It’s winter in Florida (60s…!) so it’s time for winter food and the winter squashes are in. I’m simply too lazy and impatient to cook them properly in the oven and I’m very afraid of cutting off my fingers–my main source of income–because cutting them is so difficult when they’re uncooked. (The squash I mean, not my fingers.) Nevertheless, I was looking online for speedy, microwave recipes for winter squash and I learned a trick: poke holes in the whole, hard squash and nuke for 2 minutes (with my microwave it took 4). At that point, it’s soft enough that it cuts like butter and can then have its seeds scooped out and nuked the rest of the way (in my case about another 4 minutes). Even though one must still be careful, poking holes in the hard, whole squash is pretty easy. Poking the holes is important; this keeps your squash from exploding! I topped them off with real Vermont Maple Syrup that some friends had brought me from their vacation in Vermont. Now, I know I can make winter squash whenever I want and not have to wait 90 minutes as I used to with the oven.
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Love it! I hate cutting winter squashes too. Many produce departments will do it for you for free also.
Hey, that’s good to know about the produce departments. Thanks, Zack!