Sarah, with the really big ones, you can take a mandolin and slice them really thin, like a potato chip. Soak them in vinegar for a bit, once you remove them from the vinegar, sprinkle with salt and freeze dry. You have a crispy snack like a salt and vinegar potato chip. I also made a zucchini gratin for us once and he loved it.
I hope you don't mind me stealing your recipe for the salt and vinegar zucchini chips because it sounds so delicious and I can't wait to try it. Thank you for sharing.
Hi. I’ve been watching your channel for the last 2 & 1/2 years since I retired after 42 years as a nurse. I have been canning and dehydrating & sharing with my kids, but I know my grandkids love veggies that are freeze dried. Thanks for having this contest!
I haven’t watch your channel in awhile just because my husband and I bought a house that needs a lot of renovation and we’ve been watching videos for diy’ing the renovation work. I can tell how flat your tummy looks even in your t-shirt! You look great! 👏
In the UK we call them courgettes and when they grow to the giant size they are then called Marrow which we stuff with mincemeat onions and whatever vegetables you want then wrap in aluminium foil and bake cut into thick slices and serve with buttered mash potato and veggies and beef gravy lovely comfort food xx love your videos you look amazing you are very pretty and you suit contacts really well xx
Shredded zucchini, freeze-dried or frozen, can also be put into hearty tomato dishes, spaghetti, or other hearty sauces etc. It practically disappears and bulks up the dish adding veggies.
Love your video!!! Thanks. Peoples comments are also great. I have a small zoodler but realized I would probably enjoy one like you have. God bless you!
I went keto a couple of months ago. I have been watching you for two years. Your weight loss and renewed health are noticeable! I am so happy that you are now showing me how to homestead keto-style! Your channel is a pleasure to watch, but I especially enjoy being in the kitchen with you.
Language Lynne, (please forgive if I got this wrong), I really miss Sarah and Kevin in the kitchen. It was so great to have them share their recipes with us. I'm sure that's changed with keto but they have come up with good recipes anyway.
Our garden is about one month behind due to crazy nighttime June temperatures. It is getting there. Can't wait. Your garden is sure producing a lot of zucchini.
Opinions will vary, but best way to preserve zukes and summer squash that I have found is by turning them into burger-bun sized fritters (youtube has several recipe videos) and freezing them. I just use parchment separators in normal zip-lock freezer bags. They re-heat **very** well, almost to fresh out of the skillet condition, especially in an air-fryer. Great by themselves or as the meat in a "fritter burger".
Sara, I’ve been with you from the first month you guys started. It’s ALWAYS a joy to watch your harvests👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕 Congratulations on your years of success, homesteading ♥️❣️
I also follow the keto lifestyle and I like to melt butter and Lakanto brown sugar in a saucepan and add diced zucchini and use them as an apple substitute in my keto desserts. I am no longer a diabetic from eating this way and this is a delicious change for sugary desserts
I also do same! Plus I use an apple extract from Olive Nation, make a dutch crumb keto/paleo approved topping & bake up a wonderful 'apple' cobbler. Hard to tell the difference!! Thank You Jesus!! Keto is an easily sustainable lifestyle!!
My fav recipe for zucchini is the zucchini soup that YT channel Rose Red Homestead makes. So I shred my zucchini and freeze in baggies the amt I need for 1 recipe of the soup. I’ll enjoy making it all winter! So good.
I think I’ll try shredding and dehydrating my zucchini as an alternative to freeze drying as I don’t have one and I know it won’t last as long but it’s what I have! 😊That stewed zucchini with garlic and butter looks amazing I have to try that one!
