[Dailydrool] Pumpkin/squash

[Pam McQuade]

<<I would suggest you buy a butternut squash. It's pale orange, oblong. Cut 
it in half long ways, place it cut side down on a baking sheet lined with 
parchment paper or aluminum foil. Bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes 
until it is soft when poked with a fork. Scoop out the seeds when cooled. 
Use it in any recipe for canned pumpkin. I used to make this for my cat's 
homemade food.>>

I was also going to suggest squash as a good option. But you don't have to 
heat up the oven to do this. Halve or even quarter the  pumpkin/squash, take 
out the seeds, and place it cut side down in a microwave-safe dish. Add 
about a half-inch of water to the pan, and microwave it on high until the 
flesh is soft (this will take some time--at least 10 minutes, I think, but 
check on it periodically). Then you can scrape out the flesh and mash it up 
for houndie (or human) consumption. It's the easiest, and I think best, way 
to do squash.
Pam, with Drew, food slave to the Dashing Bassets