Fresh Fruits and Veggies Are Just Around the Corner at the Mar Vista Farmers Market!

It can seem like summer all year round when you shop at the Mar Vista Farmers Market! I have a great receipe for Winter Squash Bake and a Rosted Seed Recepe for those great squash and pumpkin seeds. First you need to go down and get your squash so I recommend you go to the Mar Vista Farmers' Market in Los Angeles this week and every week!

Day: Sunday
Hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Grandview Blvd. between Venice Blvd and Pacific Ave (see map below for detail)
Website: http://marvistafarmersmarket.org/

 Manager: Diana Rodgers
Office Address: 12224 Venice Blvd, Mar Vista, CA 90066
Phone: 310-621-2966
Parking: Post office parking lot at the corner of Venice and Grandview
Transportation: To get to the Mar Vista Farmers Market by bus, take the Metro 33 /333 on Venice Blvd to either Centinela Avenue or Inglewood Avenue. Grandview Avenue in-between those two streets.

Post office parking lot at the corner of Venice and Grandview  

Winter Squash Bake

Ingredients

• 3 lbs butternut squash or buttercup squash or hubbard squash
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Cut squash into pieces, pare and remove seeds.
2. Cook in boiling salted water for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender.
3. Drain well and put pan back onto heat, shaking it to allow excess water to evaporate.
4. Mash the squash; stir in butter, sour cream, onion, salt and pepper.
5. Turn into a greased 1 1/2-qt casserole and bake uncovered in a 350° oven for about 30 minutes.

Spicy Roasted Butternut Seeds / Pumpkin Seeds

• butternut seeds, from 4 butternut squash (squeezed from fibers) or from 1 pumpkin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. just remove the fibers do not wash.
2. Place on cookie sheet with spices and butter in a mound.
3. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees till butter is melted about one minute.
4. Lower oven to 300 degrees, mix and spread seed into single layer and bake till crisp about 30-40 minutes.

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