Sarah, I've used freshly shredded zucchini in meatballs for years. It makes them so moist and yummy. However I have to use crackers also otherwise they fall apart. I bet the freeze dried zucchini will absorb the extra moisture and bind the meat for you. 😊
You can make stuffed zucchini by cutting the squash in half lengthwise and hollow out and stuff the really big zucchini with semi cooked ground meat, and onions and leftover rice, garlic, sweet peppers, the scooped out zucchini and crushed tomatoes salt , pepper and your favorite Italian herbs. Top with bread crumbs and bake on 350-375 on a baking sheet or large cake pan lined with foil or parchment paper for about 20-30 minutes then top with shredded cheese and return to the oven until cheese melts.
Sarah, the wrinkled and slightly soft zucchini is because of partial or no pollination. Probably because there was no male flower nearby as it sounds like the pollinators were there. Try pruning some leaves to make ot earlier for pollinators to see the flowers. I just cut off the end if it it soft. :-) From western Massachusetts
Sarah, did you get a new kitchen? This is a different one than I am used to seeing. I love the countertops & shiny appliances! Just beautiful!! Thank you so much for all these zucchini ideas! I have lots of summer squash planted and was already stressing about harvesting them 😂 Looking forward to trying all of these. Love watching you & Kevin. The greenhouse is phenomenal! Congratulations and thanks for all y’all do and share ❤
I always place a small square of plastic wrap directly on top of the food before placing on the lid. I find it helps keep frost from forming on top. I do the same with ice cream once it's opened.
@@vgil1278 no! That's even better!! I try to use as little plastic as possible but frost free food is more important to me. I'm ditching the plastic and using parchment! Thanks for the tip!
I haven’t been able to grow anything this year…it’s a thing…anyway, I still get fresh veggies from a friend’s homestead. I put up a ferment with squashes, including zucchini, with peppers. I use Italian seasonings, and they are so yummy. It was my first time fermenting squashes and I must say, it turned out so well.
Pork rind panko works the best for meatloaf or burger filler. I vacuum seal all my stored food , no freezer burn and lasts longer. Love your cooking episodes.
You can add the freeze dried zuchini to any type of soup or sauce. It basically just disappears in there but you get the added nutrition and thickening.
Thanks for the different zucchini recipes I don't haveA freeze dryer. Sure they are rather fun to use. I I'm so glad you are doing A keto lifestyle. I have been moderate fat keto 3 years and never healthier. It's not just for weight loss I wish people knew that more. I have lost weight but mostly I am thrilled I have no more arthritis, No more fatty liver, No more depression... All because I Out the carbs. I will definitely give that garlic mash zucchini a try. Thanks much God bless
I love it when you are in the kitchen and especially when you freeze dry. I want to learn and I appreciate it when you show all the steps. I learn so much and it is all good. So many sites just prepare the trays( not shown how), then pop them in the freeze dryer and show the results without showing how to store. I don’t really learn from them. Thanks so much and keep those videos coming this summer from your garden.
you are the 3rd channel to talk about that Freeze Fresh book so I just had to have it. Got a copy for my Kindle so I can print the recipes I want off to put in my kitchen binder.
Zucchini garlic mashed...delicious Meal prep and froze some in 1 cup portions. Did 8 cup recipe and used 3/4 of giant zucchini Definitely a favorite way to use zucchini 😊😊😊😊 Thank you 😊😊😊
I got the Freeze Fresh book from your Amazon store and LOVE it. It was filled with great tips, but was presented in a different way than most cookbooks. It has so many different ways to use each item to be frozen with great sounding recipes and advice.I read through it and bent down the pages I want to try first. (It's filled with bent down pages now!)
My squash has just started growing so this video came to me in just the right time. When I start getting squash I will at least have 2 ways of preserving it. Thank you for sharing. God bless
Hello Sarah! :D This is a great video, we get zucchini and never know what to do with it all. :D God bless you and your wonderful family. Have an awesome day my fabulous friend! :D
I do a lot of freezing and canning and would love to know where you got that wide mouth funnel. I need that! (Not really, but would love to have one!). Thank you for all your help and tips. Even though I've been canning for many years, I always appreciate shortcuts, tips and tricks.
