On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:34:33 -0400, Peggy
> wrote:

>Adam Schwartz wrote:
>
>> "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.
>>>--
>>>-Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-10-03; check the PickleHats tab)
>>
>>
>> I'm none too familiar with curling stones, but if they're those heavy round
>> things with handles, I'd say you're dealing with a crookneck squash. The
>> soup sounds very good. As a matter of fact, I just got the squash soup
>> recipe from the restaurant where I work, and it's almost identical.
>>
>>
>
>Try mixing in a few tablespoons of peanut butter, then garnishing with
>some chopped peanuts and scallions. Absolutely DEE-LISH!
>
>Peg

I'll second what Peg says. Haven't used the scallions, but smooth
peanut butter really combines well in squash soup.

......Alan.


Post no bills