tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post4825211445556512800..comments2008-09-16T00:21:41.051-04:00Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-28176773639267194392008-09-16T00:21:00.000-04:002008-09-16T00:21:00.000-04:00Shilingi-Moja, those both sound like recipes that I need to try right away. They're easy and they seem like they would be extremely tasty! Thank you so much!<BR/><BR/>And thank you everyone for the great recipes that you've put up on your blogs! I've been going from blog to blog busily taking notes. There are some creative people out there.Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-59143032947757275952008-09-15T13:54:00.000-04:002008-09-15T13:54:00.000-04:00Two recipes that my wife makes and are family favourites:<BR/><BR/><B>Zucchini Patties</B><BR/><BR/>This is one of our favorite recipes - easy, quick, and yummy! My children especially like them.<BR/><BR/>Zucchini Patties<BR/><BR/>2 cups grated zucchini<BR/>1 small onion, chopped<BR/>2 eggs<BR/>6 tablespoons flour (whole meal/whole wheat works well - white is also fine)<BR/>1/2 teaspoon baking powder<BR/>1/4 teaspoon salt<BR/>dash pepper<BR/><BR/>Combine squash and onion. Beat in egg. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Drop by tablespoon onto oiled griddle or in shallow pan with small amount of oil until browned.<BR/><BR/>==================<BR/><BR/><B>Oven Roasted Vegetables</B><BR/><BR/>This is great cooking method for lots of different vegetables. I give you the basic recipe and some substitution suggestions, but feel free to "mix and match" according to what vegetables you have available.<BR/><BR/>Oven Roasted Vegetables<BR/><BR/>based on recipe from South Beach Diet<BR/>Serving Size: 4<BR/><BR/>1 medium zucchini, cut into bite-size pieces<BR/>1 medium summer (yellow) squash, cut into bite-size pieces<BR/>1 medium red bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces<BR/>1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into bite-size pie<BR/>1 pound asparagus, fresh, cut into bite-size piece<BR/>1 red onion, cut into bite-size pieces<BR/>3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil<BR/>1 teaspoon salt<BR/>1/2 teaspoon pepper<BR/><BR/>Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place vegetables in bowl and toss with oil, salt, and pepper. Line baking sheets with foil, spray with cooking spray and arrange vegetables in single layer - use two sheets if there are too many vegetables. Roast for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, (rotating pans if using two) until the vegetables are lightly browned and tender.<BR/>—————<BR/>Notes: I usually substitute three or four squash and three zucchini for the asparagus. Mushrooms also work well - although they overcook easily. Might want to add them after 10 minutes.Shilingi-Mojahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251531486621495599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-73070128322968131312008-09-13T17:47:00.000-04:002008-09-13T17:47:00.000-04:00Awesome about the stuffed peppers!<BR/>Rock on!!! :)<BR/><BR/>Excess vegetables: I grill 'em or cook 'em on the stove - olive oil, salt, and pepper. Delicious!Susanhttp://nutritionfitnesslife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51930545128636126372008-09-11T23:55:00.000-04:002008-09-11T23:55:00.000-04:00Oh lordy, I wish I could have those days back when my gram and I had zuchs and tomatoes in the rose garden every summer! We'd go out to harvest some fresh squash to slice and fry up for lunch, and find a 3 foot monster hiding under a few broad leaves that somehow got missed.. when it was eating size a few days before, and we'd scream! those were the ones to hollow out and bake with stuff inside, usually ground beef, tomato sauce, celery, tomatoes, of course some of the squash itself from hollowing it out, and cheeses. <BR/>One time I took a huge one to work to give to my mom, so they found two green balloons, blew them up to the appropriate size, taped them to the end, and left the "sculpture" on the sales manager's desk with a note that read something like "A gift to you from the Jolly Green Giant".. and laughed for weeks!<BR/><BR/>I make soup (add chopped onions, spinach, a few carrots, sauteed mushrooms, garlic, stock, butter and olive oil, white wine and black and red pepper, various spices, and put about a 1/3 in the blender a tiny bit at a time so it doesn't blow up in your face and all over the kitchen! and top with parmesan, serve with garlic bread or grilled cheese), fry it, grill it, steam it with basil and butter or put pepper jack or Romano cheese on it, and I love zucchini bread.<BR/><BR/>Creole squash sounds yummy! I love all kinds of squash..<BR/><BR/>I sometimes hate living in a condo with no dirt anywhere.TKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747390418220178858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-59921697932187268872008-09-11T20:17:00.000-04:002008-09-11T20:17:00.000-04:00I'm perfectly happy to eat squash boiled/steamed/microwaved and lightly salted at least once a day, but I haven't made ratatouille in a lonnnngg time--several years. Must do that soon.