coffeebean53 2 years, 2 months ago said: Group Guidelines Here are the guidelines to this group.
1. All recipes posted here or transferred from main catalog of recipes MUST contain winter squash as an ingredient. Any other recipes for yellow crookneck, zucchini or any other summer squash will be deleted from this groups recipes.
2. Stay friendly in your posts and tolerant of others
3. Please stay on topic as much as possible.
coffeebean53 2 years, 2 months ago said: What Is A Winter Squash There are two types of squash. They are summer squash and winter squash. Winter squash has a hard skin and therefore it will keep well and not spoil as quickly. For easier cooking, you should cut up the winter squash by slicing in half through the stem. Then scoop out the seeds and bake, steam, or microwave it until tender. It can then be served in the skin or scooped out just as easily.
There are eight types of winter squash; acorn, buttercup, butternut, delicata, hubbard, pumpkins, spaghetti, and sweet dumpling. They each have a different look and taste, and all should be explored for their wonderful healthy benefits.
Acorn squash – These are ridged, round, and pointed with a dark green skin that has orange patches. It has orange and stringy flesh. It is a sweet squash.
Buttercup squash – These are round with a dark green skin. They are sweet, slightly dry, and have a smooth orange pulp. These have a very sweet squash.
Butternut squash – These are pear shaped with beige skin. They have bright orange flesh, with a moist and very smooth texture. They are a sweet squash.
Delicata squash – These are small and oval with yellow skin and green stripes. They have a dark sweet smooth orange flesh. It has a mild and slightly sweet flavor.
Hubbard squash – These are bumpy with greenish gray skin. They have a sweet yellow flesh with rich sweet flavor. They are mostly sold in cut wedges due to its size.
Pumpkin – These are dark orange skin with paler orange flesh. They are good for many things. For cooking, choose a sugar pumpkin as they are denser and with smoother flesh. The regular pumpkins make good jack o laterns. They have a mild flavor.
Spaghetti squash – These are large oval and pale yellow skinned squash. They are stringy and either yellow or orange flesh that resembles spaghetti when separated. They have a neutral mild flavor.
Sweet dumpling squash – These are much like delicata in many ways but with a flat pumpkin shape. They have a mild sweet flavor.
coffeebean53 2 years, 2 months ago said: Co-Hostess Okay so I need a second cup of coffee this morning. My co-hostess and brain child of this group is none other that "Thepiggs"
And I'll be contacting Kris to take care of the goof up on the above post right after I'm finished here. I meant it to be in it's own thread.
shirleyoma 2 years, 2 months ago said: RE: Group Guidelines This is great! Thank you for the invite, now i KNOW ! LOL
cherihannah 2 years, 2 months ago said: Love it Thanks for the invite. Just got a butternut squash yesterday from the organic farm I belong to Lol Cheri-
tnacndn 2 years, 2 months ago said: RE: Group Guidelines Thanks for the invite my friends. I don't have any recipes to add to the group but I will looking at all ya'll's!
thepiggs 2 years, 2 months ago said: RE: Group Guidelines Gem, You might find something here to make for your special dinner. It would be quite impressive and maybe trump the turkey!!! bwa hahahahaha
krumkake 2 years, 2 months ago said: group guidelines I love every one of the squashes (sp?) you listed above, coffeebean, so I know I'm in good company here. I will see what recipes I can pull, too. I usually just steam and mash, with butter and seasoning (other than pumpkin), but there's always something special to be done with a woderful little squash...I am looking forward to finding some great new recipes here for this winter's menu!
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coffeebean53 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Group Guidelines
Here are the guidelines to this group.
1. All recipes posted here or transferred from
main catalog of recipes MUST contain winter
squash as an ingredient. Any other recipes
for yellow crookneck, zucchini or any other
summer squash will be deleted from this
groups recipes.
2. Stay friendly in your posts and tolerant of
others
3. Please stay on topic as much as possible.
coffeebean53 2 years, 2 months ago said:
What Is A Winter Squash
There are two types of squash. They are summer squash and winter squash. Winter squash has a hard skin and therefore it will keep well and not spoil as quickly. For easier cooking, you should cut up the winter squash by slicing in half through the stem. Then scoop out the seeds and bake, steam, or microwave it until tender. It can then be served in the skin or scooped out just as easily.
There are eight types of winter squash; acorn, buttercup, butternut, delicata, hubbard, pumpkins, spaghetti, and sweet dumpling. They each have a different look and taste, and all should be explored for their wonderful healthy benefits.
Acorn squash – These are ridged, round, and pointed with a dark green skin that has orange patches. It has orange and stringy flesh. It is a sweet squash.
Buttercup squash – These are round with a dark green skin. They are sweet, slightly dry, and have a smooth orange pulp. These have a very sweet squash.
Butternut squash – These are pear shaped with beige skin. They have bright orange flesh, with a moist and very smooth texture. They are a sweet squash.
Delicata squash – These are small and oval with yellow skin and green stripes. They have a dark sweet smooth orange flesh. It has a mild and slightly sweet flavor.
Hubbard squash – These are bumpy with greenish gray skin. They have a sweet yellow flesh with rich sweet flavor. They are mostly sold in cut wedges due to its size.
Pumpkin – These are dark orange skin with paler orange flesh. They are good for many things. For cooking, choose a sugar pumpkin as they are denser and with smoother flesh. The regular pumpkins make good jack o laterns. They have a mild flavor.
Spaghetti squash – These are large oval and pale yellow skinned squash. They are stringy and either yellow or orange flesh that resembles spaghetti when separated. They have a neutral mild flavor.
Sweet dumpling squash – These are much like delicata in many ways but with a flat pumpkin shape. They have a mild sweet flavor.
coffeebean53 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Co-Hostess
Okay so I need a second cup of coffee this morning. My co-hostess and brain child of this group is none other that "Thepiggs"
And I'll be contacting Kris to take care of the goof up on the above post right after I'm finished here. I meant it to be in it's own thread.
shirleyoma 2 years, 2 months ago said:
RE: Group Guidelines
This is great! Thank you for the invite, now i KNOW ! LOL
cherihannah 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Love it
Thanks for the invite. Just got a butternut squash yesterday from the organic farm I belong to Lol Cheri-
tnacndn 2 years, 2 months ago said:
RE: Group Guidelines
Thanks for the invite my friends. I don't have any recipes to add to the group but I will looking at all ya'll's!
thepiggs 2 years, 2 months ago said:
RE: Group Guidelines
Gem,
You might find something here to make for your special dinner. It would be quite impressive and maybe trump the turkey!!! bwa hahahahaha
krumkake 2 years, 2 months ago said:
group guidelines
I love every one of the squashes (sp?) you listed above, coffeebean, so I know I'm in good company here. I will see what recipes I can pull, too. I usually just steam and mash, with butter and seasoning (other than pumpkin), but there's always something special to be done with a woderful little squash...I am looking forward to finding some great new recipes here for this winter's menu!