My husband brought me three grocery bags fulls of fresh squash from his brother's garden a couple of days ago. Aside from being WAY more than I usually have in a two-month span, they look really great and I'm grateful for the free food. In one bag was an absurdly large amount of yellow squash and in a second bag were enormous zucchinis that are destined to be stuffed (probably for tomorrow night's supper).
However, in a third bag, I found -->THESE<--. When I asked my husband what they were, he said, "They're squash!" like I was a total dumba$$. Since his answer was of absolutely no help, considering the numerous varieties of squash that exist (and the fact that, when pressed for more details, he simply suggested I throw them out), I decided to turn to the wisdom and knowledge of the MDC Nutrition experts - i.e, you guys. Anyone know what these little thingies are, and what the best way is to prepare them? (Because, no, I don't typically throw stuff out just because it's unusual to me. SOMEONE knows what it is.)
Along with the weird little alien squashes, I found -->THESE<--, which appear to be zucchini that are the size and shape of pie pumpkins. He said they're called eight-balls, but other than that could give me no good information on them. My question here is how to cook them. They are obviously not for slicing the way the other zukes are.
I could google all this, but I trust the mamas (and dads) on here way more.
Oh, and if anyone can give me a basic recipe for cooking a butternut squash, you'd have my yummy gratitude.
THANK YOU so much...!
However, in a third bag, I found -->THESE<--. When I asked my husband what they were, he said, "They're squash!" like I was a total dumba$$. Since his answer was of absolutely no help, considering the numerous varieties of squash that exist (and the fact that, when pressed for more details, he simply suggested I throw them out), I decided to turn to the wisdom and knowledge of the MDC Nutrition experts - i.e, you guys. Anyone know what these little thingies are, and what the best way is to prepare them? (Because, no, I don't typically throw stuff out just because it's unusual to me. SOMEONE knows what it is.)
Along with the weird little alien squashes, I found -->THESE<--, which appear to be zucchini that are the size and shape of pie pumpkins. He said they're called eight-balls, but other than that could give me no good information on them. My question here is how to cook them. They are obviously not for slicing the way the other zukes are.
I could google all this, but I trust the mamas (and dads) on here way more.
Oh, and if anyone can give me a basic recipe for cooking a butternut squash, you'd have my yummy gratitude.
THANK YOU so much...!
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