by cookies, bagels and pizza.  Remember a while back when I mentioned that I was in a “food mood” where I only wanted to eat pizza and bagels?  Well, I have gotten a little bit better at eating healthier, but not 100% based on my husband’s comment. I was determined to answer my hubby’s request so when I went to the …

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Baked Acorn Squash

I’ve been wracking my brain, trying to come up with a dinner recipe using this acorn squash.  We got it at a local farm and it’s been sitting in the fridge looking to be eaten.  In the end I decided to make it the way that my husband loved it as kid.  He convinced me to post about it because despite it’s simplicity, it’s worth being showcased.  I can never remember which squash is which.  Let’s be realistic here, there are tons of different kinds and a lot of them look kind of similar.  They are all squash after all. …

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Rustic Soft Pretzels

Are you guys ready for another edition of Dave’s Bread Corner?  I leave you in great hands! You ever been to a bar and ordered pretzels?  I don’t mean the kind that sit on the bar getting sneezed on for days at a time, I mean the kind that shows up with earthy brown mustard or some cheesy beer dip and carries with it the warmth of the oven they just came from mere minutes before you eat them.  Well, I have…  and they are awesome.     🙂 I started the day with the question “What kind of bread have …

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