Do you remember the cookbook, Table Talk, that I blogged and blogged and blogged about last summer? I love that cookbook… it is still on the top of the list of favorite cookbooks I own. I love the Table Talk cookbook because it tells a great story, has beautiful photos and every single recipe I’ve tried has bee a hit. There hasn’t been one dud yet.
Recently, the publisher of Table Talk contacted me about another cookbook they were releasing called Morning Glory Farm. I think Table Talk may now have some competition as one of my favorite cookbooks! See, I believe that so many people can make a cookbook, but it takes a special kind of author to be able to weave personal stories in with the recipes they share. Morning Glory Farm is more than a collection of recipes. It is a tale of a husband and wife who, 30+ years ago, started a small farm. Through their hard work, dedication, ups and downs in the farming industry, and help from friends and family, they grew their farm to be one of Martha’s Vineyards finest…where people will stand in line on any given day for a fresh loaf of zucchini bread or just picked corn. Their farmstand is bustling with customers daily, hoping to snatch up fresh produce or fruit pies. Their farm has become so popular that keeping items stocked in their retail store is a everyday challenge.
The Morning Glory Farm cookbook shares 70 recipes that are favorites of the residents of Martha’s Vineyard. The Morning Glory Farm cookbook is extra special because it separates each recipe out into the season that it would highlight the freshness of the produce available that season. For example, winter recipes include such gems as “Judy’s Simple Chicken Pot Pie” or “Baked Stuffed Winter Squash” while the summer recipes include recipes like “Chesca’s Roasted Corn Chowder” and “Fresh Green Bean Potato Salad”.
I have a huge amount of recipes from this cookbook bookmarked to try. The lovely folks at Morning Glory Farm thought that you should get in on the fun as well. I have an extra cookbook to give away to one lucky Dine & Dish reader. To qualify, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. Make sure to include your email address in the form so that I know how to contact you. The random drawing will take place next Tuesday, so all entries need to be left by midnight CST on Monday, August 31st.
And, to tempt your tastebuds, I challenge you to try this Zucchini bread recipe and tell me if you have ever tasted better Zucchini bread. I am not sure what it is about it, but the light crust of this bread sets it apart from any other Zucchini bread I have tried!
Morning Glory Zucchini Bread (from the Morning Glory Farm cookbook)
2 to 2 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups sugar
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray two 9″ x 5″ bread pans with nonstick spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine zucchini, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
Beat sugar into mix until it is thoroughly creamed.
Once liquids and sugar are well mixed, add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Mix until batter is well blended and even in texture. The batter should be smooth, outside the zucchini shreds. If it’s not, add a little juice from the zucchini.
Pour batter evenly into pans.
Bake for approximately 1 hour, or until bread is brown and springs back when gently pressed in the middle.
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I love cookbooks and zucchini!
Please enter my name in your draw. Thanks.
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I need a new cookbook!
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I was wondering what happened…
I have heard about Morning Glory Farms. When you mentioned fresh corn it took me back to eating fresh picked corn off of the stalk at my grandpa’s farm.
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Pick me!
I would love to win this cookbook!
Thanks for the chance to enter the giveaway.
I would love this cookbook. I would love any cookbook:-)
Thanks
Just want to try again for the cookbook. I made the bread and it was as delicious as you said. I have given the recipe away to several friends and they are all enjoying the bread. Sorry to hear about your troubles.
Sorry to hear of all your troubles. Glad to see you back. I would love to be entered in the cookbook giveaway. Thanks
Just signing up again for the cookbook. Hope all is better for you.
Oh, Kristen, I’m sorry to hear about your hacker dude. I’ve always wondered why people like that don’t use their powers for good instead of for evil! If I was that intelligent, I’d like to think I’d put it to good use.
*crossing my fingers for a cookbook*
xo
Well, I believe in Karma and hacker dude will get his just desserts. May he be run over by a flock of wayward chickens! Thanks for the opportunity to enter the cookbook contest!
