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I've got a butternut and a kabocha coming from Fresh Direct tonight! First up, a butternut soup. Next, the kabocha-tofu pie from last year on this site.

I've been hunting the site but haven't found it yet--does anyone recall a post about using a microwave to soften a squash slightly for cutting? Kabocha especially are like rocks. I think I would eat squash even more, but I dread wrestling with it!

That pumpkin and bacon soup from yesterday worked really really well with Butternut squash instead of pumpkin. I added a dollop of sour cream along with the bacon crumble topping, and it was perfection in a bowl.

So far, I've done butternut apple curry soup and a veggie tagine that included a bunch of butternut squash! I need to branch out to kabocha and acorn over the next few weeks!

@cmcinnyc I don't remember the post but I think that would work, just poke holes in the skin with a fork lest you have an explosion instead.

I've already made Heidi Swanson's roasted corn pudding in acorn squash twice, it's AMAZING.

I've been putting roasted squash in my salad recently. The warm squash wilts the greens just a bit, cucumber for crunch, sunflower seeds for a little nuttiness, and some dried cranberries. It tastes like fall!

Squash could make the United Nations place sanctions on me, because it makes me gassy in such a way that my farts could be considered chemical weapons. Please do not ever post anything about this vile food ever again.

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I microwave all my squash to soften the shell enough to get a knife through. Start with 2-3 minutes and see how it works. Bigger squash need more time, smaller ones may need less. The microwave sure beats getting out the hatchet.

Love it- tend to roast a few pieces for around 20mins either with some honey or oil and pepper. Makes a great lunch. And I can't go past caramelised butternut risotto

Pumpkin Fritters! They can be savory or sweet depending on how you garnish them and Stuffed Squash (beef and tomato)--- I LOVE FALL!

Ugh, i haven't gotten any squash yet as it's been too expensive - 99cents/lb because sadly it's been a horrible season for growers :( Supposed to be a particularly bad year for pumpkins, according to my dad (in north-central ontario).

I grew my own butternut squash over the summer but only two made it to ripening. So I've been very, very picky about what to do with them. Still waiting to find the most amazing butternut recipe before I do anything with them. Soup is nice and all but it's not worth the months I put into the plants. Good thing they'll keep for a few months.