Stuffed Acorn Squash

Here is a flavorful fall recipe. This can be served as a lunch time main dish as shown here. You can also scope out the squash meat and mix to serve as a diner side dish.

1 Pan cornbread cut into cubes
Olive oil
2 large acorn squash halved and seeded.
1 large onion (chopped)
2 tablespoons fresh sage
1 clove garlic (chopped)
1 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup dried apricots (chopped)
1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley (chopped)

Toast corn bread for 10 minutes at 400 and set aside. Brush Squash with olive oil. Place in baking pan filled water. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

In a saucepan heat 2 tbsps of olive oil and add onions, sage and garlic. Saute for 20 minutes. Add broth, nuts and apricots and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from heat and mixing the cornbread and parsley.

Stuff the squash (place and excess stuffing in baking ramikins) and bake for another hour at 350.

Tags: Fall Vegetarian Stuffed Acorn Squash

Salmon in Balsamic Sauce

Here is a simple salmon recipe.

4 salmon steak
2 tsp oil (if sauted or seared)

Grill, saute (as I did here) or sear to your liking.

For Sauce:
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 clove crushed garlic

In a small sauce pan add all sauce ingredients. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.

Placed salmon on plates and cover with vinegar sauce.

Tags: Fish Salmon in Balsamic Sauce

3 Squash Soup

Fall is here and the store is stocked will all kinds of squash. Here is a simple soup that highlight some early fall flavors.

2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
2 yellow onions (chopped)
1 small pie pumpkin (cut in half and seeded)
1 butternut squash (cut in half and seeded)
1 acorn squash (cut in half and seeded)
3 cups chicken broth
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 cup 1/2 and 1/2 or heavy cream

Heat oven to 350. Place squash on cookie sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Cook for one hour. After they cool. Scoop out the meat of the squash and place in a soup pan along with broth, cream, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat.

Saute onions in butter for 5 minutes and add to the soup. Lower heat to medium-low and cook for another 20 minutes.

Tags: Fall 3 Squash Soup

Roasted Radish and Goat Cheese Pie

I am so sorry I have been so slack at posting. Got busy. I probably made this a month ago. Luckily I wrote down what went into the pie so I could re-create this recipe.

This came out so good. The roasted radishes add a unique zing to this savory cheese pie.

1 bunch red radishes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 puff pastry
1 tbsp butter
1 medium onion
2 tbsp dry wine
3 large eggs
3/4 cup heavy cream
4 oz fresh goat cheese
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup fresh flat parsley

Clean radishes and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for about an hour at 350 degrees. Let beats cool and than dice.

Roll puff pastry into a pie crust and line a buttered pie pan.

Heat butter in a frying pan saute onion about five minutes. Add wine and radishes. Cook for another minute than add to the puff pastry.

Mix eggs, cream and pour over the radish and onions. Crumble goat cheese over the cream and bake for 20 minutes. Add walnuts and cook for another 15 - 20 minutes.

Top with parsley. Let cook at least 5 minutes before serving.

Tags: Savory French Roasted Radish and Goat Cheese Pie

Fattoush

I am falling a bit behind on my recipes here. I made this dish when Chris and Candy came over a few weeks ago. Back when it was still summer. Fall recipes are on the way.

This is simple Mediterranean dish with lots of flavor.

2 pita bread (few days old - crumbled)
1 cucumber (diced)
3 ripe tomatoes (diced)
1 red bell pepper (diced)
1/4 cup flat parsley (chopped)
1/3 cup fresh mint (chopped)
1/4 cup fresh orangeno (chopped)
1 tbsp crushed garlic
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Mix in mixing bowl and serve.

Tags: vegetarian Mediterranean Fattoush