<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in Kentucky, Friend to VegetablesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-42771814024829522292008-09-11T18:29:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:29:00.000-04:00The recipe for clam chowder with squash has been posted on my blog for anyone interested. <BR/><BR/>http://ashnmicsmom.blogspot.com/2008/09/sharing-another-recipe.html<BR/><BR/>I love all the ideas here, will be trying a lot of them!Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632697136084854885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-76737831510823552622008-09-11T18:17:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:17:00.000-04:00If the zucchini get really big we put them out in the street and wait for people to run them over. <BR/><BR/>Before 'big' zucchini, I eat them sliced every day for lunch. I force myself to eat them because yummy vegetables are so good for me.<BR/><BR/>My mom would make zucchini bread but she never had to put a zucchini in bread to get any of us to eat it. We'd eat regardless. Zucchini was more of a deterrent.PODhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-90712377972221314772008-09-11T16:00:00.000-04:002008-09-11T16:00:00.000-04:00Ooh yummy! I love squash. This will be the winter in which I cook tasty squash recipes, mayhaps:)Saganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285850895862247408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-42365409037750660902008-09-11T15:43:00.000-04:002008-09-11T15:43:00.000-04:00My fav way to cook squash is grilled....then throw it together with some steak or chicken....yum! I also love the comfort you get from mashed up squash with a little brown sugar and cinnamon ;) Mmmmm! <BR/><BR/>Right now I am loaded down with peaches from my parents tree and pears from ours! YIKES....I'm lost under the weight of fruit :)new*mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05147814248509745599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4446572945890563642008-09-11T13:21:00.000-04:002008-09-11T13:21:00.000-04:00I have never had squash! I am weird I know! I like the Mr. Squash Head idea! :)Mark Salinashttp://marksalinas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7103404191531289852008-09-11T12:40:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:40:00.000-04:00I love squash! The stuffed zuchinni looks delicious!Girl on Tophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15829491907261980920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-42348692581228394242008-09-11T12:37:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:37:00.000-04:00my two new favorite squash recipes:<BR/><BR/>Squash Casserole<BR/>http://www.gazellesoncrack.com/2008/08/an-ode-to-squash.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>and Zucchini Cakes of Happiness<BR/>http://www.gazellesoncrack.com/2008/08/food.htmlthe gazellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290343648184416057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-77491971877117101952008-09-11T11:41:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:41:00.000-04:00My favorite zucchini recipe that I made up and my kids adore (both when they were little and now) but I'm not sure how healthy it is:<BR/><BR/>3 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped.<BR/>4 zucchini cut into bite-size chunks<BR/>A scant 1/4 cup minced onion (don't put in extra onion because you'll ruin it)<BR/><BR/>Steam zucchini with onion until the zucchini is just BARELY cooked.<BR/><BR/>Make 2 cups of bechamel. (I use real cream in mine, because I'm a pig and don't care. Even just a <I>little bit</I> of cream makes it really yummy.)<BR/><BR/>Put the zucchini into a flattish casserole dish and scatter the chopped egg over it. Pour the bechamel over that, and give it a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.<BR/><BR/>Bake at 350 until browned and bubbly, about 20-25 minutes unless you let it all get cold. It's really really good with baked ham!!!<BR/><BR/>I don't know why the eggs make such a difference, but they do.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785796365378274088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-55979024593808130332008-09-11T11:14:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:14:00.000-04:00These are great suggestions! And hilarious, as usual. Especially the last line about "obsolescence" and "chrysanthemum." It's so true.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12985152906442560096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-16362274309871374102008-09-11T11:05:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:05:00.000-04:00My CSA has been giving me like 5 or 6 squash every week. Along with tones of tomatoes. Lucky for me I spent some time on the old farm as a child and one year my grandma taught me the secret of what to do with all of those vegetables at the end of summer. <BR/><BR/>My grandma would puree every vegetable she had on hand along with various herbs and spices and lots of tomatoes. This would all get thrown into one of those industrial sized pots and simmered for an hour or two. Then she would package up small portions of the stuff and freeze it. <BR/><BR/>All winter long we would use this puree as a soup base or as pasta sauce. I think she would sneak it into other recipes as well but mostly I remember the wonderful warm soups on the cold winter evenings. Yummy!