Fall’s Here–Ladies & Gentlemen, Start Your Ovens!

20 September 2008 by Jean Johnson

We had a fleeting few scorchers last week in Portland, Oregon, but even fluke weather must give way to the changing of the seasons. Now with the equinox just days away on the 22nd, the days have grown brisk and flipping the over on to do a little roasting seems like the very thing. And, wouldn’t you know, roasting’s a great way to get the last of the peppers and squashes and eggplants ready for the freezer–that is if the fans don’t eat them first.

Roasted squash and peppers turn into different animals. Sweet and earthy. So good you can eat them plain like pieces of fruit. Or smear a little pesto on for a quick snack. Then again you could get into chopping them up to put with eggs or whole grains or legumes. A little lace of olive olive and wine vinegar and maybe some walnuts over the top. Yes. This is good food. Affordable, healthy food.

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  1. 3 Responses to “Fall’s Here–Ladies & Gentlemen, Start Your Ovens!”

  2. Ah, Jean.

    I love – LOVE – squash. those little patty-pans are my favorites. I notice you roasted them whole. Do you also freeze them whole after roasting?

    I also notice you roasted green bells. I often seed and cut into bite size pieces and freeze these. I have never roasted first. I imagine the flavor might be better if I roast????

    By Lindy Barnes on Sep 30, 2010

  3. I freeze whole Lindy because harvest is such an overwhelming time. Then in winter when I pull the bags out I can cut things–but with the squash it usually ends up sort of dissolving in a soup, so that’s that. On peppers, yes ma’am! Roasting ratchets the flavor way way up. That’s why they sell all those jars of roasted red peppers, don’t you know! And green is not so different. More I don’t mess with the seeding and such–all that comes out later when I’ve more time.

    By Jean Johnson on Sep 30, 2010

  4. Thanks, Jean. I will now roast all my peppers before they go into the freezer.

    As for the squash – I really don’t care how they end up – I will eat them any ol’ way.:)

    By Lindy Barnes on Sep 30, 2010

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