When I was younger and had big gardens I would take the larger zucchini’s and put the in the blender. The resulting liquid would freeze well and I used it as milk in baking. Especially good in bread and I know you two are not eating bread. A good way to use those bigger ones.
There's a fourth way for zucchini. You can make zucchini flour (Amish Flour). Dry completely in freeze dryer and put in blender to powder. Can use with your regular flour. I believe up to 50/50.
Freeze-dried shredded zucchini is wonderful to add to soups, stews, and pasta sauce. I also like to grind it into a powder to use as a thickener in place of cornstarch or flour for gravies and sauces. And, of course, it works wonderfully in smoothies.
This has been one of my most favorite kitchen videos. You are so at home with all you kitchen gadgets and preservation methods. Years past I did more preserving. Now retired back into it. I also am trying to get better at my garden so I'll have vegetables to preserve. I hope for the day they design a freeze dryer that will be as good as yours but not as big or expensive!. Till then it is dehydrated, frozen or canned. I too am impressed with your keto success! Good job! 💜💙💚💛😎
Your greenhouses would be a good safe place when storms come for the fragile insects like butterflies. I don't know how much they think ahead, but I know from observation that they are smarter than I ever thought. What abundance in your greenhouse. Quite beautiful!
For the past two years we have been slicing out zucchini and squash laying the slices out on a cookie sheet and freezing them. Once frozen I then place our serving size into a vacuum seal bag and vacuum away, sealing it twice ( for good measure). I’m in my freezer often and sometimes I break the seal. I have had people make comments about them becoming mushy once thawed, and yes that is true, however I’m frying them so they will have that texture anyway.
I have used many of your preserving techniques; thank you for teaching us; you and Kevin are very good instructors ( I am a retired teacher and can appreciate your teaching techniques) I don't have huge crop of Zucchini, can always learn new ways of preserving and cooking squash. How is the inground garden?
Great ideas! I’ve never had zoodles All of our plants went belly up! I’ve replanted so ours will be late but I’m wanting to freeze dry shredded and chips. Cuke chips too. I always add an OA to the vac sealed jars too. I have a quick tip: if you pre-freeze your food before putting it in the freeze dryer, it’s cuts a few hours of time off your total load. I reduce the extra freeze time too, if it’s prefrozen. I’m talking about 6 - 8 hours!! My freezer is running anyway. 😊
Love your enthusiasm and energy at the beginning of the video. If your keto diet is giving you that much energy, I may have to look into that. After73 years I'm not sure I can change my husbands mind on how to eat.
Love your ideas for the zucchini, it can become overwhelming but love to try different ways and this sounds delicious so will try each of them. I make fritters and enjoy those great in the air fryer. Thank you for sharing. God's blessings
Hello. I like these videos I read the comments n get great ideas from others...my plants were devastated with borers so 1 squash is all I got so far. These ideas r awesome
My favorite zucchini recipe is one you put out about 5 years ago. With 5 cups of zucchini. Needless to say, I referenced that video again today. It was nice seeing your oldest again, tho it be when she was much younger. Newly married, finishing school. Thank you for so many videos.
I usually take the to Kenny and I like the smaller ones better and chop them up coarsely and put them in the freezer that way when I make spaghetti I have them for my spaghetti, or for my vegetable soup, or goulash
I never seemed or blanched zucchini, I freeze the zoodles direct and put them in the sauce directly and boil it a little. The sauce is so flavorful that it doesn't matter to us. I do that with carrots and beets too.
I've never, ever had enough luck with zucchini or any other summer squash to be inundated with them, but not for lack of trying. I loved seeing these ideas, though. Thanks so much for this video, Sarah! And PS - I'm going to purchase this book!
One thing I want to try is making amish flour dehydrated and ground to a fine flower and can be used in a 2 parts wheat flour to 1 part zucchini flour I want to use to make egg noodles for soups and a lower carb option
I love your videos so much! These harvest to table videos are my favorite. Also, thank you for talking about how the zucchini has spiky hairs. I didn’t know what that was last year so I peeled them all. This is great instruction for a city girl like me! Thank you!
