Senin, 26 Juli 2010

July Gardens of Necessity



Crock pot squash dish, recipe below





It’s late July now and my garden produces more vegetables than my family can consume. In colonial Cuba, in addition to their fieldwork, slaves in Cuba received time and space to work their subsistence gardens. Former slave Esteban Montejo recalled his days in captivity in Cuba, “it was the small gardens that saved many slaves. They provided them real nourishment. Almost all slaves had their conucos [gardens].” He writes: “They were little strips of dirt for gardening. They were real close to the barracoons, almost right in back. They grew everything there: sweet potato, squash, okra, corn, peas, horse beans, beans, like limas, limes, yucca, and peanuts. Here is a crock pot squash recipe that I recently made, it was delicious.



Crock pot squash recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds yellow summer squash or zucchini, thinly sliced (about 6 cups)

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup peeled shredded carrot

1 can (10 1/4 ounces) condensed cream of celery or cream of mushroom soup

1 cup vegetable broth

1/4 cup flour

1 package (6 to 8 ounces) corn bread stuffing crumbs

1/2 cup butter, melted

Season with Old bay and fresh herbs of your choice to taste

Method

In large bowl, combine squash, onion, carrot and soup. Mix vegetable broth and flour; stir into vegetables. Toss stuffing crumbs with butter and place half in slow cooker. Add vegetable mixture and top with remaining stuffing crumbs. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.


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