Now, how should I cook this? I ordered an autumn squash on my last grocery delivery and this is what I got.
What kind of squash is it? Does one eat the rind?
What kind of squash is it? Does one eat the rind? It's quite small; I've put it on a saucer to give an idea of size.
I took a couple of little pots of apple sauce out of the freezer for my next couple of breakfasts, but on closer inspection they were labelled 'dahl'... not something I wanted to eat for breakfast. Although I'm thinking of ringing the changes by trying 'breakfasts of the world'; I know that in other countries people have soups and rice and noodles and cheese and cold meat....
But not today.
So supper was going to be dahl made into soup. soup. The original recipe for dahl incorporated squash, but I'm holding back on that little orange squash for now. Instead I sauted a little chopped onion, and some celeriac and carrot cut into little cubes before adding the dahl and some water.
Then I discovered we had run out of bread for toast! But there was a solitary cold sausage and two sad falafels... quite soon I appeared to have concocted a fairly substantial bowl of sort of stew.
....
I suddenly remembered my 'Year of Wonder' book, by Clemency Burton-Hill. She chooses a piece of music for every day of the year, some well known, others not.
Today's choice is a song, composed by Maria Malibran (1808 - 1836), 'one of the most celebrated divas of her day'. She was very talented, not only as a singer but as a composer and wrote around 40 songs before she died in a horseriding accident at the age of 28.
'Rataplan' (drumming sound), sung by Cecelia Bertoli.
It looks like a small pumpkin - what might be used for pie or soup. It looks more decorative than edible but the label says “culinary squash”. I’ve never seen anything like it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a pumpkin to me, too. Maybe the slow cooker will be a good place to cook it
DeleteWe have been eating a squash dhal this week too 🎃
ReplyDeleteThat could be where this one ends up!
DeleteYou could roast it whole or sliced and serve as a vegetable or use in soup. Also good in stews. You don’t always have to peel them.
DeleteMind you, some squash can be difficult to digest and have “interesting” effects on the constitution…….!!
That's really helpful, thank you.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the warning!
I just noticed the “eat my insides” on the label so that suggests it should be peeled, or at least that you shouldn’t eat the peel. Courgettes/zucchini are the only squash I’ve seen where you eat the peel, but squash is not a favourite in this family so I don’t pay much attention to them.
ReplyDeleteI never noticed that bit on the label!
DeleteYou'll have to ask an American lol. If MIL was still alive she could tell you. Squash is really popular over here. If you google how to cook squash you might get some ideas!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have bought a squash to cook before although I havegrownand cooked spaghetti squash. I tried carving a pumpkin once - never again!
DeleteThat is such a cute little squash. Good thing you put it on a saucer. At first glance I thought it was much bigger.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's a tiddler
DeleteIt looks like a very small Red Kuri squash to me. And if that's what it is, slice and roast it, and the skin softens and becomes very edible. I brush the slices with olive oil or butter, then salt and pepper them. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI shall look up Red Kuri Squash and see...
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