Recipes?

[tibicina]

So, just out of interest

Comments

[karjack]

Here is the recipe I use. It works well with every type of summer squash I've tried.

[fiddleteacher]

My dad used to make a wonderful casserole with zucchini. He called it "Ann's Zucchini" after the cook he got it from, a cook at a camp we used to go to

[gwyd]

I usually slice them into spaghetti sauce, soup, or fry up.

Farmer's Market Yellow Squash Soup

[chaoswolf]

Squash Soup ---- yields 6 servings

3 lb Yellow crook-necked squash cut into large dice
1-1/2 cups Yellow or white onion finely chopped (1 large and 1 medium)
2 Tblsp Butter
1/8 tsp Ground cumin
1/4 tsp Dried Oregano
3 tsp Minced Garlic (3 cloves)
1-1/2 Roasted red Anaheim chilis, peeled, seeded, and chopped
3 cups Chicken (or) vegetable broth (preferably home-made)
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp ground white pepper

Directions:

In a large stock pot, put first seven ingredients and saute for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and puree in batches. Return to stock pot and heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with dollops of sour cream and sprigs of fresh cilantro.

[tibicina]

Zucchini is Italian. And the original eggplants were white with faint purple veining near the top and smaller and roughly egg-shaped. You can still get that variety if you know where to look. Years of breeding for things like taste, size, and flesh-to-seed-ratio ended up pushing it more towards the purple variety and the shape we more commonly think of them as being, now, but the old name stuck.