Ambitious Deliciousness – Dont Eat Lazy.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers then purchase a share to receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The produce is fairly priced, local grown, and in my case, organic.

First order of business: it’s a somber Friday here in NYC, as we remember the families and the lives that were lost today, 8 years ago. Our thoughts are with you all.

Now, back to the recipe. At first, I was going to make quiche. But since I didn’t have enough ingredients for a pie crust, I took the easy way out and skipped it altogether.

Got a couple of yummy shallots and zucchini from my CSA share, along with bunches of parsley and basil. I was really happy to use incorporate all of those ingredients for this one dish.

This was a part of brunch served with some fruit salad, maple bacon, muffins from my last post and coffee. This was a scrumptious fritatta, and I would totally make it again. Next time, I’ll double this recipe and make two pans of it and save some for later!

A few friends were over, so I was distracted by good conversation and by Ava, the adorable baby that was giggling next to me! Forgive me for not getting a good final photo.

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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers then purchase a share to receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The produce is fairly priced, local grown, and in my case, organic.

If you’ve been reading about seasonal vegetables, I’m sure you’ve heard that zucchini is in season. This is great, except that I had no idea what to do with so much zucchini! I’ve been getting at least 2 zucchini pieces from my CSA share every single week! So after some deliberation, I thought I’d turn them into muffins.

My favorite part to eat are the muffin tops, as they are often softer and more chewy than the rest. I do find it strange that people refer to their excess stomachs as muffin tops because well, that’s just gross, no?

Speaking of which, this recipe is a bit more waist-friendly. I used half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat flour, used less butter and used honey with brown sugar for sweetness. Since zucchini is not a sweet vegetable by nature, I needed to make sure there was enough sugar. I thought they came out really good!

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