Lita Squash

Shaped more like and eggplant and a little lighter in color than typical summer squash, the Lita Squash was just as pretty as it was, delicious. I grabbed a few of these at my local farmers market that sets up shop in my town's municipal lot. It's a great market, small, but good. There is only a few farms that bring there crops but the veggies that hit their tables at the market are all so fresh and yummy. There is a vendor who sells the the most incredible cheeses. Hmmm...maybe next year, it should be 365 cheeses. OK, now I am getting off track. Back to the lita squash. I wasn't expecting a huge difference in taste from the squash that I usually have and I didn't find it. However, there definitely was a distinctive flavor, slight but it was there. Lacking the bitterness that sometimes summer squash can have, this was slightly sweeter. Sauteed with olive oil, fresh garlic, black pepper and just a little thyme, it made a great side to steak and shrimp that came off the grill. Before summer is over and these guys are gone, I think I might try them again, possibly stuffed or treated more like an eggplant, possibly a "Lita Parmesan". Wait a second....I'm going to need some cheese for that, aren't I?