<BR/><BR/>JennJenn N Butterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214278595063165062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-1981504061861183392008-09-11T10:50:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:50:00.000-04:00I made a really good curry squash (from a recipe, I don't remember where) last year. I don't like curry, but this was really yummy.<BR/><BR/><B>Curry Squash</B><BR/>2T oil<BR/>large onion, sliced into rounds<BR/>2-2.5 lb butternut squash<BR/>T curry powder<BR/>2t salt<BR/>2C broth (chicken or vegetable)<BR/>1/2C cream<BR/><BR/>Cook oil, onion, and garlic under soft (5-7 minutes). Bake squash until soft, add to onion with curry powder and salt and stir. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, 17-20 minutes, until liquid evaporates. Stir in the cream and cook until thickened (5-7 minutes).<BR/><BR/>Can be frozen and reheated later. Can be paired with couscous, and is very good with jalapeno spicy chicken sausage.Lethological Gourmethttp://leth-gourmet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51012705174228250442008-09-11T10:29:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:29:00.000-04:00Recipes! We love recipes!Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-1375534634977091312008-09-11T10:28:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:28:00.000-04:00Duuuude...I tooootally want your squash. <BR/><BR/>I have a thing for squash...I started trying different squash last year in my "try new foods" faze and am addicted. I love this time of year. The farmer's market is my friend...<BR/>I have an awesome recipe for acorn squash bread. It is the yummiest thing ever made. Period.<BR/>I also have a sneaky recipe from my Mum for zuchinni pie that tastes just like apple pie. And my grandma used to dip zuchinni in cornmeal and fry them golden...yum.<BR/><BR/>I also love acorn squash carrot soup, and love to put zuchinni in pasta sauce. Spagetti squash is yummy, and those fresh tiny baker pumpkins make wicked cookies and muffins...and pie...I'll be posting some of these recipes as I make them this fall on my food blog...<BR/>Now I'm hungry...Geosominhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-63265657471488815002008-09-11T10:18:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:18:00.000-04:00Merry (and anyone else that wants it) I'll post the recipe for the clam chowder with squash on my blog when I get home this evening. I know *how* to make it but I can't remember the measurements off the top of my head.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632697136084854885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-37079543062717531522008-09-11T10:15:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:15:00.000-04:00Bag Lady, I figure it's healthy if it has lots of vegetables in it... and if there's a lot of chocolate to cover the taste, well, I'll just have to endure that. I'm tough :)<BR/><BR/>Alice, vegetable hurling is great therapy if you're having a really bad day!Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-13221372252314096822008-09-11T10:11:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:11:00.000-04:00The Bag Lady has a recipe for Zucchini Chocolate Cake that is to die for! (Don't know how "healthy" it is though - will have to look) Will post it on my blog when I find it....... It's a little long for the comment section.the Bag Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-81875438293137459312008-09-11T10:02:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:02:00.000-04:00Doesn't the word squash sound like you're stepping no something mushy?Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00425148037615520256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69269158079383688062008-09-11T10:01:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:01:00.000-04:00WeightingGame! That's the ideal solution. Anything I can cook in a microwave is my ideal! (Betty Crocker I ain't.)Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-13064259676565302922008-09-11T10:00:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:00:00.000-04:00Hmmmn... Irene and April both agree on squash soup. I'll have to try it with clam chowder; I hadn't heard that combo.<BR/><BR/>Like Tricia said, there /are/ a lot of squash recipes out there, but I'm hesitant to try some of them. As one person wrote on their blog "a lot of them are crap." If they come recommended by someone, I'm more inclined to go for it.<BR/><BR/>Charlotte? Dog-turd cookies? Hey, if the kids'll eat 'em... ;)Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85224830486132826662008-09-11T09:58:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:58:00.000-04:00I am totally giving my grandparents squash for Hannukah Squash! <BR/><BR/>I just nuke acorn squash (cut in half, cut side down, a little water and saran wrap) and then mash up with brown sugar and butter spray. Yummmm.WeightingGametheweightinggame.ivillage.comnoreply@blogger.com