I found the original Winter Squash Mash Recipe at Epicurious, and made a few tweaks as I was cooking. I love winter squash, and I’m always happy to have another preparation for it! Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray 2 tablespoons olive oil One 2¾- to 3-pound kabocha squash, halved crosswise, seeded 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter 6 …
Category Archives: Adventures in Cooking
Creamed Spinach
I never ate cooked greens when I was growing up. My mother didn’t like them, so I never got exposed to them. Until I was a vegetarian, visiting a boyfriend who was attending law school at NYU. I dated him for two years of his law school career, and visited every chance I got. He …
Rice Casserole Stuffed Acorn Squash
I have several acorn squashes at this point, and I was intrigued by A Good Appetite’s mac & cheese stuffed acorn squash. However, I’m desperately avoiding grocery shopping this week – partially because I’m trying to make up for all the days of eating out in our budget and partially because I have visions of …
Corn & Potato Chowder
I found the original version of this potato chowder recipe at Epicurious, and made a few changes to it. Ingredients: 4 bacon slices, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1 Yukon Gold potato, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 red bell pepper, chopped 2 cups (or more) whole milk 1 15-ounce can creamed corn 1 cup …