I freeze zucchini boats, make the keto friendly mock apple crisp freezes great. I like to par boil strips and make a keto friendly filling and make like stuffed lasagna noodles. So many wonderful keto friendly meals.
I just finished up 6 zucchini, shredded, 2 cups per tray in the dehydrator, vacuum sealed in bags and ready for use when i need them . Working on strawberries dehydrated today and peaches tomorrow. Never thought of bread crumbs!! wow!
Sarah, with the really big ones, you can take a mandolin and slice them really thin, like a potato chip. Soak them in vinegar for a bit, once you remove them from the vinegar, sprinkle with salt and freeze dry. You have a crispy snack like a salt and vinegar potato chip. I also made a zucchini gratin for us once and he loved it.
Sounds interesting, might try that sometime if I ever get a freeze dryer like I am thinking about but other things come first….
OOOOOh that sounds wonderful.
@@NadesikoRose Harvest Right freeze dryer has a layaway plan if that might help you get one sooner. That's how I bought mine.
That sounds delicious.
I hope you don't mind me stealing your recipe for the salt and vinegar zucchini chips because it sounds so delicious and I can't wait to try it. Thank you for sharing.
Hi. I’ve been watching your channel for the last 2 & 1/2 years since I retired after 42 years as a nurse. I have been canning and dehydrating & sharing with my kids, but I know my grandkids love veggies that are freeze dried. Thanks for having this contest!
I haven’t watch your channel in awhile just because my husband and I bought a house that needs a lot of renovation and we’ve been watching videos for diy’ing the renovation work. I can tell how flat your tummy looks even in your t-shirt! You look great! 👏
In the UK we call them courgettes and when they grow to the giant size they are then called Marrow which we stuff with mincemeat onions and whatever vegetables you want then wrap in aluminium foil and bake cut into thick slices and serve with buttered mash potato and veggies and beef gravy lovely comfort food xx love your videos you look amazing you are very pretty and you suit contacts really well xx
You can make "marrow rum" too! I've never done it myself, but there are plenty of recipes on line and it sounds good to me!
Sounds yummy
Shredded zucchini, freeze-dried or frozen, can also be put into hearty tomato dishes, spaghetti, or other hearty sauces etc. It practically disappears and bulks up the dish adding veggies.
Good filler for chili
@@wendyburston3132 Yes!
Love your video!!! Thanks. Peoples comments are also great. I have a small zoodler but realized I would probably enjoy one like you have. God bless you!
I went keto a couple of months ago. I have been watching you for two years. Your weight loss and renewed health are noticeable! I am so happy that you are now showing me how to homestead keto-style! Your channel is a pleasure to watch, but I especially enjoy being in the kitchen with you.
Language Lynne, (please forgive if I got this wrong), I really miss Sarah and Kevin in the kitchen. It was so great to have them share their recipes with us. I'm sure that's changed with keto but they have come up with good recipes anyway.
Have you tried zucchini flour? I freeze dry then blend in my VitaMix blender until very fine. I replace part of my wheat flour in recipes.
Our garden is about one month behind due to crazy nighttime June temperatures. It is getting there. Can't wait. Your garden is sure producing a lot of zucchini.
Opinions will vary, but best way to preserve zukes and summer squash that I have found is by turning them into burger-bun sized fritters (youtube has several recipe videos) and freezing them. I just use parchment separators in normal zip-lock freezer bags. They re-heat **very** well, almost to fresh out of the skillet condition, especially in an air-fryer. Great by themselves or as the meat in a "fritter burger".
I love zucchini fritters!
I love to add a fried egg on top for breakfast 🍳
Thank you for the tip!
Sara, I’ve been with you from the first month you guys started. It’s ALWAYS a joy to watch your harvests👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕 Congratulations on your years of success, homesteading ♥️❣️
Thank you so much!
