The past couple of weeks have been a bit of a blur. We kept to local eating last week, but then some extenuating circumstances led us to do conventional foods this week.
We tried fresh winter squash in an excellent recipe ; Bok Choi in a stir fry; fresh red and green tomatoes with fresh lettuce, and fresh carrots. And I had to look up our purple-stemmed kohlrabi as I had never seen it before.
We also got fresh pecans. In the shell. I am so used to processed foods that I was left with the startling realization that I have no nut cracker. I suppose I had imagined a neat bag of pre-cracked pecans awaiting me! The unshelled pecans reminded me of my time living in Tallahassee, where my friends and I would reap the bounty of the many Pecan trees, cracking the nuts and snacking on them on the spot.
This just goes to show that I may have Northeastern genes; but I most definitely have a Southern soul.
Winter Squash Casserole Before Baking:
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