Kokopelli Cookies & Spaghetti Squash Bake

Ciao :)

I had SO much fun at the Kokopelli Cookie Company yesterday. It was sort of like living my dream of going to culinary school. First I got to scoop cookie dough onto cookie sheets to make the giant cookies she is known for. We did coconut walnut oatmeal raisin and peanut butter chocolate chip.

I also got to make brownies from scratch for the store. That’s a first for me!

Unfortunately I didn’t get to see them finished and out of the oven. I hope they came out good! And I got to do all this while watching the Food Network. Yeah, it was great :)

Lastly, I helped package up the cookies since she delivers them to stores all over the area.

After a day of baking, I had promised my Mom I’d cook dinner if she would help me pack for vacay.

Spaghetti Squash Bake

Ingredients:

  • One spaghetti squash
  • Tbsp olive oil
  • One bunch asparagus, cut into inch size pieces
  • One can diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup diced onions
  • mozzarella cheese
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Garlic pepper, to taste

Directions:

  1. Cut spaghetti squash in half and scoop out seeds. Microwave cut side up in 1/4 cup water for 10-12 minutes or bake cut side up in 1/4 cup water for 1 hour.
  2. Heat up saucepan over medium heat and add tbsp of olive oil. Saute onion for 3 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and asparagus and cook for 15 minutes. Add in sea salt and garlic pepper to taste.
  3. Scoop out spaghetti squash with fork. Place in large bowl and mix together with tomatoes, onions, and asparagus.
  4. Put half of squash mixture in 13×9 baking dish. Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Follow with other half of squash mixture and top with remaining cheeses.
  5. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.

It was the first time my Mom tried spaghetti squash and she really liked it. I, myself, forgot how good it was too. Not that I’m surprised because I love all squash, from butternut to zucchini.

On the side we had garlic-oregano bread in a flower pot. Yeah, my Mom always comes home with weird stuff for me to make!

Question: What’s your favorite squash and how do you usually prepare it?

10 Comments

  1. Posted March 11, 2010 at 8:48 am | Permalink

    That looks like so much fun at the Cookie Company!! Such a treat : )

  2. Courtney
    Posted March 11, 2010 at 10:41 am | Permalink

    Hey! That recipe looks great. I am going to try it out for sure.

  3. Posted March 11, 2010 at 1:35 pm | Permalink

    that sounds like fun! i would love to visit a bakery and help bake up some sweets!

  4. Posted March 11, 2010 at 2:36 pm | Permalink

    Such a fun day! :D

    That recipe looks awesome- please remind me of it when I find spaghetti squash again! I love acorn squash- I love all vegetables roasted, but I like my squash steamed…it’s amazing with anything cheesy, or thrown in a salad. Or just dipped in ketchup. I love butternut squash risotto too. yum.

  5. Posted March 11, 2010 at 9:01 pm | Permalink

    I always forget about spaghetti squash! *Must pick up soon*

    My favorite squash is roasted Kabocha dipped in a pound of ketchup :)

  6. Posted March 12, 2010 at 12:47 am | Permalink

    Pasta bake looks delicious! And that cookie company sounds and looks like so much fun!

    x Julia (Taste of Living)

  7. Posted March 12, 2010 at 6:30 am | Permalink

    Sounds like a fun time! I love spaghetti squash-I usually bake it and take it out to serve it with some marinara sauce.

  8. Posted March 12, 2010 at 8:21 am | Permalink

    Coconut walnut oatmeal raisin sounds like a heavenly combo!

  9. Posted March 12, 2010 at 2:32 pm | Permalink

    I love that you got to adventure into the back of the bakery and make some tasty goodness :) . I think my favorite squash is spaghetti squash… I’m going to try to make that dish except use spinach… mmm… I think that will be sooo tasty….

  10. Posted March 14, 2010 at 12:40 pm | Permalink

    bread in a flower pot! i love that!!!

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