Life with Mother in the Kitchen

My mother (who died last year at age 98) always wanted us to cook Lob Lollie for her. Lob Lollie was a recipe from my grandmother who would always use fresh vegetables to feed the family.



Lob Lollie
6 squash (mix and match)
cubed or sliced thick
1 onion diced
2 or 3 cups of tomatoes - you can use fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes or tomato juice.
a couple tablespoons of olive oil or butter (my grandmother didn't have olive oil and would use what ever fat was available)
salt and pepper to taste



(our addition is a couple of spoonfuls of chopped garlic and you can add fresh herbs of choice. I like cilantro really well.)



sauteé squash, onions and garlic till translucent.
Add the tomatoes
Cook until all is hot and ready.



You can can this or freeze it very easily. Just increase your ingredients proportionally for larger amounts.




SquashParmesann


Any yellow or green squash can be made into a casserole.



Slice your squash in faily thick slices.
Dip in egg and then inParmesann cheese mixed with a little flour or bread crumbs.
Brown in olive oil.


Cheese slices -- may bemozzarellaa or any mild white cheese.


Cup ofParmesann cheese

Tomato sauce -- may be jarredspaghettii sauce or your own homemade tomato sauce.


Layer the squash, cheese slices and tomato sauce in a greased casserole. Sprinkle top withParmesann cheese.



Bake for 1 hour or until the cheese melts in apre-heatedr 350 degree oven.


Serve with pasta or garlic bread.



Additions to the recipe can be fresh herbs like basil, parsley, and so forth, garlic, mushrooms and such.



If you are going to prepare this for freezing do not bake and use a freezer safe to oven casserole. Or as an alternative, you can put in a plastic container for individual servings and freeze and then put in microwave to cook and have your ownTVv dinners. I buy freezer containers that are divided likeTVv dinners and will put in some cooked pasta in one section, a green veggie in another and either the lob lollie or the squashParmesann.


Mother was always a lover of fresh foods or home cooked foods. She did not want anything to do with TV dinners from the grocery. She started when she was about 70 to make her own TV dinners so she always had a balanced meal waiting to go into the microwave.


Mother loved breads and roles and anything sweet. One great alternative waszucchinii bread.



Breads.



You can use any squash to make breads likezucchinii bread.

ZUCCHINI BREAD
1 pkg. Pillsbury nut bread

1 c.Shreddedd zucchini

1 egg

1/2 tsp.Cinnamonn

1/4 tsp.Clovess

2/3 c.Milkk

2 tbsp. Wesson oil

Mix all ingredients but the zucchini until well blended. Fold in zucchini. Pour into bread pans that have been greased on the bottoms only. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.