Squirrel X's Culinary Miscellany!
spaghetti squash primavera
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__Japanese proverb
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there is something comforting about the fact that
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It's a sure thing in a world where nothing is sure!"
__Nora Ephron
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__Elsa Schiaparelli
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in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent,
so is the ballet. "
__Julia Child
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__Piero Selvaggio
"'Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers."
__William Shakespeare
"Cooking is like love.
It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."
__Harriet Van Horne
Spaghetti Squash Primavera
Ingredients:
1 cup tomatoes, finely chopped
1 cup cucumbers, diced
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup finely fresh basil, chopped
1/2 cup red onions, diced
1 tablepsoon salad oil
juice of 1 lemon
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 spaghetti squash [approximately 3 pounds]
4 quarts boilin' water
dash of salt
dash of fresh ground pepper
Instructions:
1) Put the tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, basil and onions
in a large bowl.
2) Combine the oil, lemon juice and garlic and pour over
the vegetables.
3) Mix well and set aside.
4) Put the spaghetti squash in a pot with four quarts of boilin' water
and cook for fifteen minutes.
5) Prick the squash in four places with the tines of a fork
and continue cookin' for another thirty minutes.
6) Remove squash from pot.
7) Let cool for 5 minutes, then cut in half lengthwise,
then scoop out the seeds.
8) Usin' a fork, pull out the strands of squash.
9) Mix the squash with the well-marinated vegetables.
10) Season with salt and pepper.
and the best of intentions for whoever wants to try 'em,
but if somethin' goes wrong, don't blame the varmint.*
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