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Nannyp · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:45 am Post subject: Butternut squash

I have never tasted this before. Thanks to Jo, I am growing some this year, and have already harvested half a dozen. You're meant to harden them off in the sun so that they last through the winter. I am doing that, but have brought one in for todays dinner. I'm going to roast it, as I want to see how it tastes. Looking forward to it. I love eating stuff I've grown

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MissMuppet · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject:

Have you eaten it yet?? These and sweet potatoes are my favourite alternatives to potatoes...

I might grow some next year!

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Nannyp · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject:

Don't be silly...we've only just had breakfast q21

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Nannyp · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

Still cooking the rest of the dinner....but have had a taste. I suspect it needs to be riper. It was pretty tasteless. Roasted in oil and I added pepper...will add some salt when I serve mine.
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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

I find squash a bit tasteless too-maybe it has a high water content, as when I roast it, it's usually soggy. It's ok in soup though.

Nannyp · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

Yep, will make soup too

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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

I toss mine in oil and cajun type spices ,garlic, onions and add other veg as well even crumbling a stock cube over them is a quick taste fix and pre rosting before soup makes them tastier but I then fry up my onions etc in butter and not oil for a creamier taste before adding the roasted veg

Nannyp · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject:

I will definitely be sprucing them up next time...just wanted to taste them in the flesh, so to speak

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caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

mm perhaps you had better not " rost " them though

much better roasted !!!! I have just done a load and popped them into tinfoil for a barbie tonight, we have a cobb barbie and I wrap everything in parcels to barbie (tonights is on the boat ) and when I say boat I don't mean a poss jobby its just one of the green plasticcy type ones q21

........... anyway back to the barbie .............. as we are pootling down the river the faithful cobb will be cooking the parcels and when we land at the picnic site it will all be nearly cooked (I hope !!!) its roasted veggies (in cajun spices) chicken in a tarragon, vermouth and cream sauce, buttered chicken for the vol au vents stuffing , pork with peppers ,onions and loads of garlic for the wraps , pots in butter and garlic and pots in indian type spices and then strawberry and brioche kebabs to finish !!! just off to the arab market near Dunquerque to get the straws problwem then is not to eat them all until tonight q21

MissMuppet · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:57 am Post subject:

Sounds like a lovely BBQ, wish the weather was ok to have one here...

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