Archive for the ‘Vegetable Recipes’ Category

1 3/4 pounds sweet potatoes 1 large grapefruit 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/3 cup (firmly packed) light brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, well beaten Preheat oven to 375F. Put the potatoes, unpeeled, in a large saucepan and cover with water. With a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler, peel the yellow zest from the grapefruit and [...]

Ingredients: ———— 1/2 spaghetti squash per person 1/4 cup cooked ham chunks per squash half 1/2 cup cooked peas 1/2 beaten egg yolk per squash half 1/4 cup cream per squash half 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese per squash half Instructions: ————- Cook and drain the squash. Separate out the spaghetti strands, handling the shells carefully [...]

Acorn, butternut, bannana, spaghetti etc squash are great if you just steam them in the microwave until soft, then mash in a little margarine and cinnamon. I like to take zuchinni, crookneck (yellow), and pattypan (summer) squash, and either layer them with a little garlic, black pepper, and steam them in the microwave (with a [...]

Ingredients: ———— 4 cups chopped zucchini squash 1 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup water 1/4 tsp salt Cook, drain, cool. Blend: —— 1 1/2 cup cracker crumbs (saltines) 3 tblsp margarine Add to 3/4 of crumbs: ——————— 1 beaten egg 1 cup cubed cheese (Velveeta) Add to squash and onion. Top with remaining crumbs. Bake [...]

Ingredients: ———— Avocado Oil Vinaigrette 1 medium spaghetti squash 6 mushrooms, sliced 1/2 each red and green bell pepper, julienned 1 can (4 ounces) sliced black olives, drained 2 avocados, seeded, peeled and sliced Instructions: ————- Prepare Avocado Oil Vinaigrette at least 24 hours before serving time. Halve squash lengthwise, scoop out seeds. Place halves [...]

Ingredients: ———— 1 1/2 lbs of yellow squash 3 tblsp bread crumbs 2 tblsp diet marg. 2 egg whites 1 tblsp minced onion flakes 2 tsp diet marg. Instructions: ————- Preheat oven to 350. Wash and slice squash and put in pan of water. Cook on top of the stove until soft, drain. In a [...]

Ingredients: ———— Kofta Ball: ———– 2 yellow squash 2 zuchini squash 1 white or yellow onion ca. 2 cups chickpea (garbonzo) flour. 1 tblsp ground Coriander 1/2 tsp Cayenne bit of salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 egg (optional) Instructions: ————- There are two parts to the preparation. I start with the Kofta (vegetable) balls. [...]

(Serves 6-7) Ingredients: ———— 2 tblsp vegetable oil 1 Butternut Squash OR small Pumpkin (about 2 lbs) peeled, seeded, and diced 1 medium onion, coarsley chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 16 oz canned tomatoes, undrained 1 green pepper, seeded, cut into 1″ cubes 14 oz can whole kernal corn 1 green chili, coarsley chopped (optional) [...]

Just in time for Turkey Day, my favorite squash recipe: 6 whole acorn squash 3/4 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 tsp. ginger 3/4 tsp. mace 6 Tbs. butter or margarine, melted 1 Tbs. cider vinegar 6 Tbs. maple syrup** Preheat oven to 350F. Split each squash in half lengthwise; scoop out and discard seeds and fiber from [...]