There are several things you can do with cool-weather squashes, like this yummy Acorn Squash! We bought several types lately, I will try to remember to take pictures of what we do with them!
There are stickers on the store-bought squash that say you can poke holes in them and microwave for 10 minutes. That's fine if you don't want the seeds. I would rather bake mine.
I cut them in half-no small feat as the skin is THICK, and Ben scooped out the guts to dry. I just put them in foil and lay them on the porch for a week or so to dry out.
There are stickers on the store-bought squash that say you can poke holes in them and microwave for 10 minutes. That's fine if you don't want the seeds. I would rather bake mine.
I cut them in half-no small feat as the skin is THICK, and Ben scooped out the guts to dry. I just put them in foil and lay them on the porch for a week or so to dry out.
Lay them open-side down on a pan and add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan, add more while they cook. I put these in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes. Check for doneness with a fork. I cooked butternut squash at the same time to make the next night.
Ben says acorn squash look like a bunch of cucumbers got together and made a pumpkin.
Ben says acorn squash look like a bunch of cucumbers got together and made a pumpkin.
I filled the seed-space with a mix of stuffing that I had in a box in the pantry, some wild rice, cranberries and pecans.
We ate them with cranberry sauce, sliced apples and pears.
We ate them with cranberry sauce, sliced apples and pears.
