How to Cook Local

Here is a list of foods and types of recipes that you can make and enjoy from foods you can buy from local farms and markets. The trick to eating healthy and local is to eat in season. Zucchini is best during the summer to fall season, but butternut squash is just in season now as a winter squash. Eggplant is best from summer to early winter, while the pumpkins ripen end of summer and are currently available to eat. Goat cheese is available all year round. I hope you enjoy the suggestions and create some very tasty meals!

 Zucchini:

- Penne with Creamy Zucchini and Basil Sauce

- Zucchini Noodles with Roasted Tomatoes

- Lemon-Zucchini Loaf with Lemon Glaze

- Spicy Turkey Zucchini Burger

- Zucchini Noodles with Pesto & tomatoes

- Zucchini Penne with Ricotta and Parmesan

- Zucchini Flax Guacamole Wraps

Eggplant:

-       Grilled Eggplant Rolled with Ricotta and Basil

-       Eggplant Lasagna

-       Eggplant Pizzas

-       Parmesan Fried Eggplant

-       Eggplant Creole

-       Tri-Tip & Eggplant Mozzarella Stacks from Partner in Dine

-       Bulgur Wheat Salad With Tomato and Eggplant

-       Grilled Marinated Eggplant

Pumpkin:

-       Pumpkin bread

-       Chicken & Pumpkin Soup with Chipotle and Black Beans

-       Protein Packed Breakfast Pumpkin Cinnamon Muffins

-       Clean Eating Pumpkin Butter

-       Pumpkin pancakes- with almond milk

-       Penne with Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

-       Pumpkin-Chestnut Soup Recipe

Butternut Squash:  

- Butternut Squash and Pesto Rotini: rotini tossed in garlic, lemon, basil, and Parmesan cheese

            - Cheesy Butternut Squash Pasta

            - Butternut Squash & Apple Bisque

            - Butternut squash steak fries

            - Italian Sausage Stuffed Butternut Squash

            - Creamy Butternut Squash Risotto

            - Butternut Squash Hummus

            - Butternut Squash Black Bean Burritos

Goat cheese:

-       Mac and Cheese with Roasted Chicken, Goat Cheese, and Rosemary

-       Cucumber Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese

-       Spinach and goat cheese quesadillas

-       Tomato-Goat Cheese Bruschetta

-       Flaky Goat Cheese Chive Biscuits

-       Goat Cheese & Apple Stuffed Chicken