Ahh it is fall, the wonderful time when the air starts to get crisp and the days start to grow colder. It is also that time of the year that funny things begin to show up at your grocery store. You know what I mean, that huge display of those odd looking gourds and squashes. You know for years I only knew them as decoration, I never really thought about people eating them. One day at the farmers market I came upon these very odd flower looking squashes that I discovered were called Patty Pan. Feeling adventurous I decided to buy them and come up with how I was going to prepare them later. I found out that my mother-in-law was stuffing the squashes with a mince meat filling and was very happy with how that was turning out so i decided to try it myself. Although keeping with my desire to keep things in my budget I decided to figure out what I had on hand in the pantry.
One of my new favorite beans are small navy beans. They so flavorful and meaty that I often use them as a meat substitute. So I decided for them to be my main ingredient in my stuffing recipe. So with that knowledge I began to scour the internet for help. Being that this was my first attempt at a stuffed squash I knew that I would need help. I found that help from a wonderful newly discovered blog
Fat Free Vegan. While I am not a vegan I have found this blog to be filled with wonderful ideas that even a meat lover would enjoy. I altered her
recipe slightly to fit our taste and it turned out gorgeous. Definitely a keeper.
