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What happens to an acorn squash when its skin turns orange?
I purchased an acorn squash at the farmer's market quite a while ago and its skin was initially dark green with a small patch of orange. I have been keeping it in my pantry. Over time the skin has ...
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Why did butternut squash make my fingers dry and yellow?
Last weekend I made butternut squash soup. In an experiment to get more of the squash browned I peeled two medium squash and cut them into 2 inch chunks, rather than just halving it, before roasting ...
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How to make a pie with no yolk?
I had a great low fat recipe for a squash pie that had in it four eggs.
I tried to take only the egg-whites with no yolk but the pie didn't come out right.
It just didn't coke completely, it took ...
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Why doesn't my quick bread rise properly when substituting splenda for sugar?
I used Splenda in one of my favorite quchinni (squash) recipes and it did not rise at all. It is about 3 inches thick and is heavy as the batter was thick.
Why did this happen, and is there any way ...
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How to preserve squash
I just got a squash from a coworker (he grows it) and it occurs to me that my wife likes to use fresh vegetables for making our own baby food. It also occurs to me that she's out of town for the next ...
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What do green spots on the inside of a butternut squash indicate?
When I was cutting a butternut squash, I noticed a greenish discoloration near around third of the seed pocket. I scraped it off, but I was wondering
if it would have been safe for a young toddler ...
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Why did my roasted butternut squash ferment?
I roasted some butternut squash, then stored it in the refrigerator for a few days before I had time to puree it all. When I pureed it I discovered that it had fermented. What caused this to happen? ...
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How to prevent watery spaghetti squash
I've tried using spaghetti squash as a substitute for pasta a few times, but every time I do the dish ends up really watery.
I've been roasting the split squash for about 45 min in the oven, then ...
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I'm baking an acorn squash. How long should I bake it for?
I'm baking an acorn squash. How long should it bake for and at what temperature? I also noticed on the spaghetti squash question that those are baked sliced face down. Should acorn squash bake face ...
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What are these spots on my butternut squash?
I just roasted a bunch of butternut squash for dinner and am getting to puree, but am noticing that some of the pieces have weird glue-looking spots. It sort of looks like when water weeps out of the ...
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How to distinguish between different types of squash?
Last spring I planted two seedlings that claimed to be pumpkin. They've grown long tendrils and lots of leaves, and have made several flowers, and I thought that was that (I subsequently found out ...
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Using spaghetti squash for 'pasta'
I've recently gotten into making primal/paleo cooking, i.e. (no grains,legumes,processed foods) and have been meaning to try spaghetti w/meat sauce with spaghetti squash noodles instead of regular ...
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How should I use extra summer squash?
My CSA delivers me a lot of summer squash, more than I can actually find the time to cook in a week. Can I freeze the remainder in some way? Is there a quick recipe I should be making that stores ...
