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| The secret Denny Family "Creamed" Zucchini! |
(Updated with better photos and more complete instructions, August 2012.) Every family has their secrets, don't they? My family is actually amazingly wholesome, but we do have this secret recipe for "Creamed" Zucchini, using an ingredient that's maybe slightly embarrassing for those of us who try to be healthy eaters. If you're greatly concerned with not using processed foods, you may turn up your nose at our favorite zucchini recipe, featuring a humble ingredient like powdered coffee creamer. But I can tell you, everyone I've ever made this for has loved it! And in a family where there are very few coffee drinkers, every one of my siblings has a bottle of Coffee-Mate in the cupboard just to make this recipe. And although powdered coffee creamer could hardly be considered a "healthy" food, when you make this you're eating mostly zucchini and the small amount of creamer that sticks to the squash. Most of the "juice" containing the dissolved creamer stays in the pan or on your plate.
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