Difficulty: EASY-PEASY!!!!!
Taste???? AMAZING!!!!!
I don't always have time to cook out on the grill. The common scenario is I fire up the grill, throw food on, it catches fire, we save what we can and have supper.
TWO INGREDIENTS BESIDES THE SQUASH!!!!! (Salt and pepper do not count as ingredients in Ruthy-world... so add them as needed!)
But for those times we actually want to eat, here's a great in-the-kitchen recipe that's to die for. Of course eggplant or zucchini could be substituted for the summer squash, and if you like tomato, a couple of quartered tomatoes can be thrown into the mix...
But for this one, it was squash and squash alone!
Cut the ends of two or three summer squash. Cut squash into pieces about 1/2 inch thick. If the wide end is too wide, cut pieces into quarters.
In large frying pan, pour a small splash of olive oil. Heat over medium/high temp/flame until oil is hot. Add summer squash. It should sizzle right away.
Sprinkle generously with a roasted garlic/herb seasoning mix or a black pepper blend seasoning mix or any seasoning mix you LOVE!
Stir around with spatula.... Let squash sizzle, then toss with spatula again. Don't overcook squash, it will get mushy. When squash is losing it's white look, layer top with a cup to a cup-and-a-half of 4-blend cheese or sharp cheese...
Turn off heat, cover and let cheese melt.
DELICIOSA!!!!
We've made this every day for the grown-ups working here.... And it's become a kid fave, too!
It just melts in your mouth, bursting with flavor and almost NO CARBS.... They say there are about 7 carbs in a whole squash, and there's one in the cheese... So 8 carbs of absolute deliciousness!
And here's what we've been doing this week:
Happy Ruthy!!!! :)
Except... my camera died today. It won't take pictures. SO SAD. My camera is my buddy, my friend. My cell phone has a great camera, but I don't have a clue how to easily upload those pics to the Internet....
SIGH.
I love my little Sony.
RIP, friend.
OH!!! BUT LOOKEEE, SEE!!! I ADDED A PIC FROM MY PHONE BY E-MAILING IT TO MYSELF.
Oh, Hallelujah chorus!!!!! :)
I would have sworn that this was Missy with the cheese. You are chocolate and she is cheese.
ReplyDeleteI love squash. Even with no cheese.
What kind of phone do you have? I can help with that.
Tina, I am chocolate.... but I'm trying to be good!!!! And fresh veggies are just a gift from God and Mother Nature combined! The phone.... Okay, let me look, it's a Samsung something or other because I'm using Straight Talk now, $45/month and no extra charges. I love that part....
DeleteOkay, all it says is Samsung.... going to my friend Mr. Google.... I think it's a Galaxy. Samsung Galaxy Android..... It makes the cutest little R2D2 sound when there's a message!!!! :)
I'm dying laughing! Tina, you would know it was me if the whole bag of cheese had been dumped on it. :)
DeleteRuthy, you crack me up with your technology knowledge!! Or lack thereof. :)
So sorry about your camera's demise. I don't have a phone to take pictures with so I'd be lost without my little guy. I feel your pain.
ReplyDeleteYum to this recipe. Looks divine and so easy. I'd love throwing in a couple of juicy tomatoes in the mix. And like that I can easily adjust the recipe for one. So glad you are on a summer reading kick at your house!!!!! And that tree house is awesome. A great place to read too.
Kav, thank you for the commiseration.... I am such a creature of habit until fate (or TINA) pushes me to learn new things.....
DeleteAnd I was able to e-mail myself a pic and add it above, so that two step method wasn't too bad, once I figured out how to attach the picture, LOL! Oh my stars, I scare myself!!!!
Oh -- and speaking of reading -- finished His Montana Sweetheart on the weekend. I did a back to back Ruthy/Jan reading fest. Awesome book, Ruthy. You do cowboy very well. And had to chuckle at how you fit baseball into the mix.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great reading fest, my friend!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥
DeleteAnd the baseball thing wasn't even me, it was part of the continuity and how perfect was that??? That I got the book to do that had the Old Timers Baseball game.... One of my favorite things at Yankee Stadium is Old-Timers Day in July, and I have every intention of going next year. It's such a cool thing, to gather where so many baseball greats have put on their cleats... lifted their bats... prayed to God.... I love it! Of course NYC food and Starbucks don't hurt my appreciation for a trip to the city, LOL!
I saute zucchini this way, but for squash I still go back to my southern roots. I fry up a few strips of bacon and then cook the squash in the drippings with onion. when it's done I crinkle up the bacon on top. (I know olive oil is a healther oil, but bacon is low carb too, right :) I'm loving all the fresh veggies this time of year! we have tomatoes everywhere, giving them to neighbors, family, friends at church and still can use them all. May have to put some up in the freezer for winter soups.
ReplyDeleteTracey, oh my stars (KAV!!!! SHUT YOUR EYES, DARLING!!! DON'T GIVE A THOUGHT TO WILBUR!!!!!)
DeleteTRACEY, I just happen to have 3 lb. of Wright's Thick-sliced Applewood smoked bacon..... #MUSTTRYTHIS. :)
What a great idea, and I think just adding crumbled bacon... Oh, and what about the tomato, too, then it's like a BLT Squash stir-fry with almost no carbs!!!! SUHWEEEET!
Wright's Applewood bacon is so good, would be delicious with this. Hadn't thought of adding the tomatoes, hubby would love a new way to use our produce.
ReplyDeleteBtw, love all the kid pics, books,coffee on swings, forts, babies in walkers, just plain fun, the best use of summer days!
I'm jealous of Kav, she's already read your book, can't wait to read it myself. Cowboys in the summer, makes for great reading. My sister has a dude ranch on her bucket list, thinking of combining one with that San Antinio trip, now I just need to track one down.(She calls me her travel planner)
ReplyDeleteI mailed them today!!!! My last giveaway I had a big rewrite and got hung up, but this time I got everything out the same week. YAY!!!!!! :)
DeleteRuthy -- just thought I'd let you know that today is the day I made Mary's Lemon Cake.....I'm swooning in lemony goodness. Or is that drowning? I think I poured on too much glaze but that's okay, it's kind of like a warm, lemon pudding. (I snuck a piece after I made it. Hope no one notices tonight. Oops.
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as too much glaze, darling. Isn't it so stinkin' good???????????? Love it!!!
DeleteThis recipe looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing! I love simple and healthy.
ReplyDeleteAnd so stinkin' easy, like five minutes other than chopping up the squash. LOVE IT, MISSY!!!!
DeleteI'm in love with summer squash. But with cheese? Heavenly!
ReplyDeleteI need to get some - farmer's market time tomorrow morning!
Jan, tell me what you think when you try it!!!! I love farmer's markets (sweet potato/pecan pie, TO DIE FOR!!!!!) oh, wait... They have veggies, too!!!! :)
DeleteI love everything about squash AND I use it to sub for pasta. Take that carbs.
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