Holy cow it is Friday again!  I don’t have a whole lot of time to write tonight as I need to run to the house to prep some floors and move the dehumidifier to the south end of the house.  We passed the humidity test in most of the house and there is just a couple of areas that are a little high.  Needless to say we are getting the floor delivered tomorrow and the stairs material.

The upstairs window/door trim paint is coming along nicely so I think we may be getting some flooring starting on Monday.  Exciting I know.  We are still waiting on our tub upstairs which is causing a little undo stress….. just kidding.  It should be along soon and then we can cut the drain hole to get ready for the ceramic tile.

Sorry for the long winded reason as to why this post would be short.

On to the food

I do love zucchini and I am always looking for fun quick ways to add it as a side vegetable.  A while back I fooled around with garlic, an onion, an orange and turned regular zuke into a yummy side dish with some white fish.

Here we go with the 5 ingredients (6 if you count pepper ). I love making dishes with 5 ingredients or less.

Ingredients

• Zucchini
• 1 Orange
• 1 Clove of Garlic
• 2 Tbsp. finely diced onion
• 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
• Black Pepper

Method

1. Preheat the skillet to medium high heat.
2. Add olive oil and onion and let it sweat for 2 minutes
3. Add garlic and zucchini and toss quickly for 3 minutes
4. Add juice of an orange and some zest and let reduce  for 4 minutes
5. ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: Use the zest!  Don’t be afraid to use the zest of the fruit you are using in the dish.  Be careful not to peel into the pit as that tends to be bitter.

So there you have it.  No need of making the plain old boring vegetables ever again.  Kick them up with some of your favorite flavors or for that matter – whatever you have on hand.  Just go for it!  If it turns out terrible, just don’t make it again – It is no big deal.

Have an awesome Friday and a great weekend.  I will be back in action on Monday via the Internet in Virginia.

Take care

zesty