Fenez Follies CSA - Week #5 - What's in the Box - This week's focus - Zucchini - a vegetable or a dessert?

It's week #5 and the heat continues. The lettuce and spinach are bolting but the melons are happy! We have lots of green tomatoes on the plants so looks promising for you tomato lovers!

We are a bit distracted due to a cattle escape - so if you are heading out our way and have some time on your hands for a cattle rescue - let us know! :) It will likely require all hands to rustle Gilbert and Grace out of the neighbouring corn field!

Many of you will be happy to find fresh garden potatoes in this week's box! We had our favorite summer supper the other day - fresh beans and potatoes smothered in butter - nothing else needed! Yum!

What's in the box:

Carrots
Cauliflower and/or Broccoli
Kale
Swiss Chard
Beets
Peas
Beans
Zucchini
Kohlrabi
Onions and Leeks
Potatoes
Cucumber
Herbs (dill, basil, parsley)

This week's focus? Zucchini - a vegetable or a dessert?

Most of the zucchini's you will find in the boxes are on the bigger size - perfect for turning them into our favorite dessert!  Below I've revealed a Fenez Family trade secret - Grandma Fenez's Chocolate Zucchini cake! Our kids ate it for years before they realized that there was actually vegetables in it!


Just shred the zucchini using a cheese grater and away you go!  (of course you could also use it to make some fabulous zucchini chips or simply eat raw alone or in a salad!)

Grandma Fenez's Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1/2 cup soft margarine
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour milk (add a tsp of vinegar or lemon juice to milk to make it sour)
2 1/2 cups flour
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
2 cups finely diced or shredded zucchini
1/2 cup of chocolate chips

Cream margarine, sugar and oil.  Add eggs, milk and vanilla, beat well.  Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to mixture, beat well. Stir in zucchini. Spoon into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, bake at 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Needs no frosting.

Enjoy! (Thanks Grandma for sharing the recipe!)