Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake

Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake

Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake

I bought fresh blueberries at my local Stop & Shop yesterday and thought they would be great for a breakfast type cake. I found a recipe on Pinterest before I went grocery shopping, got all the ingredients I needed, and baked the cake early this morning. A few months ago, I purchased Nordic Ware Platinum Collection Cathedral Bundt Pan and this is the first time I used it. This cake is so moist and the blueberry-lemon taste is divine and it looks so pretty. The trick with getting the cake out of the bundt pan in tact is letting it cool for at least 1 hour on a cooling rack before inverting it to cool completely. It took 1 hour + 10 minutes for me. This cake is a great compliment to your morning coffee or tea and perfect in the evening as well with hot chocolate.

Cake Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) Unsalted Butter, softened and cut each stick into 8 pieces

2 cups Granulated Sugar

3 Extra Large Eggs

1 tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract

Zest of 2 Lemons

1 tablespoon Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

2 ¾ cups All Purpose Flour

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

½ teaspoon Kosher Salt

1 ¼ cup Buttermilk

1 pound Fresh Blueberries

Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake cooling on wire rack

Directions
Heat oven to 325 degrees.

Spray bundt pan liberally with non-stick cooking/baking spray and sprinkle with flour. Use a pastry brush to make sure you get every nook and cranny in the bundt pan. Shake out excess flour over the sink. Put aside.

In a medium size bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In the bowl of an electric or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes.

Add eggs one by one, and then vanilla extract and lemon juice. Turn off mixer and with a spatula go around the edge of the bowl and make sure all the ingredients are combined.

Turn the mixer on low speed, and slowly add the flour mixture and buttermilk by alternating until incorporated.

Add in lemon zest and beat for 1 more minute.

Turn off mixer and gently fold in with a spatula half of the blueberries.

Pour the batter evenly into prepared bundt pan and sprinkle in the remaining blueberries.

Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. My bundt cake baked in 1 hour.

Place bundt cake on wire rack to cool before inverting it, about 1 hour. After 30 minutes, gently run a knife around the edges of the cake.

Once cake is cool, make Buttermilk Glaze.

Buttermilk Glaze Ingredients
4 tablespoons Buttermilk

1 tablespoon Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

¾ cup Powdered Sugar

Directions
Add powdered sugar, buttermilk and lemon juice into a medium sized bowl and whisk together. I like my glaze runny and transparent, but if you prefer a thick glaze use 3 tablespoons buttermilk, ½ tablespoon lemon juice and 1 cup powdered sugar and drizzle over the cake back and fork with a spoon.

With a pastry brush, gently add the glaze on the cake.

Cover cake with plastic wrap on cake platter and store in fridge for 1-2 hours to let it set.

Recipe adapted from A Spicy Perspective, Blueberry Cake: http://www.aspicyperspective.com/2014/05/blueberry-cake.html

Enjoy!

-Sophia/Two Frys

Super Turnip Green Pepper Sauce

Super Turnip Green Pepper Sauce

Super Turnip Green Pepper Sauce with my BLT

Recently, I have been using a sauce from Birmingham, Alabama called Super Turnip Green Pepper Sauce. STG is a medium heat sauce that has a tasty little bite from the Serranos. The sauce is not super hot like an extreme sauce, but it is a welcome flavorful peppery addition to your foods. This sauce has great texture and the fluid consistency is like that of a Louisiana hot sauce, yet has a small amount of tiny peppery pieces and spicy seeds in it. Super Turnip Green is collaboration between "Super" and Tom West of Ol' Gringos, an award winning company based in Texas. The sauce was created to add flavors to collard greens and turnip greens, a Southern favorite. The sauce has simple ingredients and is tangy and very tasty. Not only is it peppery, it has a sweet and vinegary flavor. I really like this sauce on tossed salad or sliced tomatoes and cucumbers.

