Squash

An ode to squash:

Squash is beautiful
Squash is neat.
Squash is squishy
And good to eat.

I put it in pasta,
I put it in soup,
I put it in eggs,
And I feed it to groups.

Okay, that was really, really bad. But I really do put it in everything! Here's my recipe for success:

1 squash, washed
1 oven, heated
1 hour of said squash in said oven (approximately)
1 blender
ice cube trays

If the squash skin is fairly thin (like a banana squash), I don't even peel it. I just scoop out the innards (is that a word?) and puree it in the blender. If the skin is thick (like my delicious Hubbard squashes from my grandpa) I use a spoon and scoop out the good stuff before I blend it. Then I pour it into the ice cube trays (or make lumps on wax paper on a jelly roll pan) and freeze it. When it is all frozen I put the squash cubes into a Ziploc bag and put them back in the freezer. Wah-lah! Then I throw a couple of cubes into whatever I happen to be making. Today Elise asked for squash in her cheesy eggs. Love it!

It goes without notice in mac & cheese (the homemade kind, of course!), scrambled eggs, bean soup...I know I've put it in other things, I just can't think of them right now. :o)