Never Again!

[Caran]

Well I did it. I bought a green striped squash. What a performance. So hard to cut up and peel, I was exhausted. Gave three quarters to my daughters.
I put what bits of it I got with red, green and yellow peppers, courgettes, onions and tomatoes to make a Mediterranean veg medley. Tasted fine but not using squash again.

[Caran]

Daughter only got one!,

[naomi24]

I bought a squash and ended up
giving it to someone stronger than me. Never again is right!

[Mamyalynne]

Sometimes we have to put it down to experience, if we don't try we don't know.

[Cloverjo]

Sounds nice, but I don't blame you for not wanting to bother again. My dad keeps offering me mammoth marrows. I took one once; same problem as you had. I have to turn them down in as nice a way as I can.

[Mamyalynne]

I do buy frozen cubes of butternut squash which are handy in recipes , especially cooking for one.

[Caran]

It tasted a bit like sweet potato, had same texture too. I know which is easier to prepare to will stick with sweet potato.

[mightymouse]

Doesn't really taste of anything, unless roasted.

[tonyav]

Ladies, have you tried using an hacksaw.

[Mamyalynne]

If you burn more calories prepping an item than you consume eating it - Bin!

[Caran]

Haven't seen frozen squash. Will look out for it.

[TonyV]

Try here

https://groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/product/Morrisons-Butternut-Squash-Chunks/323420011?from=search&param=frozen%20butternut%20squash

[Canary42]

Use a serrated edge knife - easy !

[this is where you tell me you did ;-) ]

[Caran]

I did!!

[Canary42]

LOL

[Caran]

Thanks for that TonyV

[riptide]

I make squash soup all the time, use an apple to sweeten it. Easiest way to cook squash is to wash the whole squash and put it in the oven and cook it on a high heat for about 45 mins or until brown on the outside skin. You can then cut it, knife goes straight through it, very tender and do what you like with it. I buy organic squash so use the skin as well in soup gives it a nice sweet taste. You could also put the cooked squash in a curry if you liked.

[rowanwitch]

I use a meat cleaver hack it to bits, remove seeds then roast it until it comes off the skin. Or just leave it in the veg bowl because it's good to look like someone who knows about interesting vegetables.

[murraymints]

Aldi sell packs of diced butternut for soup etc..makes life so much easier !

[rowanwitch]

They had assorted squashes in the Autumn 39 p each, they sat in a bowl looking pretty until I got bored.

[woofgang]

look for potimarron squash. Small and bright pumpkin orange. Best flavour and, I find, easier to cut up, although for soup, just cut off the top, scoop out the seeds and roast it.