Let's Eat!

Roasted pumpkin seeds. I love this time of year, don’t you?

RECIPE:

Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Evenly spread raw seeds on cookie sheet covered with foil and sprinkled with olive oil.
Sprinkle and toss with thyme sea salt.
Pepper to taste.

The entree spotlight - prosciutto wrapped stuffed pork loin - for our Let’s Eat launch party on October 18 was cleared in 10 minutes post serving. #record It tasted as good as it looked.

For the full recipe that I used visit Bon Appetit: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2011/10/prosciutto-wrapped-pork-loin-with-roasted-apples.

Happy Friday Drink-of-Choice: Grapefruit Cocktail. Yummy AND use a mason jar!

(via prettystuff)

I’m a little enamored, as usual, with squash this time of year. But this time around, I’m asking some more serious questions as I gear up for a launch dinner party, Oct 18th.

Those “serious” questions involve:

• What are the most popular squash variations? 
• Which squash varieties preserve the best for all-around year eating?
• Which are the most popular squash recipes?

On the most popular variations question, I think it’s safe to say it be: Butternut, Zucchini, Yellow, and Pumpkin.  Would you agree? (For a full varietal guide published by the Bay Area, visit here.)

For varieties that preserve the best and are served in mass year around - zucchini and yellow appear most frequently in dishes. But many varieties provide healthy, must-have nutrients as this Top 10 Veggies post points out.

Most popular squash recipes and serving preferences, this part I’m still filtering through myself. But general observations would say it would boil down to:

• Sauteed (Grilled, Roasted or Stovetop)
• Butternut Squash Soup
• Pumpkin Soup

More on this topic as I put a wrap on our dinner menu….

Cheers to Squash!  

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Ooo - foodie delights! Just a taste of what’s going on at Let’s Eat SF. 

Just over three weeks to launch party, Let’s Eat SF on October 18th! 

Oh, the foodie goodness of working on the menu for our debut pop-up dinner party on October 18th! 

Just a little inspiration for me and you as I put together Let’s Eat! Launching in two weeks! More pics, blog posts, etc coming soon as the journey unfolds…