Here is the recipe

Kind of a cheat of NABLOPOMO to make two entries out of my local meal this week but then, when I said I would post daily, I never said it would be interesting. Besides, it was getting late last night and I had typed the same post three times and had it not save (internet connection issues) and was getting frustrated.

Here is the recipe for my squash bake

Winter Squash Bake
Serves 6

5 cups spaghetti squash
2 1/2 cups butternut squash, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup onion, chopped
1/3 cup flour
2 cups milk, skim
salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 cup cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut spaghetti squash in half and scrape
out seeds and strings from the cavity. Place cut side down on a sheet pan
and bake for 30 to 45 minutes until flesh is soft. Let cool slightly.
When cool scrape strands of squash from the shell.
2. While spaghetti squash is baking, heat onion and butternut squash in
olive oil over low heat until the vegetables are soft. Stir in flour with
a wooden spoon. Gradually stir in the milk until the mixture is smooth.
Bring the mixture to a boil and add salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
3. In a 9 × 9 × 2-inch baking dish, spread a little of the vegetable
sauce over the bottom and cover with spaghetti squash. Add more vegetable
sauce and spaghetti squash in layers until all is used (ending with a
layer of sauce). Sprinkle top with cheese. Bake uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes
until nicely browned and heated through.

spaghetti squash, Three Way Farm, Warsaw, VA (62 miles)

butternut squash, Olin Fox Farms, Reedville, VA (81 miles)

onion, Three Way Farm, Warsaw, VA (62 miles)

flour, Byrd Mill, Ashland, VA (76 miles)

milk, , Natural by Nature, Avondale, PA (98 miles)

cheddar cheese, Lancaster County Fresh, Lancaster, PA (94 miles)

non local: olive oil (CA), salt and pepper

Oh and with a little salt sprinkled on the squash seeds were great!

Comments

[Sis]

I love this NA-poblano-Mo, or whatever, even with two posts on one subject because I feel so connected to you. I even loved the "place holder" because I am now totally addicted to FreeRice. I've gone as high as 47 without the dictionary- but I seem to level out around 44 too.
Mom really seemed interested in this recipe.
I have all the squash sitting on the kitchen counter. maybe I should make some too.
Love,
Sis