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i’ve been known to be a picky eater. my relationship with vegetables is tenuous at best. i used to hate them all, but i’m slowly learning to enjoy some of them.
last fall, one of my coworkers had me over for dinner and made a really delicious and simple squash. i loved it at the time, then promptly forgot about it. when i saw all the lovely acorn squash at the farmer’s market last sunday, i thought i may as well give it a go.
the results, delicious.
and easy. i cut the squash in half and scooped out the pulp. then place a pat of butter and a teaspoon of yummy wild berry honey (from sweet as can bee honey farm) in the center. baked at 400 degrees for an hour. i probably could have cooked it a tiny bit less as the edges charred a bit.
one super helpful tip i found online was to give the squash a couple pokes with a fork and nuke it for two minutes. this made it much easier to cut the squash in half.
i also saved the seeds and toasted them w/ a little olive oil, salt, and ground cumin. 17 minutes at 275 degrees and they are just right.
i’ll definitely be exploring squash a bit more. any ideas or recipes?
i haven’t been a big fan of halloween since i was a kid. as an adult i never enjoyed the pressure, yes pressure, of coming up with a good costume. but, the one thing i absolutely L.O.V.E about halloween is candy corns. little, sugary triangles of deliciousness.
this year, since i’m all about trying to make things for myself, i wondered if i could possibly make my own candy corns. seemed crazy, right? of course, on the internets you can find out how to make pretty much anything.
after sifting through what google had to offer, i settled on this recipe posted in the washington post and gathered all the necessary provisions.
the results…
aren’t they cute little fellas?
they are seriously delicious. i could not imagine anything more yummy than a store bought candy corn, but these way beyond. incredible creamy sugary-ness with a slight vanilla flavor.
however, complete pain in the ass! the research i had done warned me that once the dough started cooling it would get hard quickly. and it did, very, very fast. my hands were aching and sore and the dough was barely pliable by the time i got the color incorporated. i was able to manhandle about half the dough into the “corn kernels.” there is no frickin’ way i could have worked fast enough to use all the dough. once i was satisfied that i did, indeed, have some pretty kernel shaped candies, i decide to screw it and just cut the dough into bite sized chunks.
the bite sized chunks are just as tasty as the kernels, but everybody knows you’ve got to eat them by nibbling off one color at a time! not having that option really does take away from the experience.
they were SO GOOD tho. i’ll probably do a little more research to see if anyone has come up with a solution and try it again sometime. next halloween, when the bruises on my hands have finally disappeared.
sundays in the fall are usually reserved for football and knitting. all. day. long. i don’t get to the farmer’s market much this time of year. but, since the seahawks were unbearable to watch this morning, i decided to make a quick run to the west seattle farmer’s market. it was a great day to visit the market; i’d forgotten how much i love fall produce.
whenever i hit the market, i can’t believe how much fantastic stuff i can get for $20. today i picked up a big jar of honey, one each of four different types of pears, a couple of pounds of sweet potatoes, a pound of poblano peppers, and a couple acorn squash. tonight i’ll be cruising the internet looking for recipes. yay!