Super and his sauce, Super Turnip Green Pepper Sauce

The flavors compliment vegetables and almost reminds me of a peppery Italian salad dressing. I had the sauce on steamed vegetables, broccoli and cauliflower, as well as on salads. The original straight taste test was great and very smooth. After having some on salads and steamed veggies, I decided to have Super Turnip Green on my Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato (BLT) Sandwich. The sauce added a robust flavor to the veggies and bacon alike, and has a vibrant and bright reddish-orange color. Super Turnip Green is not extreme and is OK for more heat intolerant spice seekers. I also like the seeds in the sauce though I know some people do not like this, but I do and it works well in STG. I like that the sauce is not full of preservatives and other junk. It is a tasty table sauce that is great on veggies, as well as chicken thighs and rice. Fans of flavor that do not want to be burned up get some today! I recommend this sauce for fans that like a vinegary base taste in their sauces and the sweetness is also a plus.

The sweet and spicy Ingredients include Red Serrano, Red Pepper, vinegar, water, sugar, salt and garlic.

Contact Super Turnip Green Pepper Sauce on Facebook for details on ordering some for your pantry or restaurant.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperTurnipGreen

Web: http://superturnipgreen.com

-Allen/Two Frys

Baked Denver Omelet

Baked Denver Omelet

Baked Denver Omelet: top left: ready to go in the oven; top right: baked
and bottom two pics is my piece sprinkled with basil

The Denver (or Western) Omelet has always been a favorite of mine. This omelet consists of eggs, ham, onions, bell pepper, and cheese. I never had a baked version and so, here it is.  It was easy to put together and the results were amazing! If you want a vegetarian version, just substitute the ham with 1 cup of chopped mushrooms.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons Butter

½ Large Onion, chopped

½ of 1 (each) Green and Red Pepper, chopped

1 cup Cooked Ham, diced

8 Extra Large Eggs

¼ cup Milk

½ cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Kosher Salt

Cracked Black Pepper

Ingredients coming together

Directions
Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Grease a 10-inch round pie plate. (I used a glass Pyrex pie plate)

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add onion, red and green bell pepper and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in chopped ham for about 5 minutes until heated.

Cool for 5 minutes.

In a medium size bowl, lightly beat eggs with milk. Stir in ham mixture, cheese, and season with salt and pepper.

Pour into prepared pie plate and bake until eggs are puffed up and browned, about 20-25 minutes.

Let set for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.

Sprinkle with basil if desired.

The Baked Denver Alaska recipe is from, All Recipes Magazine: (http://armagazine.com/denver-omelet).

Enjoy!

-Sophia/Two Frys

Chocolate Chiffon Heart Cake

Chocolate Chiffon Heart Cake

Chocolate Chiffon Heart Cake

For Valentine's Day, I baked a Chocolate Chiffon Heart Cake for Allen. I got the recipe from Joy of Baking (http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateHeartCake.html), my go to recipe site and one I trust. The link also features a very informative video I suggest you watch before you make this cake. The cake is moist but not dense and it tastes sublime. If you love chocolate this cake is for you. The filling is a velvety Chocolate Whipped Cream and covered with a layer of rich and decadent Chocolate Ganache. The cake tastes even better the next day as the flavors have developed.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake Ingredients

3 Extra Large Eggs (Yolks, room temperature)

4 Egg Whites (3 from above + 1 more, room temperature)

1 cup Granulated Sugar (separated, 2/3 and 1/3 cup)

2/3 cup All Purpose Flour

1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1 ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder

½ teaspoon Baking Soda

¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt

½ cup Vegetable Oil (or Safflower, Canola, Corn Oil)

1/3 cup Coffee (room temperature)

1 ½ teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

¼ teaspoon Cream of Tartar

Lovely slice of Chocolate Chiffon Heart Cake

Directions

Place rack in the center of oven.

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter and Flour, or spray cake pans. I use Wilton Bake Easy Spray and 2 9-inch Wilton Heart Shape pans.

Separate the Eggs, adding Egg Whites in one bowl and the Yolks in another bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and bring to room temperature, about 30 minutes.

