Easy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• The meat from one half a butternut squash, cubed
• 2 cups chicken broth
• one apple, cubed (or one pear, or one cup carrots)
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Season squash with garlic salt. Cook the squash in oil in a large pan on the stove 10 minutes. Add pear, apple or carrots, and continue cooking until soft, about 20 minutes.
2. Add onions to the pan, stir and cook a few more minutes until translucent.
3. Add broth and water and simmer.
4. Transfer squash to a blender and puree.
5. Return to pan. Stir in cream, lemon juice and pepper. Cover, and continue to simmer 25 minutes.

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Ingredients

• 8 wood food skewers
• Blueberries (as large and firm as you can find, approximately 40)
• Watermelon (use the firmest part of the watermelon, and cut into 32 one-inch squares)
• Feta cheese (cut into 24 one-inch squares)

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Growing your own herbs this summer? Here is a super easy recipe for delicious homemade gnocchi using fresh herbs.

Ingredients

• 1 pound potatoes
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage (you can substitute basil)

Boil potatoes with skins on until completely cooked. Dry and peel off skins (Or slice in half and scoop out potatoes to use skins for an appetizer). Process potatoes through a vegetable mill, or grate on cheese grater. Blend potatoes with flour, salt, nutmeg and egg. Roll out dough into long rolls, and cut into bite sized gnocchi. Poach dough in a pot of boiling water until floating. Remove, and rinse immediately in cold water. Serve with olive oil blended with Italian Seasonings and Parmesan cheese, or traditional red sauce.

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Ingredients

• 6 Salmon Fillets
• 2 cups bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/3 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup diced olives (of your choice, or you can use pre-made olive tapenade)
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow, greased baking pan. Combine remaining ingredients, except lemon juice. Stuff one large spoonful of stuffing under each fillet, tucking the edges around to form a mound. Sprinkle fish with lemon juice. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.

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