I am sorry about your “hacker” – too bad time is not spent on something honorable and honest. Love your website – thanks for your contests.. they’re fun!
Sorry about the hacker! I’d love to win the cookbook!
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So sorry that you were violated……It is an ugly feeling. I’d love to make this Zuchini casserole even if I’ll need to purchase the zucchini.
I love cookbooks! Sorry to hear about the site getting hacked! Wish hacker dudes would use their talents on something productive!
I am glad that everything is back to normal! This cookbook is something that I actually don’t have. *gasp* Hehe.
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Last week, I made my usual Blueberry Zucchini Bread. Tonight, I made your recipe with more of the monster zucchinis from my garden. Hubby declares your recipe to be the winner. He likes the clean delicate flavor of the cinnamon versus the additional spices of my usual recipe. This is a winner.
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I would love to be entered in the cookbook giveaway AND I have a question about the recipe. Are you supposed to squeeze the water out of the Zucchini after you shred it? It’s always so wet and adds so much moisture to the batter so I was wondering if maybe I should squeeze the excess fluid out….let me know!
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That recipe looks lovely and how can you not love the opportunity to get a new cookbook. if i will can you email me at amy8028472@yahoo.com
This sounds wonderful – and makes me want to go visit some of the farms close to me. I have one that has the best sweet corn just a mile away.
Mmm, I love zucchini bread! I just may have to try this.
I love zucchini bread! I’d like to give this recipe a try.
Great website. Love all the recipe’s and can’t wait to try some of them.
I hope it all works out!!! I love the recipes
hackers are bad! cookbooks are good.
I would love a new cookbook:) I think I am the only one who does not have zucchini coming out of my ears–no garden and no neighbors dumping it on my porch! Would love to try their other recipes though!
I too am wondering if you have to squeeze out the excess water from the zucchini.
Sorry to hear you got hacked it’s obvious some people have nothing better to do with their lives.
Are we all supposed to enter again?? If so, here’s my entry. Not sure if it was deleted or not. I only have time to check my email from D&D, comment and now go rescue my rolling baby from getting stuck under the sofa (again)… sorry about the hacker. Stupid hacker.
I’d love to win a cookbook! I just found your site this week from searching for what to do with all of these green tomatoes I have. After a few links and clicks from a recipe by fortunavirilis, here I am.
I would love to have this cookbook. Thank you.
*Shakes fist at hackers*, seriously do people really have nothing better to do?
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Hey there – big fan of your blog and really enjoy following you on Twitter. I just made 4 dozen zucchini muffins last weekend and thought I’d give this recipe a try. I think its just as good as mine- I like the use of vegetable oil instead of butter, but I like mine with a little more spice in it hence my addition of nutmeg and a dash of cloves. But this is a very good recipe that I think I’ll hang onto
Oh – and I love to be entered to win this cookbook….though if I don’t win I think I’ll pick a copy up anyway – it looks delightful!
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Hope the hackers get what they deserve.
Also, I would love this cookbook.
The WIN of Good over Evil! I read cookbooks like novels…so this one will be soooo memorable! I enjoy your blog so much! Blessings, K
Ohh! Pick me, pick me!
Love the look of this cookbook, hope to win it so I can look at it hands on!
Thanks for the chance to win! This looks like a really nice cookbook.
I have always loved to cook but had low self-confidence when it came to baking– everything always burned, even when I watched it carefully! It turns out that I just had a screwy oven and have since discovered the absolute necessity of an oven thermometer! My baking has really start to vamp up and this zucchini bread is next on my list! Would love this cookbook!
love t have this book
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I would love to win a cookbook, something to share with my supper club members.
i just made this zucchini bread recipe and everybody LOVED it, im going to make it again to serve at my daughter’s baby shower! Im a cook book-aholic and would LOVE to win this book!
I just realized this post was about a year old…i would still love to win this book if youve got more copies!
regardless, AMAZING recipe!
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