In a medium size bowl add the Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt, sift in Cocoa Powder, and combine with a whisk. Put aside.

Using a 2-cup measuring cup such as Pyrex, whisk together the Vegetable Oil, Coffee and Vanilla Extract.

With a hand mixer on medium speed, beat the Egg Yolks with 2/3 cup of Sugar until combined. Turn the mixer to low speed and slowly add the Oil mixture and beat until combined. Slowly add the Flour mixture and beat until combined.

With an electric mixer, beat the Egg Whites and Cream of Tartar until soft peaks form. Slowly add remaining 1/3 cup of Sugar and continue to beat until soft peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the Egg Whites into the cake batter (in three stages) until combined.

Pour cake batter evenly in pans and use offset spatula to remove any bubbles. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. Oven temperatures vary so keep an eye on it after the 30 minute mark. My cake baked perfectly in 31 minutes.

Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Run a small spatula around the edges of the pan and invert onto wire racks to cool completely. Note: Joy of Baking says if cake starts to deflate invert right side up. My cakes did not do this.

Yummy Chocolate Chiffon Heart Cake

Chocolate Whipped Cream Ingredients

½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream, cold

¼ teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

2 tablespoons Granulated Sugar

1 tablespoon Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Directions

In the bowl of your electric mixer, combine Heavy Whipping Cream, Sugar, Vanilla Extract and Cocoa Powder. Beat mixture until stiff peaks form.

Once cakes are cooled, place one layer top side down onto cake platter or flat surface. Using an offset spatula spread Chocolate Whipped Cream evenly leaving ½ inch around the sides of the cake. Place other layer top side up and lightly press down. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge for 2 hours or overnight.

Chocolate Ganache Ingredients

8 ounces Semisweet (or Bittersweet) Chocolate, finely chopped.

¾ cup Heavy Whipping Cream, room temperature

2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter, diced

Directions

Place chopped Chocolate in a medium sized heat proof bowl.

Using a small saucepan over medium heat, add Cream and diced Butter. Bring just to a boil. Turn off immediately and pour hot mixture over chopped Chocolate so it melts. Use a spatula after a few minutes and gently stir until incorporated and smooth. Cool for 10 minutes.

Remove cake from fridge and place on wire rack with a baking sheet under it to catch any remaining Ganache. Pour Ganache over the cake and use an offset spatula to even it out and cover any spots. Use Ganache that falls on baking sheet if needed to cover cake. Make sure you have an even layer of Ganache.

Move cake a little so it does not stick and then let cake set for about 10 minutes. Gently transfer to your cake platter. I added sprinkles and fresh Raspberries. Cover and place in fridge for 2 hours or overnight. Take out cake and let it come to room temperature before serving.

Enjoy!

-Sophia/Two Frys

Men Pa'w Gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness

Men Pa'w Gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness

Men Pa'w gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness

Florida based Men Pa'w Gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness is one of our new favorites. Owner Carline Phanor has come out with this exciting new sauce and it is fantastic! Men Pa'w is a small batch, hot sauce company that uses organic and all natural ingredients. I recently topped Men Pa'w Gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness over a Chicken and Jack Cheese Quesadilla and it was perfection. I love the heat level and the balance of flavor. The ingredients shine through and feature three peppers: Green Habanero, Jalapeño and Datil and the three peppers are a great combination. The flavor is robust and packed with heat and that is a great thing. The taste is refreshing and very Caribbean.

Men Pa'w Gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness over Chicken and Jack Cheese Quesadilla

Carline was born in Haiti, raised in New York before moving to sunny Florida and it comes through in her ingredients. I would recommend Men Pa'w Gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness over dishes like Rice and Black Beans, Tostones, Sweet Plantains, and cook it with Chicken, Fish, Pork and Steak. The ingredients are: Apple Cider Vinegar, Canola Oil, Olive Oil, Onions, Green Habanero Peppers, Jalapeño Peppers, Salt, Garlic, Spices, Datil Peppers, Monosodium Glutamate.