@@LivingTraditionsHomestead
it’s been my pleasure, thank you 🙏🏻❣️
I also follow the keto lifestyle and I like to melt butter and Lakanto brown sugar in a saucepan and add diced zucchini and use them as an apple substitute in my keto desserts. I am no longer a diabetic from eating this way and this is a delicious change for sugary desserts
I also add a sprinkle of apple pie spice. So good!
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Thank you for the inspiration leedunda & countrygal!
I'm so gonna try that!
I also do same!
Plus I use an apple extract from Olive Nation, make a dutch crumb keto/paleo approved topping & bake up a wonderful 'apple' cobbler.
Hard to tell the difference!!
Thank You Jesus!! Keto is an easily sustainable lifestyle!!
Yep, been doing that for years now. I also make crushed "pineapple" and can it. So many ways to use zucchini, savory or sweet.@@PinkLady54
Wow it’s
Been so hot here in Texas I’ve lost way too much. Those are beautiful zucchini’s!
I live watching your food preservation videos! And we live watching your videos! And, I love the messages on your TShirts!
LOL, I'm home alone, cooking zuccini and I want to watch something nice. If this isn't the perfect video, I don't know what is. =))
My fav recipe for zucchini is the zucchini soup that YT channel Rose Red Homestead makes. So I shred my zucchini and freeze in baggies the amt I need for 1 recipe of the soup. I’ll enjoy making it all winter! So good.
Which zucchini soup...Italian or Cindy's zucchini soup on that channel???
I think I’ll try shredding and dehydrating my zucchini as an alternative to freeze drying as I don’t have one and I know it won’t last as long but it’s what I have! 😊That stewed zucchini with garlic and butter looks amazing I have to try that one!
Sarah, I've used freshly shredded zucchini in meatballs for years. It makes them so moist and yummy. However I have to use crackers also otherwise they fall apart. I bet the freeze dried zucchini will absorb the extra moisture and bind the meat for you. 😊
Sarah exceptional video! If wishes were fishes I would have a freeze dryer. Thanks so much for showing making noodles!
My , your green house is AWSOME ! Such a work ethic! God bless you and yours
Our squash are just starting to bloom. We have yellow crookneck, zucchini, and patty pan
Thanks for demonstrating good ideas for zucchini! Tonight I’m gonna enjoy your recipe for garlic butter zucchini! 😊
You can make stuffed zucchini by cutting the squash in half lengthwise and hollow out and stuff the really big zucchini with semi cooked ground meat, and onions and leftover rice, garlic, sweet peppers, the scooped out zucchini and crushed tomatoes salt , pepper and your favorite Italian herbs. Top with bread crumbs and bake on 350-375 on a baking sheet or large cake pan lined with foil or parchment paper for about 20-30 minutes then top with shredded cheese and return to the oven until cheese melts.
I have been keto almost 5 years mow. Completely reset my health. I feel better now at 68 than I did at 48!
This was a timely video! I am indeed completely overrun with zucchini and cucumbers!
Sarah, the wrinkled and slightly soft zucchini is because of partial or no pollination. Probably because there was no male flower nearby as it sounds like the pollinators were there. Try pruning some leaves to make ot earlier for pollinators to see the flowers. I just cut off the end if it it soft. :-) From western Massachusetts
Sarah, did you get a new kitchen? This is a different one than I am used to seeing. I love the countertops & shiny appliances! Just beautiful!! Thank you so much for all these zucchini ideas! I have lots of summer squash planted and was already stressing about harvesting them 😂 Looking forward to trying all of these. Love watching you & Kevin. The greenhouse is phenomenal! Congratulations and thanks for all y’all do and share ❤
In November we moved to the new property that we bought about 3 years ago.
I always place a small square of plastic wrap directly on top of the food before placing on the lid. I find it helps keep frost from forming on top. I do the same with ice cream once it's opened.
