Carrot Squash Casserole

So today, I cooked and cleaned all day long. The cleaning wasn't what I wanted to do -- but I did want a clean house. So that was worthwhile. The cooking was for me, though. Excellent day.

I made:

• Parmesan biscuits
• Some random things for lunch
• Chocolate-chip cookies
• Homemade croutons
• Carrot-squash casserole

For dinner, we also enjoyed salads, some quinoa and the sesame peanut noodles I made yesterday.

The carrot-squash casserole is an adaptation of one my mother has made for years. It's really more of a souffle, though I tried to knock it back down a couple of notches toward "not deadly." I was actually safe in this, b/c the NYC sister had already cut the butter by I think 3/4, with good results. I used half the butter the original calls for, 1 fewer egg, and mixed in squash. Good reviews all around.

Carrot-Squash Casserole
2 c. cooked, mashed squash and carrots [one large squash, 5 or so carrots]
1 c. mashed saltines [I've also made it with buttery whole grain crackers [like Toasteds] before and that's delicious]
1 stick butter
1 c. milk
1/4 c. grated onion
1/8 t. cayenne pepper
1/4 t. pepper
1 t. salt
2 eggs

Soften the butter but don't melt. Mix everything but the eggs. Beat the eggs until they're puffy and fold them in gently. Butter a 2-quart casserole and pour in the mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. When it's done, it won't jiggle when you shake the casserole.

Comments

[Cole]

I'll take an order of biscuits and an order of cookies, please! :-)

P.S. Happy Mother's Day!!

[CeeElCee]

I saw those cookies! It was all I could do not to fake a seizure to distract you while I stole one...

[lcreekmo]

Cee, I feel so bad b/c the minute you left, I thought, DOH! birthday! cookies!!! I had forgotten they were even there.

My apologies. Come back next year on May 11 and I'll see what I can do for you. ;)