To order Men Pa'w Gourmet Hot Sauce Green Peppa Madness and for further information, please visit: http://www.menpawhotsauce.com/

-Allen/Two Frys

Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce

Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce

Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce

Alaska based Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce is an Asian style hot sauce. This all natural sauce is available in mild and extra hot. Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce is soy free and vegan. I baked Chicken Thighs with the sauce and it was so amazing! The taste is sublime with a very rich flavor and the perfect balance of heat. The spicy kick from this sauce was just right and the ingredient profile comes through. Allen said the combination of sweet and the spice level is excellent. Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce is also recommended on meat, fish, vegetables, stir fry and as a glaze and dipping sauce.

I plan to make Beef Stir Fry with this sauce soon and Allen will be cooking with the Extra Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce so look for more posts in the very near future. Allen loves it as a dipping sauce as well and used it on French Fries, Chicken Fingers, Fish Sticks and Steamed Cauliflower. We highly recommend this sauce and look forward to cooking with it again. The ingredients are: Brown Sugar, Cayenne Pepper Sauce (Cayenne Peppers, Vinegar, Water, Salt and Garlic Powder), Vinegar, Minced Garlic, Pure Sesame Oil, Cayenne, Unsulphured Molasses, Granulated Garlic, Granulated Onion, Pepper, and Sea Salt.

See the recipe below to make Baked Chicken Thighs with Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce.

Ingredients
Chicken Thighs

Olive Oil

Kosher Salt

Parsley

Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce

Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

With a brush, lightly coat Chicken Thighs with Olive Oil.

Season with Kosher Salt.

Liberally coat Chicken Thighs with Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce.

Cook for 45 minutes turning over after 25 minutes.

Let Chicken Thighs rest for 5 minutes when you take them out of the oven.

Sprinkle some Parsley over the Chicken Thighs.

To order Sweet & Spicy Hot Alaskan Umami Sauce and for further information, please visit: www.alaskasweetandspicy.com

"Like" Sweet & Spicy "Alaskan Umami" Sauces and Dressings on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Spicy-Alaskan-Umami-Sauces-and-Dressings/111936958835102

Enjoy!

-Sophia/Two Frys

Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce

Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce

Chicken Legs with Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce

Based in Buffalo, NY Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce is the perfect accompaniment to your Chicken Wings and all Chicken dishes. This sauce is versatile enough to add as a topping to all your favorite foods. I used a generous amount on Chicken Legs I baked in the oven. The flavor profile is robust and bold and will make you say "Yeah Baby!" as written on the label. You will lick your fingers dry from the yumminess of this sauce! This is the perfect sauce if you want a medium hot heat level that is not overpowering but tastes amazing and will have you craving for more. It is really that great. This sauce is all about the flavor! Allen and I are big fans of Vinegar and Cayenne based sauces and Buffalo Tom's is made with all natural ingredients. The ingredients are: Cayenne Pepper Sauce (Aged Cayenne Red Peppers), Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Celery Salt, Garlic, Onion, Spices, Cayenne Pepper. See below for my quick and easy Chicken Legs with Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce.

Ingredients
Chicken Legs

Olive Oil

Kosher Salt

Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce

Parsley

Chicken Legs with yummy Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce

Directions
Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

Using a brush, coat the Chicken Legs with a little Olive Oil.

Season with Kosher Salt.

Coat the Chicken Legs with lots of Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce.

Cook for 40 minutes, turning Chicken Legs after 20 minutes.

Let Chicken Legs rest for 5 minutes after you take them out of the oven.

Top with chopped Parsley.

To order Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce and for further information, please visit: buffalotoms.com

"Like" Buffalo Tom's Gourmet Hot Sauce on Facebook: facebook.com/buffalotoms

Enjoy!