Very helpful tip. Have you tried wax paper?
@@vgil1278 no! That's even better!! I try to use as little plastic as possible but frost free food is more important to me. I'm ditching the plastic and using parchment! Thanks for the tip!
I just love your harvest tutorials Sarah - again, you all are the best teachers and your projects are very inspiring. Thank you so much!!
I haven’t been able to grow anything this year…it’s a thing…anyway, I still get fresh veggies from a friend’s homestead. I put up a ferment with squashes, including zucchini, with peppers. I use Italian seasonings, and they are so yummy. It was my first time fermenting squashes and I must say, it turned out so well.
Sara I really like this kind of videos. More please 😊.
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Outstanding information!!
We are contemplating the keto method. Great help!! Thanks Sarah❣
What a very nice video! Amazing!! I was really impressed with you
Another fantastic video. The greenhouse looks amazing. As always thank you for sharing your journey. God Bless.
Good timing. Last year we didn't get any zuke but blessed this year to even share with friends.
Pork rind panko works the best for meatloaf or burger filler. I vacuum seal all my stored food , no freezer burn and lasts longer. Love your cooking episodes.
I'm on Keto. Instead of breadcrumbs, I use ground pork rinds. They work great in meatloaves.
Always love your information, not to mention you’re bubbly personality. Kevin has a gem!
You can add the freeze dried zuchini to any type of soup or sauce. It basically just disappears in there but you get the added nutrition and thickening.
Good morning our little ray of sunshine! I love zucchini but our garden hasn't been very successful this year. We love zucchini chips!
She is indeed a little ray of sunshine! Perfect description!
You can also make cream of zucchini soup with shredded zucchini, onion, chicken stock, salt, pepper and a little cream- yum.
Thanks for the different zucchini recipes I don't haveA freeze dryer. Sure they are rather fun to use. I I'm so glad you are doing A keto lifestyle. I have been moderate fat keto 3 years and never healthier. It's not just for weight loss I wish people knew that more. I have lost weight but mostly I am thrilled I have no more arthritis, No more fatty liver, No more depression... All because I Out the carbs. I will definitely give that garlic mash zucchini a try. Thanks much God bless
I love it when you are in the kitchen and especially when you freeze dry. I want to learn and I appreciate it when you show all the steps. I learn so much and it is all good. So many sites just prepare the trays( not shown how), then pop them in the freeze dryer and show the results without showing how to store. I don’t really learn from them. Thanks so much and keep those videos coming this summer from your garden.
Man, I sure would love a setup like their greenhouse.
you are the 3rd channel to talk about that Freeze Fresh book so I just had to have it. Got a copy for my Kindle so I can print the recipes I want off to put in my kitchen binder.
Zucchini garlic mashed...delicious
Meal prep and froze some in 1 cup portions. Did 8 cup recipe and used 3/4 of giant zucchini
Definitely a favorite way to use zucchini 😊😊😊😊
Thank you 😊😊😊
I got the Freeze Fresh book from your Amazon store and LOVE it. It was filled with great tips, but was presented in a different way than most cookbooks. It has so many different ways to use each item to be frozen with great sounding recipes and advice.I read through it and bent down the pages I want to try first. (It's filled with bent down pages now!)
Gotta get me one of those spiral cutters. I made baked zucchini fries tonight & they were delicious. It’s one of my favorite vegetables.
“GREAT JOB” , I really enjoyed all your technic’s on storing zucchini; and I will be trying them all next year’s harvest. Thanks, God Bless
My squash has just started growing so this video came to me in just the right time. When I start getting squash I will at least have 2 ways of preserving it. Thank you for sharing. God bless
Hello Sarah! :D
This is a great video, we get zucchini and never know what to do with it all. :D
God bless you and your wonderful family. Have an awesome day my fabulous friend! :D
Thank you for a FANTASTIC FANTASTIC video! Love seeing your kitchen equipment you use in the videos! Very helpful video! 💕🦋💕
Those are some great ideas to preserve zucchini I will definitely have to keep those recipes in mind
I do a lot of freezing and canning and would love to know where you got that wide mouth funnel. I need that! (Not really, but would love to have one!). Thank you for all your help and tips. Even though I've been canning for many years, I always appreciate shortcuts, tips and tricks.
