Acorn Squash Pasta Sauce

Rachael Bernt (Gonzaga) wrote at 9:09am Alice! first of all this is such a great idea and i already want to make your curry recipe :) i've been kind of obsessed with Acorn Squash Pasta Sauce - the recipe was online, but i modified it a lot so that all the ingredients were things that were already in my fridge/cupboard. who wants to walk to safeway and spend money? It sounds a little 'different,' but it is yummy! 1 small acorn squash, baked (or any squash - i tried delicata and it was amazing) 2 T. butter salt and pepper 4+ cloves garlic, roasted italian spice (the original recipe calls for parsley, i had a spice mix labeled 'italian,' but anything like parsley or basil, or thyme would probably be good) 1/2 c. vegetable stock (water also works - if you let the sauce cook down for awhile it doesn't hurt the flavor) 2.puree squash, garlic, and stock. Heat on stove, melting in the butter and adding spices. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over noodles. Thank You Rachael! Im off to try it out.

Curry and Rain

This dish was created on a really rainy day during a really rainy MONTH actually.

$15-$20 (depending on varying ingredients and state tax)

Serves at least Two (Rugby boys might eat the whole thing)

Ingredients:

-2 medium Chicken Breasts ( seafood works too)= scallops- lobster-shrimp

-1 tablespoon Curry Paste ( I used Mae Ploy- red curry paste) - it lasts a long time as you don't need much

-3 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil

- handful Cilantro

- teaspoon grated ginger

-handful Basil

- 4 small Garlic Cloves smashed

-1/2 Yellow Onion chopped

-1 red bell pepper sliced lengthwise

-Handfull-Maitake Frondosa aka Hen-of-the-wooods Mushroom (this wasn't anymore expensive than Crimini here) Any mushroom will do

-3/4 to 1 cup of - Imagine Organic Creamy Corn and Lemongrass (this is in a box like Pacifico- usually a little cheaper too)

- Salt to taste ( salt makes or breaks this recipe- be careful!)

Instructions:

1. In at least a 2 inch deep saucepan melt your butter and add: Chopped onion - Red Bell Pepper- Basil- Cilantro - Garlic- Mushrooms -Ginger

Fry until the red pepper is soft and the onions are clear.

2. Fry your chicken in a separate pan. ( you can pour off fat if need be)

3. Add the soup and curry paste to the vegetables pan. Stir until the paste is evenly mixed in ( the curry paste adds the heat, so adjust to you preference) I am medium preferably and anymore than 2 tablespoons is to much for me.

4. Combine your saucepans. and Salt to Taste!

This is great served over rice too. If you are a potato person- diced little red or yellow potatoes can be really good in here.

The birds are coming back

It always seems like all of existence asks something of me every time the birds come home. Asks me to be still- asks me to understand. Aww- natures persistence!!! Can you imagine what it would be like if it had the ability to doubt itself? I wish that I could win their constant content and lighted selflessness.