tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post49970320296579654..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Butternut Harvest.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61471353363219299642011-10-18T16:19:18.812+01:002011-10-18T16:19:18.812+01:00I love a butternut squash and chilli risotto - roa...I love a butternut squash and chilli risotto - roast your squash with some chilli oil and then add to a nice cheesy/oniony/garlicky risotto made with a gutsy white wine/water mix as liquid. Add lots more parmesan & stir in the squash. Delish!Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21760486432701999722011-10-15T05:01:32.767+01:002011-10-15T05:01:32.767+01:00Molly, you MUST. Try one peeled, quartered, and ro...Molly, you MUST. Try one peeled, quartered, and roasted with a chicken. Even better, leave some of it to eat cold the following day. Delicious.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1465048019047745492011-10-14T20:28:24.240+01:002011-10-14T20:28:24.240+01:00I've never actually tasted butternut but those...I've never actually tasted butternut but those look mighty impressive. Enjoy ....Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19565164902919613972011-10-14T20:13:48.197+01:002011-10-14T20:13:48.197+01:00Either that is a VERY small wheelbarrow or they ar...Either that is a VERY small wheelbarrow or they are huge butternuts. I often do a mixed vegetable roast - butternut, red onion, capsicum, kumara (sweet potatoe) agria potatoe, garlic, carrots. Goes well with most things or nibbled cold on its own.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63147804768874373432011-10-14T19:10:10.607+01:002011-10-14T19:10:10.607+01:00definate squash envy coming from Washington State!...definate squash envy coming from Washington State! What a haul!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66077018108111445992011-10-14T16:48:33.117+01:002011-10-14T16:48:33.117+01:00Holy mackerel! Mister, that's a LOT of squash!...Holy mackerel! Mister, that's a LOT of squash! Reminds me of the zucchini crop we had years ago. The family got so sick of eating variations of every squash recipe in existence, they were about ready to use the zucchini as baseball bats on my pumpkin head. (And I'm pretty sure our neighbors started hiding when they saw me coming their way with a bag in hand ...)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14003467835453899352011-10-14T15:36:19.453+01:002011-10-14T15:36:19.453+01:00Brilliant Cro...I'm thinking of all the wonder...Brilliant Cro...I'm thinking of all the wonderful meals to be conjured up with such a cache!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60556543124598104902011-10-14T14:47:48.077+01:002011-10-14T14:47:48.077+01:00Oh my what a haul! How nice :O)Oh my what a haul! How nice :O)Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62506886100831102382011-10-14T13:19:07.133+01:002011-10-14T13:19:07.133+01:00Those are HUGE. They could win prizes.Those are HUGE. They could win prizes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76313309593747347612011-10-14T12:16:48.921+01:002011-10-14T12:16:48.921+01:00John, this comes from sowing 'saved' seeds...John, this comes from sowing 'saved' seeds. If you do this next year, you should have the same results. My plants I took from the top of the compost heap where, just a few weeks before, I'd chucked the remnants of my final over-wintered squash. Try it!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45259698166267712012011-10-14T11:59:34.056+01:002011-10-14T11:59:34.056+01:00cro you are a size queen... mine are half that siz...cro you are a size queen... mine are half that size ... I am sufferering from squash envy!<br />oh errrrrJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33006540403861042962011-10-14T09:34:16.458+01:002011-10-14T09:34:16.458+01:00Love Butternut Squash - I like it roasted in cubes...Love Butternut Squash - I like it roasted in cubes with pancetta cubes, mixed with olive oil and garlic and chopped sage leaves, when ready a good grate of parmesan served with pasta.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12231223114727161542011-10-14T09:11:34.642+01:002011-10-14T09:11:34.642+01:00Do you REALLY want another suggestion as to what t...Do you REALLY want another suggestion as to what to do with them, Cro?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11465137906102387162011-10-14T09:06:35.309+01:002011-10-14T09:06:35.309+01:00Thanks LG. That sounds like one that'll have t...Thanks LG. That sounds like one that'll have to wait till I light our wood-fired oven. I like the sound of the bacon one best!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64109750275378178912011-10-14T07:18:05.306+01:002011-10-14T07:18:05.306+01:00http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/nov/04...http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/nov/04/recipes.cheese?INTCMP=SRCH<br /><br />This link shows a recipe that Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall nicked from a friend which is on of my favourites. All three variants have been tried and tested many timeslovelygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495658084025268325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37286050554061478942011-10-14T05:50:59.903+01:002011-10-14T05:50:59.903+01:00Hi Cro...what a great harvest!!! to make your soup...Hi Cro...what a great harvest!!! to make your soup do you cut them in half with full cloves of garlic in the seed space,then roast in the oven,when it is soft remove all the flesh and squeeze the garlic out and whiz together with some stock for a roasted flavoured soup?thats our favourite,a lovely dollop of cream makes a nice finish..and of course Aussies love pumkin scones..yumm.carole johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721058683205450682noreply@blogger.com