I was loving that funnel too!
When I was younger and had big gardens I would take the larger zucchini’s and put the in the blender. The resulting liquid would freeze well and I used it as milk in baking. Especially good in bread and I know you two are not eating bread. A good way to use those bigger ones.
There's a fourth way for zucchini. You can make zucchini flour (Amish Flour). Dry completely in freeze dryer and put in blender to powder. Can use with your regular flour. I believe up to 50/50.
Cool! Thanks!
We’re overwhelmed with Cucumbers 🥒 to harvest, pickling & big fresh to eat ones.
Freeze-dried shredded zucchini is wonderful to add to soups, stews, and pasta sauce. I also like to grind it into a powder to use as a thickener in place of cornstarch or flour for gravies and sauces. And, of course, it works wonderfully in smoothies.
Great ideas!
Every year we do something with our zucchinis a lot of times we just like giving them to the neighbors to be nice great video
Great video! Thanks for the ideas.
I got the vacuum sealer last year and I love it! And now I have a new way to use my zucchini! Can't wait to try the garlic steamed zucchini!!
We are looking for the vacumm she used. Looked on Amazon on her site which one does she use? Thank you.
Zucchini chips in the freeze dryer are amazing snack.
I just received my Freeze Fresh book that I ordered after watching you on TH-cam. Thank you
Zucchini also make wonderful bread and butter pickles. Let one of the huge ones go and use ti harvest and save the seeds
You are a great teacher! You patiently and thoroughly explain all your gadgets and processes. Thank you!
Chicken meatballs and zucchini noodles in garlic and butter make a wonderful light meal in the summer.
Sarah, you can grind the shredded freeze dried zucchini. Use the powder as bread crumbs.
This has been one of my most favorite kitchen videos. You are so at home with all you kitchen gadgets and preservation methods. Years past I did more preserving. Now retired back into it. I also am trying to get better at my garden so I'll have vegetables to preserve. I hope for the day they design a freeze dryer that will be as good as yours but not as big or expensive!. Till then it is dehydrated, frozen or canned. I too am impressed with your keto success! Good job! 💜💙💚💛😎
Thanks so much for these three ideas!!!! I will use your first two ideas for sure. Don't have a freeze dryer yet, dang. Thanks again. Gods blessings 🙏
Love my freeze dried zucchini! Never thought about using for bread crumbs! Thanks for the idea!
Your greenhouses would be a good safe place when storms come for the fragile insects like butterflies. I don't know how much they think ahead, but I know from observation that they are smarter than I ever thought. What abundance in your greenhouse. Quite beautiful!
I got one of those vacuum jar sealers from watching you video and the work great. Thanks for all your video's.
For the past two years we have been slicing out zucchini and squash laying the slices out on a cookie sheet and freezing them. Once frozen I then place our serving size into a vacuum seal bag and vacuum away, sealing it twice ( for good measure). I’m in my freezer often and sometimes I break the seal. I have had people make comments about them becoming mushy once thawed, and yes that is true, however I’m frying them so they will have that texture anyway.
I have used many of your preserving techniques; thank you for teaching us; you and Kevin are very good instructors ( I am a retired teacher and can appreciate your teaching techniques) I don't have huge crop of Zucchini, can always learn new ways of preserving and cooking squash. How is the inground garden?
lol, Zucchini are like the old star trek episode, the trouble with tribles,😁🤣😂They're everywhere!
Great ideas! I’ve never had zoodles
All of our plants went belly up! I’ve replanted so ours will be late but I’m wanting to freeze dry shredded and chips. Cuke chips too.
I always add an OA to the vac sealed jars too.
