Yellow Squash Casserole

We have LOTS of squash these days so I figured I would help everyone out with a great recipe to use up all their squash!

Ingredients:
4 cups sliced, yellow squash
1/2 cup chopped onion
35 buttery, round crackers, crushed
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tsp. salt
Black pepper to taste
2 tbsp. butter

1.  Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2.  Sautee squash and onion over medium heat.  Add a few tbsp. of water and cover until the squash are tender, about 5 minutes.  Drain well and place in large bowl.
3.  In medium bowl, mix cracker crumbs and cheese.  Stir 1/2 of cracker mixture into cooked squash and onions.  In small bowl, mix together eggs and milk , then add squash to mixture.  Stir in 1/4 cup melted butter, season with salt and pepper.  Spread into a 9x13 inch baking dish.  Sprinkle remaining cracker mixture and dot with 2 tbsp. butter.
4.  Bake 20-30 minutes.  Some like the casserole a little drier than others.

* Side note: I like bacon so I add cooked bacon to the squash and onion part of the recipe.  I also like fresh minced garlic and add that too.  We like a little kick to our foods so of course Tony's is added to the seasonings also.  Definitely not low fat but you could modify the recipe to make it as "healthy" as you like.  If I'm going to get my husband to eat it, it has to have some kick to it!

Reminder!! We will be closed on May 31!

There are 5 weeks in this month and many people get accustomed to seeing Scoggins Family Farm at Tractor Supply "every other weekend", but that is not the case.  We attend the market on the 1st and 3rd of every month!!!
Please make note of this schedule.  The Chicken Swap will be held on May 31 due to the increasing temperatures and the limited time that animals can be exposed to the heat.  Soon it will be too hot to bring any animals out and sit on the concrete for 4 hours on a Saturday.  Even with food, water and shade it is just too stressful!
We use this extra weekend to "Catch Up" at the farm!  Hope you enjoy your holiday weekend too !!
God Bless

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Raw Milk Legislation

Most people are interested in coming to visit the Scoggins Family Farm and Farmers Market Stand to purchase fresh milk, eggs, bread, produce, meat and such.  Those who are interested in eating healthier and consuming fresh food should be interested in the Raw Milk Legislation.  I don't usually get involved in legislative matters, but this bill concerns consumption of something I love: Milk!

At Scoggins Family Farm we have 3 family milk cows ( I will remind you that I am pregnant with my 12th child!).  We consume a lot of milk!  If we have any over abundance of milk we make our own cheese and butter.  The Raw Milk Legislation would allow you, the consumer, to purchase Raw Milk for consumption.  We have consumed Raw Milk in our home for 6 years now and have NEVER been even slightly sick.  No listeria, no bacteria related illnesses, NOTHING!  We get about 4" of cream on top of every gallon of milk.  My children have healthy teeth (1 cavity in 1 child).  That is amazing considering our family is HUGE!  We consume about 1 1/2 gallons a day in our home.  It is wonderful!  Store bought milk smells sour as soon as I pop the top.  Raw Milk smells like butter when it sours.  There is no "sour milk smell" that I grew up with!

Recently, House Bill 1279 passed with a vote of 78-19.  Now the bill has been assigned to Health & Welfare for their vote in the Senate.  I would encourage you to vote to allow the "small farmers" to sell their Raw Milk for consumption!  It is WONDERFUL!

Go to : http://senate.la.gov/Health&Welfare/Assignments.asp

Get involved in eating better! 

May 3rd Farmer's Market

We are so excited about tomorrow's Market!  We will be bringing your favorites of course:

Hill Crest Creamery Milk: Whole, Chocolate, Heavy Cream and Fresh Butter!
Farm Fresh Eggs from our Pasture Raised Chickens
Home Made Amish Bread in many flavors
Home Made Cinnamon Rolls
Home Made Yeast Rolls
Home Made Whole Wheat Bread
Home Made Cinnamon/Raisin Bread
Lots of Cookies too!

This Week we are highlighting a local farmer that has become a partner of ours!  Gerald Darbonne of The Darbonne Farm in DeRidder is a great farmer!  He raises LOTS of local, home grown vegetables and also Pasture Raised Lamb and Pork!  The animals are ALWAYS antibiotic and hormone free!  All the meat is USDA Certified and Shrink Wrapped!  It is beautiful and fresh!  The animals are harvested usually the week before market and frozen for ease of handling!  No old, antibiotic and hormone injected meat here!  FRESH is the best!  We look forward to meeting your lamb and pork needs!

The tomatoes are coming on but sadly are only about the size of a 50 cent piece as of yet!   We are soooo looking forward to that first bite of fresh tomato!  Growing in the garden this season we have:
Tomatoes
Bell Pepper
Jalapeno Pepper
Banana Pepper
Squash
Zucchini
Cucumber
Eggplant
Green Beans
Purple Hull Peas
Crowder Peas
Sweet Corn
We are in the process of planting 3 acres of Purple Hull Peas, Crowder Peas and Green Beans!  We will have a busy summer!  The Sweet Corn is growing fast!!

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow and hope you have a Blessed Night !