Squash & Zucchini: Pumpkin, Butternut, Musk, Hokkaido, and Zucchini - Hardcover

Try wonderful squash and zucchini dishes throughout the year-from the summery, delicate flavors of the zucchini to the robust, mature qualities of autumn and winter squash. Thirty-five recipes ranging from soups, casseroles, and quiche to strudel and muffins show the diversity of these wonderful ingredients. With preparation tips and everything you ever wanted to know about squash and zucchini, this colorful cookbook includes recipes like cream of butternut soup served in a squash vessel and savory zucchini fritters. There are dishes here for every season and every palate. Enjoy baking, stuffing, pureeing, and even pickling a tasty variety of squash and zucchini.

Delicious and full of the summer's sun, squash and zucchini are aromatic and unexpectedly versatile. They are the perfect fruit to spice up a meal or snack, or perhaps used as side dishes and desserts as well. Of course, in the pumpkin's case, it may also be decorated with a ghoulish or smiling faced jack-o'-lantern for Halloween. However, if you prefer to cook with pumpkins, recipes presented will help you process these large fruits in a practical manner. Zucchini grows well in every garden and may be served raw, cooked, fried, or grilled.Thirty-five recipes ranging from soups, chili, and quiche to strudel and muffins use these wonderful fruits. Creatively, pumpkins and zucchini can spice up antipasto salad, sandwiches, pancakes, and omelets. Enhancing each recipe are nutritional facts, cooking tips, and 67 superb color images.