15 Creative Zucchini Recipes That are NOT Bread

From moist muffins to flavorful & fresh dinner ideas to pies & tarts, put that overabundance of garden zucchini to good use with these 15 Creative Zucchini Recipes That are NOT Bread...

I don't know about you all, but my Facebook feed has been filled with friends & family posting pics of their very generous bounties from their home gardens lately. And these homegrown bounties almost always include a ridiculous amount of zucchini with an offer that they also happen to be free to good homes. ;) Now I like a good, garden grown zucchini as much as the next girl, but you can only bake so many loaves of zucchini bread in a month- am I right?

That is why I made it my mission to go out & search for some of the most creative zucchini recipes out there from a few of my favorite food bloggers. My only requirement? No bread recipes. In fact, I went looking for zucchini recipes that were anything but bread recipes.

I gathered up 15 of the most unique & creative zucchini recipes I could find. Everything from moist muffins to flavorful & fresh dinner ideas to pies & tarts. 

So forget the zucchini bread this week, and try one of these tasty zucchini recipes instead...

Frugal Foodie Mama's Top 14 Recipes of 2014

Which Frugal Foodie Mama recipes were you clicking on, making, and pinning the most the past year? Find out now in my Top 14 Recipes of 2014...

I have to say that 2014 was an amazing year for the Frugal Foodie Mama blog.  At the beginning of the year, I set five rather lofty blog goals for 2014 and I am happy and thrilled to say that I met all but one of them. :)  I wanted to reach 15,000 Facebook fans (check!), 30,000 Pinterest fans (check!), attend my first in-person blogger conference (check!), make a certain income from my blogging for the year (check!), and reach an average of 200,000 page views a month for the year. I knew that last one was super ambitious for me, but even though I didn't reach my goal number I did come pretty darn close. 

While I haven't set my blog goals for 2015 quite yet, I do know that one thing I will definitely be focusing on more is creating a better balance between my blogging and my home & family life.  Just like with any business you build yourself, a blog requires a lot of time, effort, and determination... and a certain degree of stubbornness up front. ;)  I would have never dreamed that when I really buckled down and got serious about this blog of mine in the summer of 2012 that it would be where it is today. And a lot of that has to do with each of you.  If it wasn't for you all coming back here day after day for my recipes, budget savvy tips, and family travels, Frugal Foodie Mama wouldn't be where it is on this last day of 2014. You have allowed me to stay at home with my sweet girl, be there for so many cross country and track meets for my son, help provide for my family, & all while doing something that I absolutely love.  For that, I say Thank you, friends. :)

And now without further adieu, here are the top 14 recipes from 2014 that had you all clicking back for more...

15 Bacon For Dessert Recipes

If you love the flavor combination of sweet & salty, then you are going to just love this recipe round-up of 15 Bacon for Dessert Recipes...

Bacon for Dessert week and Bacon Month are both coming to a close, but don't be sad, friends.  

In fact, it just might be impossible to be sad when you have these 30 sweet & salty bacon-licious dessert recipes to browse through! ;)

If I haven't convinced you that bacon is not just for breakfast and savory dishes by now with the Candied Bacon S'mores Pizza and Bacon & Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies I posted earlier this week, then one of these desserts below is bound to. 

From ice creams to cookies to pies to brownies and more, every single one of these desserts has at least one thing in common...

Bacon, glorious bacon.

14 Bikini-Approved Cocktails

Get your drink on with less guilt with this collection of tasty low-calorie cocktails...

Looking to sip on something refreshing with a kick to cool off with this summer, but not really wanting to wreck all the hard work you have put into getting swimsuit ready in the matter of a weekend?  

Never fear because I have gathered up 14 tasty cocktails that your bikini would be happy to approve of! ;)

Almost all of these tasty mixed concoctions contain fresh, juicy fruit and are low in calories and sugar.  So, move aside tasteless low-calorie and low carb beers! 

These colorful, summer perfect cocktails can take it from here ... ;)

75 Man-worthy Bacon & Beer Recipes

You can't go wrong with recipes using beer or bacon or both for Father's Day or any day...

