Since I discovered that I like spaghetti squash, I thought to myself, “there is a whole world of other winter squashes – you’ll probably like them all!”
But all squash are not created equal! I picked this one up at the store:
It was called a “golden nugget.” It had a website on the sticker to check out recipes. Well, when I got home and went on the website, there were no particular instruction for this type of squash, so I cooked it in my microwave for 5 minutes. When it was done cooking it looked like this:
It kind of looked like spaghetti squash, but it was really mushy. And I didn’t like the taste by itself. So I went back to the website, and picked an acorn/apple recipe. I cooked 1/2 golden delicious apple in the microwave for 4 minutes, and mixed it with the cooked squash, and sprinkled with cinnamon and a smidge of butter. The result?
BABY FOOD!
So if anyone has any other ideas on how to cook this, I am all ears!
Dinner:
- 1 english muffin, toasted
- 4 ounce 93% lean ground beef burger
- 1 slice vermont cheddar cheese
- handful of spinach
- 1.5 ounces oven fries
- LOTS OF MUSTARD! (It’s buried under spinach!)
It was interesting because my blood sugar was low ALL DAY. I did do a lot of moving of boxes at work today, so I wasn’t just sitting at my desk all day. Who knows? My average today was around 85.
STATS:
- 1374 calories
- 52 fat
- 144 protein
- 21 fiber
- 73 protein
EXERCISE:
- 15 minute morning walk with Ed
- 30 minute spinning bike sprint/hill
- 30 minute ellipitcal at lunch 15% INCLINE BABY!
- 10 minute evening walk with Ed
Watching the second half of Biggest Loser – I’ll talk about it tomorrow!
Night!
I was interested about golden nugget squash so I googled. Unfortunately, I think it just has a bland flavor.
I love acorn and spaghetti squash. I usually slice these in half and put them cut-side up (opposite of what you’re supposed to do) with a little bit of butter and cinammon in the hole where I dug out the seeds. I put like 1/2 inch of water in the bottom of the pan, cover with foil and bake until tender.
I’ve been wanting to try this:
http://www.mycharmingkids.net/2008/05/i-hate-to-cook-lesson-4-pasta-with.html
I love the end of that post, too – so funny!
I went a littel crazy with all the squash on sale and actually bought one of those golden nuggets. I’m sad that you were disappointed by it. I will have to do some research on it to make it appealing. I was thinking about using it in a pasta dish?
I’d recommend this:
1/2 a golden delicious apple, cooked
Sprinkle with cinnamon
Add a smidge of butter
That should be much better.