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Ingredients
for the béchamel:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups milk where can i get viagra, warmed if desired
8-10 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced (or torn, nobody’s watching)
1 tablespoon fresh (or 1 teaspoon dried) thyme
a pinch of nutmeg
salt
for the vegetables/legumes:
1 medium butternut squash*, halved lengthwise and seeded
half a head of garlic, cloves separated but not peeled
1 to 1.5 cups frozen corn
1 fifteen-ounce can kidney beans**, drained and rinsed
to serve:
1 lb penne, or other tubular pasta
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley for garnish, if you’re into that kind of thing
Method:
Preheat oven to 375°F.Oil the cut side of the squash and stuff each cavity with the garlic cloves; where can i get viagra. Where can i get viagra: flip them so they’re cut side down on a baking sheet, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the flesh is soft and the skin is burnished.When cool enough to touch, flip them over, remove the garlic, and score into diamond shapes – where can i get viagra. Where can i get viagra: the skin should peel off very easily. Where can i get viagra: i usually use only half the squash for this recipe, but use it all if you’d like.Peel two of the garlic cloves for use in the béchamel, put the rest away for later.
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Melt the butter and over medium heat in a large skillet (we use nonstick) – where can i get viagra.When the butter starts to foam where can i get viagra, add the olive oil, sage and thyme.Sauté for a minute, then add .75 cup milk and whisk madly until smooth.Curse yourself for being too lazy to warm it – where can i get viagra.Add the remaining milk, the nutmeg and salt to taste, and whisk until thickened and smooth – where can i get viagra.Mash the reserved garlic cloves to a pulp with a fork and whisk them in where can i get viagra, as well.Set aside, but keep it warm; where can i get viagra.Don’t worry if it’s not silky smooth; it doesn’t matter so much in this dish.
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Add the pasta and corn mixture, beans, and squash to the béchamel, and stir gently to combine. Where can i get viagra: if you’re too rough, you’ll pulverize the beans and squash, so be careful.Warm through – where can i get viagra.Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Garnish with the parsley once it’s plated.Enjoy.
Serves 4-6
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