butternut squash

Soup of the morning, beautiful soup!

I had a beautiful edition of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ when I was a child, probably given to me by my dear god-mother; sadly I have lost both the book and godmother, but I certainly think of my god-mother almost daily, and ‘Alice’ occasionally too. I loved reading from an early age, and Alice was one […]

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I have a squash…

I have a lovely butternut squash which I bought because they always looks so nice, they are almost an ornament in the kitchen… but also of course they do taste good. I am dithering over what to make, and I think really,, with it being so very chilly today it has to be soup! I’ve […]

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Squash seeds – don’t waste them!

Am I so mean or is it just the way i was brought up, not to waste anything? I bought a butternut squash yesterday and today I made it into soup… I peeled it and the peel went into the compost bin; it will rot down and be perfect for potting seedlings next spring. The […]

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