-Sophia/Two Frys

Al's Chupa Kabob-ra's with Chupacabra Rub

Al's Chupa Kabob-ra's with Chupacabra Rub

Al's Chup Kabob-ra's with Chupacabra Rub

San Antonio, Texas based 2 Gringo's (Alton & Bettie Paris) make a variety of Rubs (Season-All), Sauces, Salsas, Chips and even ready to eat Dried Sausage. Their motto "It's Chupalacious" is comical, yet true. I have been following the brand on Facebook for some time now and became very interested in their company. In seeing some of the great  food they make with Chupacabra from the recipes they post, I was very excited.

The Chupacabra Rub is real versatile when it came to both grilling and cooking with it in general. Chupacabra was first created to use in BBQ competitions and friends of the 2 Gringo's convinced them to make it for sale and available to the public. This they did and now Chupacabra Rub is available for both the home cook and also used by other BBQ teams and competitive cooks.

In the straight taste test I did, I was pleased with the flavors the rub provided. 2 Gringo's claim the rub is great for BBQ and Grilling and good on Steak, Briskets, Fajitas, Ribs, Chicken, Fish and Vegetables. I can vouch for this as the first dish I decided to make with 2 Gringo's Chupacabra Rub was my signature Shish Kabobs. The Rub performed excellent on my Kabobs of Steak and Vegetables. It was not too spicy, but loaded with flavor. My wife is a flavor fan but not an extreme heat fan and she enjoyed the wonderful flavors and mentioned it was just a little spicy. I cooked the Shish Kabobs with just a brushing of regular (non-infused or flavored) Olive Oil and a generous yet not thick coating of Chupacabra Rub. I did not add Salt and Pepper as I usually do as I wanted the true taste of the rub to shine through.

Al's Chup Kabob-ra's with Chupacabra Rub ready to be cooked

Ingredients
4 Bamboo Skewers

1 Yellow Bell Pepper

1 Green Bell Pepper

Yellow Sweet Cherry Tomatoes

Red Cherry Tomatoes

1/2 White Onion

Sirlion Steak

Pure Olive Oil

Directions
Simply cut all the Bell Peppers, Onion into chunks and Sirlion Steak to same size cubes or chunks.

Skewer all the Steak and Veggies with different items next to each other for better mix of flavors.

I made 4 hearty Kabobs but this can be doubled of course if you need to make more.

I cut my Veggies and Steak medium size as I cook on a Foreman Grill indoors.

Chupacabra Rub is a great addition to an urban cooks pantry (We live in NYC so we use electric grills and the oven broiler a lot) as well as a condiment for grilling outside.

Cook on Foreman Grill for 7 minutes and then rotate once so the sides cook evenly for another 3 to 4 minutes. Cooking times vary so keep an eye on your Kabobs. Cook until desired (medium or well). The Vegetables should be soft, but not overcooked. These Kabobs could also be made in your oven broiler or right on your BBQ Grill.

The results were fantastic. We love Chupacabra's flavors on the Steak and Vegetables. I even sprinkled a bit of Chupacabra on my side dish of Mashed Potatoes and it was really tasty as a straight season-all. If you want more flavor just sprinkle a bit more of the Chupacabra Rub after you grill while the Kabobs are moist so the rub will stick. I highly recommend Chupacabra Rub and it will become a staple in our blog pantry.

I tried Chupacabra Rub on various foods: Steak Kabobs, Chicken, Salads, Pickles, Avocados, French Fries, Tacos, and Hamburgers. This is a true season-all due to its versatility on just about anything as well as a great meat rub. My biggest fear is running out of this amazing pantry and BBQ item. Get Some...

Product ingredients are: Salt, Spices, MSG (an MSG Free version is also available), Garlic, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Chili Peppers, Bell Pepper, Butter Flavor, Lemon Powder, and more.

