This recipe was just given to me by my Aunt Jo. The last time she came to the house I sent her home with loads of yellow squash and asked her to give me one of her recipes for using yellow summer squash. I haven’t fixed it yet but she swears it good. It sounds […]
This is the easiest pesto recipe I have ever used thought I would pass it on… 2 1/2 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves 1 cup (4 ounces) freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese 3 garlic cloves 1/3 cup olive oil 1/4 cup pine nuts Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste In a blender […]
Butternut squash and apples This is a delicious use of both butternut squash and apples. A family favorite of ours, especially around the holidays. We like using our Mutsu apples which are both crisp and sweet with a little tartness. This is so quick to put together that I enjoy fixing it often and everybody raves over it. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. butternut squash 1/4 […]
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Pasta Fagioli This is a wonderful healthy soup. Several years ago my mother and I started taking cooking classes at the Floyd County Hospital and this was a soup that Sally Nehoff (Hospital Nutritionist) fixed for her family and shared with her class. Since then, I fix this at least once a month all winter . I modify the […]
A few years ago I found this in one of my Taste of Home magazines and thought I would try it for Kenny. He loved it, of course he loves just about anything that I cook for him. (as long as I just cook something for him) This is not your everyday use of butternut […]
Tastes like summer! 1 pound fusilli 1 pound ripe tomatoes, diced Handful fresh basil, chiffonaded 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 Tablespoons Parmesan, grated Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package […]
4 ears of corn, cut from the cob 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 red bell pepper, diced 1/2 red onion, minced 1 jalapeno, minced (seeds removed if you want it less spicy) Lime vinaigrette: 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 teaspoon honey Salt and pepper […]
Kenny’s grandmother used to make this pie for the family. He always talked about “Dal da” and this special pie, I started looking for a recipe so I could try to make it for him. This is the recipe I now use to make this for him and he says it comes close to being […]
One of the best and most successful dishes I have ever made was Butternut Squash and Roasted Garlic Bisque, courtesy of Epicurious and Bon Appetit. It ripped me, and subsequently many others, out of the halls of squash dislike because rather than relying on the overused habits of squash with sweetness, this soup revels in […]
The flesh of spaghetti squash comes out in long strands, very much resembling the noodles for which it is named. In this recipe, the ‘noodles’ are tossed with vegetables and feta cheese. You can substitute different vegetables, but be sure to use ones that have contrasting colors.
