Serves 6
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 T butter
1 onion, chopped
Pinch of salt
3 garlic cloves
1 butternut squash, peeled, de-seeded, and cut into 1 inch cubes
A few twists of fresh cracked black pepper
1/3 cup walnuts
2 T parsley Read More
Wild and Brown Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
2 medium (or 3 small) acorn squashes, halved with seeds and fibers removed
2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
1 cup Wild and Brown Rice
1 1/4 T dried ground garlic
1 T dried basil
2 t dried ground rosemary
1/2 cup dried currants, cranberries, or raisins
1/3 cup (or more if you just love nuts) smashed walnuts
2 T unsalted butter
2 T dark brown sugar, packed (3 T unpacked)
1/4 t ground black pepper Read More
Zucchini Bread
Makes two loaves
Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
3 t ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups sugar
3 t vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups (packed) grated zucchini
Optional: 1 cup chopped walnuts Read More
Roasted Green Beans with Walnuts, Onions and Sweet Red Pepper
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed
1 sweet red pepper, deseeded and sliced
1/2 onion, sliced
1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
1 t dried rosemary, or 1 T fresh rosemary
1/4 t white or fresh cracked black pepper
1 1/2 T olive oil
Optional: salt to taste Read More
Walnut Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients:
12 large button type mushrooms or good sized cremini – rinse well and pat dry.
Mushroom stems, diced
2 T butter
2 T green onion, chopped
2 t garlic, chopped
2 T walnuts, chopped
2 T parsley, fresh, minced
Fresh cracked black pepper
3-4 Dashes of Tabasco sauce Read More
Mindful Palate 