Pattypan

I like to use an assortment of various summer squash: green zucchini (courgettes), gold bar zucchini, Costata Romanesco, and /or pattypan. Just avoid especially seedy ones, like yellow crookneck.

Aside from pattypan squash, finger squash, and a few others, not many varieties of squash and pumpkins have survived from early Native American gardens, especially in the eastern part of the United States.

Pattypan, crookneck and straightneck are all varieties of which vegetable?

The recipes themselves range from Sweet-Corn Chowder with Bacon and Sweet-Corn Salsa; Toast with Homemade Ricotta and Fresh Strawberry Jam; and Pork-Fennel Sausage with Pickled Mustard Seeds; to Spring Garlic Soup; Caramelized Pattypan Squash Salad with Summer Peaches; and Walleye Tacos with Charred Salsa.

Summer squash takes varied forms, from the standard green zucchini to the bright yellow squash (crookneck or straight); from round ones, such as 'Ronde de Nice,' to flat, scalloped pattypan. Most grow on large, bushy plants; exceptions include the heirloom Italian "trombone" squash (such as 'Zucchetta Rampicante'), which trails on long vines and has a denser texture.

Similarly, do high prices of gourmet veg steer you away from items such as artichokes, pattypan squash and tenderstem broccoli?

After her entry video was selected as the afan favoritea in the consumer voting portion of the contest, Brandt impressed the judges at the final challenge by serving chilled lobster with fennel, carrots, citrus, caviar and tempura-battered lobster; Provencal lamb loin with Dijon potato puree, ratatouille, pattypan squash and olive tapenade; and pistachio cake with whipped rosewater crA[umlaut]me fraiche and carbonated raspberries.

After her entry video was selected as the Ofan favoriteO in the consumer voting portion of the contest, Brandt impressed the judges at the final challenge by serving chilled lobster with fennel, carrots, citrus, caviar and tempura-battered lobster; Provencal lamb loin with Dijon potato puree, ratatouille, pattypan squash and olive tapenade; and pistachio cake with whipped rosewater crme fraiche and carbonated raspberries.

Platters were filled with warm phyllo pastries stuffed with sausage and spicy mustard along with freshly steamed baby sunburst squash and baby pattypan squash that had been dipped into a piquant blue cheese and caramelized onion dip.

'Summer' squashes, such as zucchini, crookneck, sapote, and pattypan, are in the markets in summer and fall.

Apparently, they're also proficient pollinators of pumpkin's many cucurbit relatives, including gourds and squash--spaghetti, pattypan, butternut, Hubbard, and zucchini.

The white Pattypan takes anywhere from 42 to 60 days and produces a milky white vegetable with a buttery taste.