Squash in my chili?

In the fall, I try to put squash in just about everything.  Yesterday it was chili.  I browned a pound of Snake Hill Farms hamburger, added a can of red kidney beans & a can of chopped tomatoes.  I then added (without sauteing!) onions, garlic, green onions, celery, a roasted poblano pepper, one roasted beet and big chunks of unpeeled acorn squash.  I added salt & chili powder & cooked it until the squash was tender.  Then I peeled & chopped the squash & added it back in.  I served it with some cornbread - the cornmeal was also in the bag.  Even the teenager liked it!

Fall Pizza

On Friday night we had fall pizza.  I used a whole wheat pizza crust from Whole Foods and topped it with olive oil, garlic roasted veggies, roast chicken and goat & mozzarella cheese.  The veggies included squash, beets, onions, garlic and eggplant.  

Meatloaf

I have some catching up to do!   On Sunday, I made a meatloaf we are going to have for dinner tonight.  I sauteed onions, scallions, carrots, peppers, garlic, celery and one roasted beet.  The Silver Palate has a great recipe for Market Street Meatloaf which I used as a model.  I used ground Milgate farm beef, New Creation farm pork and humanely raised veal, some panko, cream, ketchup, salt, pepper & a bit of cumin.  We'll see how it turns out with the mashed potatoes & green beans from "the bag".