kabocha squash – Not Eating Out in New York

19 Jan 2017

Roasted Squash, Broccoli & Lentil Salad with Raspberries

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Beans, gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 6

File this under Stupidly Simple Seasonal Salads with A ‘Lil Bit of Something Cray-Cray and Not-So. And that’s a pretty good general formula for making a tasty, cheap, healthy and hopefully delightful meal. The cray-cray-not-so in question here are the raspberries, since they’re A) Not in season in my part of the world and B) Not usually found in savory bean or grain salads even if they were. But for some reason I woke up one morning recently thinking about raspberry … Read More

29 Oct 2012

Kuri Squash “Steaks” and Eggs

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegetarian | 11

Winter squashes can seem intimidating to cook. They have thick, hardened skins often scuffed with dirt, and their dense flesh can make for quite a dangerous job of cutting it if you’re not careful with a big knife. Their seed pockets are stringy and stick to your fingers. They take a long time to soften — or do they? Not when using these red kuri squashes, in thin slices for instance.

13 Dec 2011

Squash-Apple Crisps

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Desserts, Recipes | 3

Now you can have your apple and pumpkin pie in one. The crust? The baked peel of a squash half holding it all, and a crunchy, oat-based crumble top. There’s no rolling, not much mixing, and not much peeling and chopping, either. And you might be inspired to stuff and bake more things inside hollowed miniature, less-conventional winter squashes, too.

14 Jan 2010

Apple Cider-Braised Kabocha Squash with Golden Raisins and Onion

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 26

Sick of the same old squashes? Bored of the brainless old ways to cook them, too? (i.e. Roast until tender. Puree into soup.) I think this happens just about every January. It’s the winter’s-here, we’ve-done-our-soup-thing, home-cook-head-scratching blues. The holidays are over, and reality has sunk back in; it’s back to the daily grind. And what? You’re coming down with a flu, too? Yep, you’ve got it bad. Better get some antioxidants in the system, STAT. Luckily, eating squashes (not just … Read More