To preserve many foods, you have to do a crazy water-bath dance in the heat of late August, or give over to acid-ravaged hands as you chop another ten pounds of tomatoes. Winter squash is easier. Like Goldilocks, all it asks is to be tucked away someplace not too hot, and not too cold, but [Continue Reading...]
Autumn Decor, On Accident
October 26, 2011 by · 3 Comments
Several weeks ago, I took the kids to the pumpkin farm, where I loaded up on edible squash to supplement to lackluster harvest I managed to home-grow this year. A bit after that, I asked my rural-living sister to pick me up a few bales of straw at non-urban prices when she came into town. [Continue Reading...]
Curried Sugar Hubbard Squash Soup
February 11, 2011 by · 5 Comments
When you’ve got a Sugar Hubbard that needs to get used, you’ve got a lot of squash. Sugar Hubbard is a cross of Blue Hubbard and Sweet Meat, and it’s just fantastic. It roasts well and has a smooth, creamy texture when pureed. I only got two squash off last year’s plant, but both were [Continue Reading...]
Roasted Spiced Sugar Hubbard Squash Seeds: Bonus Edition!
February 11, 2011 by · 1 Comment
Inside that tasty, tasty beast of a squash was a whole other garden gift: squash seeds! Now I don’t bother to pick through and roast the seeds from every squash I harvest, but when you have a big squash you have some big, tasty seeds. So especially on your large winter squashes (squashi?), save the [Continue Reading...]
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