Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message >...
> I bought a gorgeous winter squash at the farmers market yesterday -- not
> sure of the variety -- bright orange shell, the shape *kind of* reminded
> me of a curling stone. I want to think it's a Buttercup variation but
> won't swear to it.
>
> I managed to whack it in half longitudinally and put it face down on a
> pie plate and nuked it -- maybe 13 minutes total time. Scooped the
> seeds and fibers after nuking. I whipped it with my hand mixer, adding
> a little margarine.
>
> I sweated some minced onion (not much -- less than 1/4 cup) in a
> saucepan with a little margarine, then sprinkled on some curry powder
> (maybe 1/4 - 1/2 tsp) and cooked that a little. I stirred in some
> frozen homemade de-fatted chicken broth and tried to purée the onions
> with a stick blender; and then combined that with the whipped squash
> (there wasn't a whole lot of squash left by this time - maybe 3/4 cup or
> so; I'd been, um, tasting it). I brought it all to a quick boil, shut
> it off and stirred in 'some' 2% milk (good thing I didn't have anything
> richer in the fridge; I'd have used that), and poured it into a bowl,
> ground a little pepper on top and enjoyed it immensely. I'll definitely
> do it again, maybe making a thicker potion.

Gosh darn this sounds good!
I'm going to have to try it with Turban Squash. :-)
I like turbans as if you can keep the shell whole, it makes a decorative
serving container for thanksgiving!

C.