While I have a cave full of butternut squash my big blue Crown Prince pumpkins didn’t do as well.
First, they were kind of gnarly…. They all had these strange tan ridges / growths on the surface. I have no photos of them, sadly. The harvest was at the same time I was tending a sick Bonnie so taking photos … Continue reading.....
This is my last winter squash recipe of the season.
All of the blue pumpkins made it until the end. I butchered the last one last weekend. I used a bit as a vegetable and the rest was turned into pumpkin soup and put in the freezer,
The last spaghetti squash and 2 butternut squashes ended up on the compost … Continue reading.....
Winter is not over yet – there is time for more soup.
I’m still putting pumpkin into anything and everything.
I love all soup. I particularly love the broth.
Mon mari likes most soup, but he usually eats the vegetables, noodles, etc. and leaves the broth… unless it’s thick.
Tomatoes and tomato sauce thicken a tomato-based soup nicely.
I have … Continue reading.....
Did I mention I was getting creative with pumpkin?
They’re so big…..
They don’t look that big until I cut into them, They are almost solid flesh, The center cavity is only 3 of 4 inches across so a ten pound pumpkin produces a lot of veg.
This is what we had last weekend for first courses.
I can buy … Continue reading.....
This is quickly made with canned pumpkin and can easily be doubled or tripled. It keeps well in the fridge or can be frozen for later. The sherry adds a smoky and the tomato paste deepens the color.
If I were serving this for a holiday gathering in the U.S. I would put it in festive mugs to be sipped … Continue reading.....
Now that all of the summer squash is either safely tucked into my freezer or the compost pile, it’s time to tackle the winter squash.
All squashes are cucurbits and, though there are four species of squash that encompass what we have in our gardens and markets, they are usually simply divided into summer squash, which includes yellow crookneck, green … Continue reading.....
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I love travel: getting up at 4am; sitting on the tarmac for hours; seeing how multiple airports handle security screening; walking around in my stocking feet in public places; sitting next to a Righteous Complainer for 13 hours…. Travel has such a way of broadening one's experience!
It started out well enough, other than the getting … Continue reading.....
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The theme of this month's Heart of the Matter, hosted by Michelle of The Accidental Scientist, is Holiday Foods. How appropriate! 
And how challenging!
By definition holiday foods seem to be all of the things NOT involved in a healthy diet; if not in and of themselves, at least in the vast quantities consumed this … Continue reading.....
