Fried Zucchini and Zucchini Bread

Last week Coy's Mamaw gave us a GIGANTIC zucchini.
The first adventure was making fried zucchini. The weekend before I had made fried green tomatoes...which were good, but demanded a little more. This being said, Coy wasn't sold on them. The timing of the largest zucchini I've ever seen was perfect, because I could try something else that hopefully Coy would like this time.

Fried Zucchini:
I didn't follow a recipe for the fried zucchini but just added some stuff together!
For the white corn meal mix, I used some garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, and italian seasonings for flavor.
After slicing the zucchini into circular sizes (some people do strips - I went with a circle this time) I dipped the zucchini into eggs, which I had beaten.
Next, I dipped it into a white corn meal mix. (I recently purchased this at Adcock Pecans in Georgia on our way home from Florida).
I double dipped the zucchini in the egg and corn meal again to add an extra layer of batter.
I then fried the zucchini in a skillet pre-heated with olive oil. You can also use vegetable oil, but I chose olive oil because it is a healthier option.
I added some more salt once the zucchini was done and dipped it in ranch dressing! It was delicious and even Coy was pleasantly suprised.

Zucchini Bread:
Since I had so much zucchini left over I decided to make zucchini bread. Coy had been talking about it for a while and I had never made it for him so I decided to give it a try.
I got this recipe from my sister and it was HUGE success. Don't tell Coy's Mamaw...but he said it was the best he had ever had!
This recipe makes two loafs. After 3 days we finished off the first and are working on the second! If you prefer to take your time with the bread...you can always throw the second loaf in the freezer.
I was originally planning on serving the bread with some icing on top; however, this didn't go as planned and since I ruined the first and second batch of icing, we just stuck to butter...but it was delicious!

Zucchini Bread

3 c flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
3 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
1 c vegetable oil
2 1/4 c sugar
3 tsp. vanilla
2 c grated zucchini

1)  Preheat oven to 325.

2) Sift first 5 ingredients together.

3)  Beat next 4 ingredients together and add sifted ingredients.  Blend well.  
Stir in zucchini.

4)  Bake in 2 pans 40-60 minutes.  (I would start with 40 and the re-check in 10 minutes if it is not done yet) Cool on rack 20 
minutes then remove and cool completely on rack.