twice baked squash
Halve, and clean an acorn, turban, or buttercup squash. the thick rind -kind
Carefully, with the cooked squash hot out of the oven,( one hour at 350 degrees) remove the squash, from the rind, save the rind
In a bowl mash the squash to a creamy consistency
To the bowl
Add six pats of butter
1/8th of a cup of diced onions(sweet onion -like walla walla or vadalia)
6 strips of cooked crisp cooled and diced bacon, or diced smoked ham
Refill squash rinds
Cover with grated farmer’s cheese
Re-heat in oven under broiler until cheese is golden brown and bubbles
Irish tator cakes
2 cups of peeled, boiled, and then cooled mashed potatoes
2 cups grated raw potatoes
2 tsps season salt
½ cup flour
12 ounces grated cheese, you pick the flavor, it’s a tasty binder
Six strips –diced- cooled -crisply cooked –bacon
1/4 cup chopped chives, diced onions, whatever you have
4 pats butter
Mix this all up and divide into four evenly sized patties
Fry on high hot skillet, until golden brown
