Farfalle With Yellow Crookneck Squash And Smoked Salmon Food

COTTAGE CHEESE CROOKNECK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut onion in half (from north to south), then in slices.
• Sautee squash, mushrooms, onion and garlic in oil until squash is slightly tender.
• Meanwhile, mix together eggs and cottage cheese.
• To assemble:.
• Place vegetables in bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish, being careful to drain off all liquid.
• Spread cottage cheese mixture on top.
• Sprinkle with spices as desired.
• Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
• Lightly toss mixture with fork.
• Bake, uncovered, in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

SMOKED SALMON & FARFALLE PASTA

Steps:

• Place the pasta to boil as per the packets instructions.
• Once the pasta has been boiling for around 7 mins add the carrots to the same pan.
• Whilst the pasta and carrots cook, add the finely chopped garlic to a saucepan with oil, and cook for 1-2 until the garlic is softening.
• Add the spinach to the garlic and oil, and cook until reduced.
• Once reduced, add cream, Philadelphia cheese and cook and gently simmer until cheese is melted - at this point taste the sauce and add pepper to your taste.
• Drain the pasta and carrots, return to saucepan and add the sliced smoked salmon.
• Pour the sauce over the pasta, carrot and smoked salmon mix, return to a low heat and stir sauce through for a couple of mins, and serve immediately.

FARFALLE WITH YELLOW CROOKNECK SQUASH AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the farfalle, stirring occasionally, until al dente; about 1 minute before pasta is done, add shredded crookneck squash. Drain immediately and squash, reserving 1/4 cup pasta cooking water. Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet, melt the butter. Add the shallot and cook over moderate heat until golden, about 3 minutes. Add the vodka and cook until evaporated, about 1 minute. Add 2 cups of the heavy cream and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring often, until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, and the smoked salmon and season with salt and pepper, and remove from the heat. In a small bowl, beat the eggs yolks with the remaining 1/4 cup of heavy cream. Drain the farfalle. Add it to the skillet and stir well. Add the egg-yolk mixture and stir over low heat until warmed through and the sauce is creamy, about 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the pasta to bowls, scatter the chives on top and serve.

YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a medium baking dish.
• Slice the squash lengthwise into quarters, then cut into 1/2 inch thick wedges.
• Place the squash and carrots in a saucepan, barely cover with water and salt well.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cover.
• Cook about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are very soft.
• Meanwhile, warm 3 tablespoons of the butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat.
• Stir in the onion and cook slowly until very soft and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
• Scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl.
• Wipe out the skillet, return to medium-low heat, and add to it the remaining tablespoon butter.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of the cracker crumbs and cook briefly until the crumbs are golden. Scrape them onto a small plate and reserve them.
• Drain the squash mixture, mashing the vegetables just a bit. Spoon it into the mixing bowl.
• Stir in the remaining 3/4 cup of cracker crumbs, cheese and a good splash or two of the pepper sauce.
• Salt and pepper generously to taste.
• Stir in the eggs and spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Scatter the toasted cracker crumbs over the top.
• Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, until golden brown and lightly firm in the center.
• Serve hot.

CROOKNECK YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Cook squash with onion until tender in a very little salted, boiling water.
• Mix the American cheese and eggs into a white sauce.
• Drain squash and combine with white sauce.
• Turn into a greased baking dish; sprinkle with crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes until browned.

MY FIRST YELLOW CROOKNECK SQUASH FRIED

Steps:

• slice squash into 1/8 in slices.
• chop onion scapes and basil together.
• crack egg into bowl add milk.
• add in onion, basil, squash and turn to cover.
• in the paper bag, add flour, corn meal, cheese, salt, and pepper (if you like spicey you can add in hot peppers, red peppers, ).
• shake, shake, shake.
• put into med hot skillet with butter and oil and fry up, turn when edges are turning brown.
• at this point sprinkle with remaining parm cheese.
• take out and lay on a plate lined with paper towels to drain sprinkle with additional parm cheese or ther heat as you choose.