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Spaghetti Squash and Meat Sauce
Spaghetti Squash and Meat Sauce
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400º. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds and membrane. Season with salt and bake 1 hour on a baking sheet, cut side up.
In a large deep sauté pan, melt butter and add oil. Add onions, celery and carrots and sauté on medium-low for about 2-3 minutes, until soft. Add meat and season with salt. Brown meat and break down into smaller pieces with your spoon. When meat is cooked through, add tomatoes and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Add wine and cook until it reduces a bit, then add bay leaf and cover, reducing heat to low. Simmer at least an hour, stirring occasionally.
When spaghetti squash is cooked, let it cool for about 10 minutes. When cool, use a fork to remove flesh, which will come out in spaghetti looking strands. Keep covered and set aside keeping warm until sauce is ready. Serve topped with meat sauce and grated cheese.
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Pear Ideas
Pear Ideas
Not sure what to do with your pears, aside from eat them by hand? Here are a few fun ways to experiment with this wonderfully fragrant and juicy fruit!
Pears wrapped with Blue Cheese and Prosciutto
In a large bowl, toss 2 pears (each cut into 8 wedges) with 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice. Layer a slice of pear, an arugula leaf, and a piece of blue cheese on a piece of prosciutto and roll up.
Pear and Bacon Grilled Cheese
Melt 2 tbsp. butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Spread some fig jam on 1 slice of the bread and form sandwich with 2 slices of cheddar cheese, 2 slices of cooked bacon, and ¼ pear, thinly sliced. Cook the sandwich, covered, until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Oven Pear Pancake
Heat oven to 400º F. Lightly coat a 9-inch pie plate with vegetable cooking spray. Peel, core, and cut into eighths (2) pears and arrange them in the pie plate.
Combine 1/2 cup minus 2 tablespoons sugar, ¼ cup flour, 3 eggs, 1 cup whole milk, 2 tsp. vanilla, 1 tbsp. unsalted melted butter, and a pinch of salt in a blender. Pulse until smooth, about 30 seconds.
Pour over the pears. Place in the oven and bake until springy to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Heat broiler. Sprinkle the pancake with ½ tsp. ground cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar. Broil until browned, about 1 minute. Serve warm.
Peanut Noodles with Chicken and Pears
Cook 1 pound of spaghetti according to package. Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside. In large bowl whist together 1 cup creamy peanut butter, 1/4 cup white vinegar, 1 tablespoon sesame oil and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt until smooth. Toss this dressing with pasta and add 2 cups rotisserie chicken meat (shredded), 1 pear, peeled and thinly sliced. 5 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced. 1/3 cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped and 2 small red serrano or jalapeno chilies, seeded and thinly sliced (optional). Garnish with cilantro.
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Rigatoni with summer Squash, Sweet Corn and Basil
Rigatoni with Summer Squash, Sweet Corn and Basil
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
Rinse your squash and trim the ends off. Cut each of them into quarters. Then cut into quarter of inch slices. You want all the pieces to be similar sizes so they cook evenly. Take your sweet corn and remove the husks, cut in half. Make sure you hold it firmly because it’s pretty tough to cut through. Then take your knife and run it down the cob. The corn will cut of nicely. Finely chop two cloves of garlic.
In a large sauté pan on medium-high heat, heat some olive oil. Then add your ingredients. Season well with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Meanwhile heat a saucepan full of water for your pasta. Sauté squash till tender and turn off heat. Cook pasta according to directions. Then drain and place aside. I enjoy this pasta at room temperature. Once pasta has cooled, I add it to the squash mixture and toss. Add the juice of one lemon and drizzle more olive oil. Season to your liking with more salt and pepper. Lastly add fresh basil. I like to just tear the leaves leaving nice big pieces. It brings a freshness that is delightful. Place in a bowl and shave fresh parmesan on top. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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