To order Chupacabra Rub and for further information, please visit: www.2Gringossalsa.com

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Allen/Two Frys

Siam Square Thai Cuisine

Siam Square Thai Cuisine

Left-Allen's spicy soup Tom Yum Koong, right-(top) Chicken Satay and (bottom) Allen's Kanom Jeeb dumplings

Tonight we had dinner with family to celebrate our nephew's upcoming study abroad six-month trip to South America. We are so very proud of him! Allen and me have never eaten here and were looking forward to it. Siam Square has received excellent ratings from Zagat, and the restaurant is cozy and very well known in Riverdale. The food did not disappoint and we loved everything we ate. The cuisine is authentic Thai and you can adjust your food to have a little or lots of heat. We will surely return here and I grabbed the takeout menu on the way out.

For an appetizer, my brother ordered us all a large order of Satay, skewered chicken tenders marinated in Thai spices with peanut sauce and cucumber ajad on the side. I had one and it was yummy. The peanut sauce had a nice creamy texture and the cucumber ajad was refreshing.

Allen shared his appetizer Kanom Jeeb with his nephew. These are steamed Thai dumplings with ground pork and shrimp. They both loved it. Allen ordered Tom Yum Koong, a spicy soup with shrimp, mushrooms and onions seasoned with lemongrass and lime juice with a spicy shrimp broth. Allen loved the heat level and robust taste of the soup.

My Pad Preow Wham and Allen's spicy Drunken Chicken

For my main course, I stayed on the mild side and ordered Pad Preow Whan with beef and pineapples, cucumber, tomatoes and assorted vegetables in a Thai sweet and sour sauce. What I loved was the combination of all the ingredients and the beef was perfectly seasoned. The sauce was not too sweet either and had a perfect balance of flavor. It was served with steamed jasmine rice.

For Allen's main course, he ordered a spicy dish Drunken Chicken. It was minced chicken breast sauteed with string beans, sweet peppers in a spicy chili-basil sauce with jasmine rice. Allen loved the heat level and asked the waitress for some Thai Chili Sauce and we both ate some with our food.

I ordered a mild dish for my Mom Pad Kana, pork sauteed with broccoli, sweet peppers and garlic in a mild garlic sauce. She really liked it. Everyone enjoyed their dinner course. For dessert, I ordered Coconut Mousse for my Mom and we ended up sharing it. It was refreshing and very light and creamy. The fruit was a great pairing and nice way to end the meal.

It was great to have dinner time and great food with my family.

For further information, please visit the Siam Square Thai Cuisine site: www.siamsq.com

Siam Square Thai Cuisine
564 Kappock Street
Bronx, NY 10463
Tel: 718.432.8200

-Sophia/Two Frys

Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash

My wife and I wanted to make Spaghetti Squash for a long time. It is very simple to do and you can play around with different flavors and even make a sauce for the dish. We just kept it simple since the Squash has a great taste on its own and had ours with Chicken on the side. The color of Winter Squash can range from a light yellow, to bright yellow or orange. The taste is great and not as sweet as Butternut Squash, but a little like Acorn Squash and it really looks like Spaghetti.

Close-up of Spaghetti Squash right out the oven

Ingredients

1 Spaghetti Squash

1 tablespoon Olive Oil + 1/2 teaspoon at the end

Kosher Salt

Cracked Black Pepper

Spaghetti Squash out of the oven

Directions

Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

Trim off top and bottom of Squash.

Cut lengthwise through Squash (in half).

Using a spoon, gently scoop out all seeds and the pulp in center.

Brush with Olive Oil, and season with Salt and Pepper to your liking.

Line a sheet tray with parchment paper and place Squash skin side up.

Cook for 35 to 45 minutes depending on the size of the Squash.

Remove and let cool for 2 to 3 minutes.

Scrape the flesh with a fork to make long strands.

To remove all the strands down to the skin sprinkle a little more Olive Oil, and season with a little more Salt and Pepper.

You can eat it just like this with your favorite Meat and/or Veggies or make a Garlic Sauce with minced Garlic, Butter and Olive Oil and/or sprinkle a little Grated Parmesan Cheese over it.

-Allen/Two Frys