No Butternut Squash?

[OakLeaf]

That's weird. Where are you?

Must be sold out for Thanksgiving. I've got enough to last me through February, but there's plenty in the stores in Ohio, both organic and conventional.

[Tuckervill]

I was at the farm stand today and a lady came in asking for butternut squash. The clerk said, "We have some, but it's buried in all that other squash over there." The they spent about 5 minutes moving 40 other squashes to get to the few butternuts in the bin.

Last year I couldn't find pie pumpkins after the end of October, and today I bought 2 of their last 5 they had in stock.

There's a butternut squash conspiracy or something.

Karen

[Reesha]

Try hubbard squash instead. It's amaaaazing.

[NoNo]

Odd, I've had no problem finding it here. Actually, I think I'll go and buy some!

[Tri Girl]

I think I'd like squash if I knew how to cook it. Tried some spaghetti squash one time and it was deelish. Off to do some online squash cooking research...

[OakLeaf]

What kinds of recipes are you interested in? Winter squash can go just about anywhere on the spectrum from savory to sweet, from spectacularly simple to elaborate. The NYT just did a series of recipes last week, and I have a few favorites I could send your way.

It's extra weird that you all can't find butternut, now that I think about it, because my butternuts were SO much more productive than my Blue Ballet and kabocha squashes. It mostly had to do with my not taking the best care of them , but the butternuts stood up to it out of vigor a lot more than because of location.


I'm making butternut squash ravioli for Thanksgiving (not the NYT recipe though).

[copperlegend]

I made an excellent butternut squash soup the other night! Peeled and cubed 2 squashes (medium sized). threw them in a pot with 2 cans of lite coconut milk, and topped it off with some veggie broth to cover. Simmered on the stove til the squash got mushy. Pureed it in the blender in batches, added some cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt and pepper to taste. So velvety smooth! Served it with a salad and some crusty sourdough. Was enough to fill the tummies of me, the bf, and his friend.

[Trek420]

What kinds of recipes are you interested in? Winter squash can go just about anywhere on the spectrum from savory to sweet, from spectacularly simple to elaborate.

+1 on winter squash. This picture's a little dark but here's Trek & Duckonwheels Mom cutting her famous (within our family and friends) apple pie, with a also famous winter squash pie in the foreground. It's made from squash she grew. I prefer it to pumpkin.

Sorry, not giving the recipe