I have a quick tip: if you pre-freeze your food before putting it in the freeze dryer, it’s cuts a few hours of time off your total load. I reduce the extra freeze time too, if it’s prefrozen. I’m talking about 6 - 8 hours!! My freezer is running anyway. 😊
Love your enthusiasm and energy at the beginning of the video. If your keto diet is giving you that much energy, I may have to look into that. After73 years I'm not sure I can change my husbands mind on how to eat.
Just start making the keto recipes & he might/will follow. There are delicious Keto recipes & men are meat eaters, win, win.
Love your ideas for the zucchini, it can become overwhelming but love to try different ways and this sounds delicious so will try each of them. I make fritters and enjoy those great in the air fryer. Thank you for sharing. God's blessings
Awesome!! I love Zucchini and they grow so fast!! I might have enough to last all year! Thank you!!!
Sarah , thank you for your ideas along with demonstration to preserve zucchini .
Our zucchini is coming in now as well. We're in northern Missouri and these are good tips!
Hello. I like these videos I read the comments n get great ideas from others...my plants were devastated with borers so 1 squash is all I got so far. These ideas r awesome
so sorry to hear about the pests that ruined Your harvest.
Frustrating & sad to do all the work & have issues.
Don't give up. 🗝️🌸😍
My favorite zucchini recipe is one you put out about 5 years ago. With 5 cups of zucchini. Needless to say, I referenced that video again today. It was nice seeing your oldest again, tho it be when she was much younger. Newly married, finishing school. Thank you for so many videos.
What was the recipe?
Sarah we call it our Keto lifestyle😉. Thank you so much for sharing all your yummy keto/low carb recipes...our garden is growing like crazy!!!
Great stuff, a lot I haven't considered. I'm also keto for about a year now, never going back, feel like a young man again 👍
beautiful greenhouse garden. garlic Zucchini yum.
I usually take the to Kenny and I like the smaller ones better and chop them up coarsely and put them in the freezer that way when I make spaghetti I have them for my spaghetti, or for my vegetable soup, or goulash
We used to make zucchini bread and butter pickles and pickle relish. Recipe is same as normal pickling just use zucchini.
I never seemed or blanched zucchini, I freeze the zoodles direct and put them in the sauce directly and boil it a little. The sauce is so flavorful that it doesn't matter to us. I do that with carrots and beets too.
I've never, ever had enough luck with zucchini or any other summer squash to be inundated with them, but not for lack of trying. I loved seeing these ideas, though. Thanks so much for this video, Sarah! And PS - I'm going to purchase this book!
One thing I want to try is making amish flour dehydrated and ground to a fine flower and can be used in a 2 parts wheat flour to 1 part zucchini flour I want to use to make egg noodles for soups and a lower carb option
I love your videos so much! These harvest to table videos are my favorite. Also, thank you for talking about how the zucchini has spiky hairs. I didn’t know what that was last year so I peeled them all. This is great instruction for a city girl like me! Thank you!
Love the video, green house looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing your ideas!! 😊
I freeze zucchini boats, make the keto friendly mock apple crisp freezes great. I like to par boil strips and make a keto friendly filling and make like stuffed lasagna noodles. So many wonderful keto friendly meals.
It's always good to know more ways to preserve zucchini. Thanks for sharing! ❣️
Zucchini and fresh green peas make a delicious soup and freezers well in serve size portions
That is so Awesome, thanks for sharing. I'm going to get that book.
Sarah
Your awesome
Thank you for making your videos again
Makes me happy
Your such a great blessed person.
Linda from Ct
Thanks Sarah for another great video as always. I hope Kevin is continuing to feel better. 😊
I just finished up 6 zucchini, shredded, 2 cups per tray in the dehydrator, vacuum sealed in bags and ready for use when i need them . Working on strawberries dehydrated today and peaches tomorrow. Never thought of bread crumbs!! wow!
The zucchini turned out great!