1.Combine all ingredients. 2.Cut a winter squash (acorn, banana, buttercup, butternut, hubbard, spaghetti, or turks turban) in half and scoop out seeds. 3.Spoon the sauce into the center of each squash half and bake as usual.
Herbs
Lemon Balm Bread
GLAZE 1 Juice of lemon 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Water 1/4 c Finely choped lemon balm 1. Cream butter with lemon balm leaves. Add sugar and beat well. Then add remaining ingredients and mix well. 2. Preheat oven to 350 F (178 C). Pour batter into greased loaf pan. (1 large, 2 small, or [...]
Basil Pesto Sauce Over Pasta
1. Cook pasta in boiling water according to package instructions or until firm to the bite. Drain and place in serving bowl. 2. In food processor, puree basil, stock , pine nuts, cheese, oil and garlic until smooth. Pour over pasta and toss. Tips: refrigerate sauce up to 5 days aahead, or freeze up to [...]
Poached Cod In Saffron Broth
-COD- 4 Codfish steaks; 4oz each 1 c Leeks; thinly sliced 1 md Green bell pepper; julienned 1 md Tomato; cut into wedges 1. In large Dutch oven, bring 2 cups water and poaching liquid ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 45 minutes. Strain liquid into large skillet and discard solids. [...]
Herbed Vinegars
Take any fresh herb(basil, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme, oregano, garlic, etc) and place washed herbs in vinegar in glass bottle. Close tightly and let sit for at least a month. Decant into another container straining through a cheesecloth. Use in salads, soups or sauces to add a little zip!
Sesame Fish
If fish fillets are large, cut into 4 serving pieces. Spri;nkle both sides with salt. Heat butter and oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat until hot. Cook fish about 10 minutes, carefully turning once, until brown on both sides. Remove fish and keep warm. Cook and stir sesame seeds in same skillet over medium [...]
Rosemary-lemon Shortbread
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees (F). Line 9x9x2-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil. Coat with nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray. 2. Combine the flour, sugar, butter, cornstarch, rosemary, egg yolk, lemon rind, and salt in large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, blend the mixture until uniformly crumbly. Scrape into the prepared pan; [...]
Rose Petal Butter
1. Beat the softened butter until creamy. Bleand in the chopped rose petals. 2. Place the butter on waxed paper and form it into a roll or other shape using a flat-bladed knife. ( Apastry bag can be used to create more intricate shapes.) 3. Allow the butter to rest in the refrigerator for at [...]
Rose Geranium Cookies
1. Cream butter and suger together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and rose water. 2. Sift together dry ingredients and add them, together with the chopped leaves, to the creamed mixture, stirring untill well mixed. 3. Drop by heasping teaspoons onto lightly greased cookie sheet and press a single rose geranium leaf [...]
Radish Spread
Wash and trim radishes. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, grate radishes and herbs briefly. Blend in cream cheese and lemon juice. Refrigerate. Serve on crackers or thin slices of bread.


