My World

…little bit of summer ☀️. That’s the weather around here today. Rain and clouds, mid 60 temps with a bit more storms coming in overnight. The dreary look outside called for a more fallish meal with a touch of “summer is near” to top it off.

I have fresh zucchini squash on hand along with canned tomatoes. One of my favorite cold weather dishes is soups and stews, but I wasn’t really in the mood for making a pot because my preferred method is to allow time for them to simmer a couple hours so the flavors meld together. Dinner time was fast approaching with no time for that today. Then I heard that squash screaming, “Succotash!”….I could hear it as I was riffling through the pantry.

Ok, ok…. hang on to your stems! I’m thinking. I placed a couple of seasoned hamburger patties covered in onions and that wonderful “gun powder” season we love into the oven to bake while I started the squash dish.

Like many other dishes cooked from scratch in my kitchen, Succotash is never the same every time. Recipes are only a suggestion or base in my mind. I was pressed for time today, so I threw thinly sliced squash into a light covering of olive oil in a stainless steel pan to sautée with salt, pepper, garlic powder. A can of stewed tomatoes and varied Italian seasonings were added along with the pan lid to steam for a few minutes until the squash was tender.

A thinly sliced white onion was added as a second thought along with enough water to keep a runny consistency while they softened.

Once the Succotash and burgers were done, I added a couple of fresh everything bagels to the plate for soaking up the seasoned tomato goodness.

The little bit of summer addition to the meal….. you thought I forgot, didn’t you?😉…… was delicious fresh frozen strawberries and blueberries with a sprinkling of fresh walnuts to round out a very healthy, scrumptious meal.

Bon Appétit!