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For those of you with zucchini from your garden, or your neighbor's garden! Zucchini Sticky Toffee Pudding Oh, my. The banana sticky toffee pudding is good but I think this is better. We have the best, friendliest neighborhood. And so, in the heat of the summer, everyone shares their zucchini. I love zucchini but I can’t eat them that quickly. Some of them get grated for baking and freezing. This is a great recipe for using some of your extra zucchini. You will be tempted to leave the flavors out but don’t. The sauce is good with vanilla flavor; it’s phenomenal with a butterscotch flavor. Caramel flavor, brown sugar flavor, and French vanilla flavor are all good and each gives a distinctly different tone to the sauce. For the toffee sauce: This is not complicated to make. You will need a candy thermometer. Just cook it until you reach the desired temperature. 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/4 cup (1/2 cube) salte...

Zucchini Cookies!  Another great recipe to try!  For anyone who has zucchini squash that you don't know what to do with, here is a great idea!  I will admit I haven't tried these yet, but I have some zucchini in my fridge, and that is what I plan to do with it.  This recipe looks like it will taste great!  But first we will go to the hospital tomorrow, and have my husband's same day surgery on his "fistula", which is the port in his arm to be able to handle dialysis.  It was found to have scar tissue in it, so it needs to be repaired, so his dialysis will be able to have that access.  The "catheter" near his shoulder put in 3 months ago is supposed to last only 6 months. We will appreciate any prayers in his behalf.  In the meantime, we will enjoy Zucchini Cookies!  4.5  from  14 reviews ZUCCHINI COOKIES PRINT This is a DELICIOUS way to use up some zucchini! These cookies are soft and cake like and ta...