Alright, so Magic Mike? Ohhhh boy.
For those of you (aka, all of you) who told me that it really wasn’t that great of a movie, I’d have to agree. The story with the movie was awful…HOWEVER, who the heck would go to see that movie for the storyline…am I right?
I got what I went to pay for: a little eye candy on a lovely Monday afternoon and some QT with my girl Eileen.
By the time I got home from the movie, I really wasn’t in the mood to make our planned dinner, but we had some backup options so I wasn’t too worried. As I was looking through the fridge to figure something out, Jay turned to me and said, “Hey, I think one of your zucchinis might be ready to pick?”
SERIOUSLY?
I ran outside to scope out the scene…
I searched around a bit, and it didn’t take long to spot…do you see it?
A little closer now…
Look at that! I grew my first zucchini!
I’m sure this probably is not normal to be so excited about a zucchini, but considering the green black thumb that I have, this is quite the victory.
In addition to my whopper of a zucchini, there’s quite a few smaller ones getting ready, as well as some green tomatoes…
…and some more peppers plus a side of weeds.
So despite the fact that I have two zucchinis in my fridge right now that I bought from the store last week, I let them be and decided to cook up my brand new garden masterpiece to have with dinner.
I sliced and sautéed the zucchini with some garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Then, once they were all cooked through, I drizzled them with a little balsamic vinaigrette and let them cook for another couple minutes.
If you’ve never tried it, I highly recommend it!
Along with the zucchini, I threw together a couple ham and turkey bacon wraps for Jay and I.
Mine was filled with the ham and turkey bacon, lettuce tomato, and honey mustard. Deeeee-lish.
Time to go clean up and hang out with the boys for the evening! 
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Hahaha I’m so bad, but I may have giggled at the coincidence of you finding a large zucchini and your movie of choice today
Lindsay @ In Sweetness and In Health recently posted..Total Body Tri-Set Workout
LOL! Chelsey just said the SAME thing on twitter…totally wasn’t thinking about that until just now. Oops…subliminal messages?
HA I was thinking the same thing!
I want to plant a garden sooo bad! I already put in an order for pumpkins at my dad’s garden
RunEatRepeat recently posted..Lazy Iced Coffee and June 2012 Highlights
I so wanted to do pumpkins but I ran out of room
Yea, on the garden. I just notice of few veggies that hopefully will be pick-worthy in the coming days. I am excited!
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So awesome! Nothing better than fresh veggies! I love zucchini and that looks amazing! Nice work!
Danielle@cleanfoodcreativefitness recently posted..Marvelous in my Monday!
How exciting! I would really like to start a garden.
Kim @ Living, Laughing & Losing recently posted..Portion control
The first harvest is always the best! I have two tomatoes and a bunch of radishes so far. I want zucchini’s darn it mine are still babies! Congrats!
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That zucchini actually reminds me quite a bit of Magic Mike, lol!! You should be impressed with your new found green thumb. Not only did you grow one but a giant one at that. Good job….and I am a bit jealous because my green thumb has yet to be found!!
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Congrats on your growing garden!! I want to start a veggie garden myself, but I’m nervous about my own black thumb!!
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congrats on your first zucchini (:
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congrats on your veggie success! i hope to have a veggie garden if i ever get out of condo-living!
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Your garden is so pretty!! Ours is pretty much dead after this terrible heat we have been having. bummer..
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Yay on the zucchini. I am away from my garden all summer, so my neighbors are enjoying my zucchini right about now. A wee jealous, I admit. & I love sauteeed zucchini, too. Simple, but satisfying.
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I’d definitely be excited if I grew something edible! Woohoo!
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Garden looks great Courtney!
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I think I will wait till its in our cheap theatre in and see it with my Mom, it is still worth seeing and I knew the shoreline would be horrible. haha
That is awesome you got a zucchini already! I might have to wait another month to see one.
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That’s awesome! Gardening is fun! And rewarding!
I have no idea what the heck went on in Magic Mike! I was only concentrating on one thing….oops.
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you’ve definitely gotten me into wraps again
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Congrats on the Zuchinni!!! I would have done the exact same thing. I want to start a garden so bad, but I know my precious little pup would have a hard time leaving it alone. It looks like your black thumb is turning green!
Lauren @ Fun, Fit and FAbulous recently posted..Ready for Takeoff and Baking up a Storm!!
I was sooo excited when i got my first zucchini! But then my plant died from squash borers! Biggest dissapointment ever, but at least i got 1
Lindsay @ Fuel My Family recently posted..4th of July Recipe Roundup
I need to plant a garden next summer, that will be my goal. I admit, the only reason I’d see the movie is for the eye candy. Who cares what the movies about when you get to see those hotties for a few blissful hours.
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WOW I can’t believe you actually grew that- impressive stuff, Courtney
!
Khushboo Thadani recently posted..Reaching bodily perfection
Next up you have to try the zucchini FLOWERS before they all dry up!
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I actually *just* found out what Magic Mike was after asking my bf wtf everyone kept talking about online! One of the joys of no cable is being absolutely ignorant of all new movies out!
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Ah, so excited for you that your garden is growing!! Also, that wrap looks de-licious!!!
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I can’t wait til I have a garden! I also can’t wait til I see those guys
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Our gardens must be on the same schedule! I got my first cucumber last night and screamed in the backyard! Its the first thing I have ever grown…I ran in the house shouting “LOOK I MADE FOOD!!!”
Yay! I hope you make zucchini bread! I have a few tomatoes on the vine right now but they are still green….sooon though!
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Congrats on the zucchini! For some reason, I’ve been so scared of starting a garden so I started off slow this year with some basil and a few tomato plants. I’m so excited – the first few little green tomatoes are starting to form!
How do you get Zookini to not be so watery when you cook it? No, thats not a typo, you’ve all been spelling it wrong this whole time…
Have you ever even tried to cook zookini, Mr. Spelling Bee?
I have to say, that zucchini looks great! Sauteed, it really is yummy! Great job on your garden. My mom and sister have green thumbs as well!
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Did you also know that the flowers on the zucchini are edible & delicious!!! You can cut them up & put them in an omelet or you can make a batter, put them in & fry them up into little patties!!! Delicious…don’t let them go to waste! Italians love them…try it, you won’t be disappointed!!!
I’ve never heard of that before! What do they taste like?
They have a very mild taste but distinct. They perish quickly however so if you cut them off, plan on using them quickly! I bet pinterest has some ideas
Let me know if you try them, I think you will be pleasantly surprised & I think they are pretty good for you too!!!
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-zucchini-flowers-s,0,351065.story
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/07/french-in-a-flash-tagliatelle-with-zucchini-flower-pistou-recipe.html
mmm those wraps look delicious!! that is so awesome abotu ur zuccini! My mom started her first garden and literally gave me one of her firsts zuccini’s when she came to town two weeks ago! SO delicious! I wil try taht balsamic recipe
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Congrats on your first zucchini! I too have a black thumb of death, so this is so inspiring to see that it CAN be overcome! haha
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That zucchini is such a victory!! I would be really excited.
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What brand of turkey bacon do you use? I’m always looking for suggestions because most of them are super high in sodium!
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Im so excited I found this today! I just picked my first zuke and I’m so excited!!!
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