Father's Day is just around the corner (like next weekend around the corner) so I thought why not round up some man-worthy recipes from my favorite food bloggers to share with you all?

And what says "man" more than bacon and beer?

Not that you have to be a man or a father to appreciate these 75 amazingly delicious recipes. 

Honestly, this is my kind of recipe round-up. ;)

You can make just about any recipe better in my book by adding a little bacon or beer... or in the case of some of these recipes- both!

I searched the food blogger world for the very best and found everything from doughnuts to burgers to ice cream to recipes perfect for the grill.

There is sure to be at least one recipe in this collection that the special man in your life will deem man-worthy... ;)

12 Brunch-worthy French Toast Casseroles

These 12 Brunch-worthy French Toast Casseroles would make the perfect hassle free & tasty addition to that next big weekend brunch menu you may be planning...

I kind of have a thing for french toast casseroles.  It started with my Overnight Pumpkin Pie Chai French Toast back in November of 2012.  And then there was my Irish Coffee French Toast Casserole.  And I even created one chock full of rainbow sprinkles, perfect for celebrating a birthday- my Happy Birthday Cake Batter French Toast! :)

I am not really a big fan of traditional french toast.... the dipping and soaking and the mess. And then there is having to stand in front of the stove and watching the pan as you fry each batch.

There is just something so much more appealing to me about tossing the sliced bread into a casserole dish and pouring the eggs, and milk, and everything else over top & then popping it into the oven. 

Plus, a french toast casserole frees you up to be able to prepare another dish while it is baking... like frying bacon or making omelets, cutting fruit, brewing coffee.

They are the perfect, hassle free & tasty addition to a big brunch you may be planning... say for Easter or Mother's Day or just because. ;)

16 Girl Scout Cookie-licious Recipes

Every single one of these 16 Girl Scout Cookie-licious Recipes either uses actual Girl Scout cookies in them or was inspired by one of your favorite Girl Scout cookie flavors...

That *little* organization that has bringing America's favorite cookies to our doorsteps for over a century turns 102 today!!

Happy Birthday to the Girl Scouts of America! :)

To celebrate, I have rounded up some of the most Girl Scout Cookie-licious recipes from a few of my favorite food bloggers.  

Every single one of these recipes either uses actual Girl Scout cookies in them or was inspired by one of your favorite Girl Scout cookie flavors.

25 Perfectly Chai Spiced Recipes

Sure there is pumpkin and apple and cinnamon and gingerbread... 

But when I think of fall flavors and scents, chai spices always come to mind.  Most of us have had a warm cup of chai tea or a creamy, frothy chai tea latte on a cool fall morning or evening...

But what about baking and cooking with chai spices?

25 Buffalo Sauced Recipes {A Recipe Round-Up}

Here are 25 tasty & spicy recipes perfect for game day or any day...

Hello football season!  Well, kind of... Football season hasn't quite commenced in our house yet.  My husband is a die hard Pirates fan, so surprisingly he hasn't cared very much about college or professional football... yet. ;)

Right now it is ALL about major league baseball and the Pirates first winning season in like... forever.  

I am happy to see my husband so giddy over his favorite baseball team, but I am not going to lie- I prefer football season...

A.  It is a sport I enjoy watching more, for the most part.

B.  It is only on ONE day a week.  Maybe two, if you factor in one Mountaineers game a week and one Steelers game.

Baseball is on like almost EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.

I am kind of over our days being planned around a 3-4 hour baseball game... like all the time.

Regardless, I am mostly ready for football season for the food.  ;)  Chips & dip, grilling burgers, and buffalo wings.  Am I right? 

To help you all usher in the official start of football season (you know, if you happen to live in a household that is not also occupied by a Pirates, Cardinals, or Reds fan), I have gathered up 25 of the tastiest Buffalo sauced recipes from some of our favorite food bloggers.  

Buffalo sauce isn't just for wings, my friends... ;)