What's For Dinner? Squash Casserole

Tonight we will be trying out a new squash casserole recipe on a brand new gas range. I hope it will be good. Wish me luck.

--- Ingredient list ---
2 TBS – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
¼ cup – Butter Melted
5 – med. Squash, cubed
1 – med. Onion, roughly chopped
1 clove – Garlic
1 – med. Bell Pepper
½ - Jalapeño Pepper
½ cup – Bread crumbs
¾ cup – Townhouse Crackers, crushed
2 tsp – Italian seasoning
1 ½ cup – Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded

--- Instructions ---

Pre-heat your oven to 350o F

In a fry pan on medium high heat, melt the butter with the extra virgin olive oil. Sauté the squash, onion, garlic, and peppers until the squash is soft. Combine this mixture with the bread crumbs, ½ cup of the cracker crumbs, Italian seasoning, and 1 cup of the cheese. Place this in a 9x13” casserole dish and top with the remaining cracker crumbs and cheese.

Bake for approximately 30 minutes.

The squash is from our very own garden. To see a picture of the garden check out my other blog at the following link -- http://ejea-treehouse.blogspot.com/ --

We will also be having chicken from a Tyler Florence recipe I pulled from the Food Network website.

Now We're Cooking With Gas

Don't let anyone tell you that dreams will not come true. I have been wanting a gas range for the kitchen for the longest time, but I have been unwilling to spend the money$$$ on a new range while the old one was still functioning. My wife tells me I am a tightwad.

Well, just the other day she noticed a crack in the glass-top stove while she was cleaning it. She called me in from the garage to look at it. To my surprise the cook top was not just cracked, it was shattered. Something had fallen out of the cabinet and cracked the pyrex cook-top. I did a little checking on the internet to see how much a replacement glass would cost. With an enourmous grin on my face, I informed my wife that it would cost more to repair the stove than if we bought a new one. A new gas burning range with 5 burners now sits where that horrible electric glass-top unit stood.

I hated that stove with a passion. Now don't get the wrong idea. I did not willingly, purposefully, nor knowingly drop anything on the stove. I did not even know about the damage untill it was brought to my attention. I was not even happy that I had to go buy a new stove. But I was jumping up and down with excitement about the GAS stove that was installed yesterday morning.

NOW WE'RE COOKIN' WITH GAS, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!