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You could make this using regular, long squash, too, 6 - 7" long (16 - 18cm) would be the right length.

If you pick them when they are about the size of a tennis ball they are perfect single serving sides.

Something different: instead of cheese, I filled them with bacon and fried onions.

We had this as a side dish but you could have it as a traditional, Italian first course.

To make certain the vegetables were done I sautéed them first… Then I decided I might as well make the Béchamel right in the skillet with the vegetables to keep things easy.

Since it’s the first update of the year I thought I would give a ‘State of the House’.