Kasha (Buckwheat) Stuffed Squash

Ingredients:
1 large yellow squash
Kasha (buckwheat) - precooked
4 medium mushrooms, diced
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons polenta
1 Tablespoon flour
1/2 clove garlic, minced
salt
pepper
chili powder
garlic powder
Handful shredded mozzarella
2-4 Tablespoons of water
Olive Oil

Directions:
In a large bowl combine the kasha (buckwheat), diced mushrooms, minced garlic, eggs, polenta, flour, salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder (I love garlic - you don't necessarily need the extra garlic powder, but I like it.) and the shredded mozzarella. Stir until the eggs are well mixed. Slice the yellow squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds from the center. You'll end up with what looks like squash boats. Place the squash boats in an oven safe dish and fill the boats with the kasha mixture. Drizzle olive oil over the filled squash. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes at 180C. After 35 minutes, remove the foil, pour a little water over the top of the stuffed squash and return to oven for another 15-20 minutes, uncovered. Squash should be tender and not hard. Enjoy!

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Alexa eats real food now...and by real I mean puréed veggie mush. I have learned a few lessons in our first week of veggiedom.

Lesson #1: Babies are messy eaters. Even if you think you have a neat eater on your hands check behind their ears and in their nose...somehow food always ends up there!

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Lesson #3: Orange veggies stain. Baby's wearing one of your favorite outfits? You better strip her down to the diaper if you ever plan on having her wear that outfit again! Every single bib, onesie and washcloth we've used this week now has orange spots all over it. Luckily, I immediately soaked the clothes so most of the stains came out of the clothes and bibs...the washcloths, forget about it. (*note to self - buying white washcloths for a baby, not your best idea ever.) Stick baby in the high chair just in her diaper and bib...clean up is a breeze!