Harvest Moon Macaroni Food

HARVEST MOON MACARONI - RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil, season with salt and cook macaroni to al dente.
• Preheat broiler and place rack in middle of the oven.
• Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a sauce pot over medium heat, saute onions and garlic until soft, 6 to 7 minutes and stir in the thyme.
• Scoot onions off to side of pan and melt butter, whisk flour into butter and combine whisk 1 minute then whisk in stock and milk, season sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and cook until thickened, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in butternut squash and a few dashes hot sauce. Reduce heat. When sauce comes to a bubble, stir in Parmigiano. Combine the sauce and macaroni, transfer to a casserole dish and top with shredded yellow Cheddar, chopped parsley and paprika. Brown the macaroni under broiler, 4 to 5 minutes until brown and bubbly.

HARVEST MOON SOUP

Steps:

• a large stock pot, heat olive oil and saute onion and celery until translucent. Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, sage, squash, apples and parsnip. Simmer for 45 minutes or until the squash, apples and parsnip are fork tender. Using a submersion blender puree the soup until smooth or puree in a food processor or blender. Add goat cheese, butter and maple syrup and continue to blend until all have emulsified together. Ladle into a bowl, garnish with chopped or dried sage if desired.

HARVEST MOON MACARONI ALA RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Preheat broiler
• Heat the olive oil in a sauce pan over medium heat and saute onions and garlic until soft, about 6-7 minutes, stir in the thyme.
• Scoot the onions off to the side of the pan and melt the butter.
• Combine the flour and the butter, whisk about a minute in the pan.
• Whisk in the stock and the milk and season the sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg, cook until thickened about 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in the butternut squash and a few dashes of hot sauce.
• Reduce heat, when the sauce comes to a bubble add in the parmesan cheese and stir to melt.
• Combine the sauce and the pasta and transfer to a casserole dish (9X13 works well) and top with cheddar cheese.
• Place the dish under the broiler for about 3 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and browned.
• Top with the chopped parsley and paprika to garnish.
• Enjoy!

CHINESE HARVEST MOON COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. mix well.
• roll desired sized balls with your palms and press them onto a cookie sheet. they not expand that much, so be specific.
• bake at 350F for 13 - 15 minutes, depending on your preference.