Becky's Bouquet

Yeah, so I'm not exactly sure what to call this dish. But, it is delicious. So delicious, this is the only picture of it I was able to get. And also so delicious I wanted to record the recipe so I can make it again. I feel like I've said that before. Bonus: It's cow-dairy-free! We were given a huge squash. I don't know the name of it. I would say it was the size of a pumpkin but that would not be helpful as those come in all sizes. It was about the size of a basketball. Wait. Those are various sizes too. A big basketball. Probably a bit bigger. It was pale green with white-ish "warts." Hansome butchered and baked it for me then I took it from there. He hinted at a pie. I was thinking soufflé. So, I came up with something in between. I was thinking a graham cracker crust would be easy, but I wanted easier. So I just used whole graham crackers  to line the bottom and sides of a baking dish.  (The ones from Trader Joe's that are smaller, thicker, dark...

Let's see...eight months since my last post. Maybe I'm not so good at blogging. Hansome says I'm good at cooking. So how about a food post? We were given a large crockpot as a wedding gift. I used it about eight years before the smoke escaped. I replaced it with a huge oval one, but I kept the recipe book that accompanied the first one. I like it because it seems to have been written by someone who knew how to cook--and was a native English speaker. I have made several of the recipes in it, and there are still more on my "that looks good" list. I don't mind sharing this recipe with you because it is my adaptation of one so I don't think I'm infringing on any copyright. Mixed Bean Soup with Cornmeal Dumplings 1 can each black beans, red kidney beans, and garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained 1 can petite diced tomatoes 1/2 onion (sliced & frozen last week) 1/3 of a two pound bag frozen mixed veggies 4 huge cloves of garlic, minced One pa...