butternut squash gnocchi

This week I decided to try my hand at gnocchi since I had a 1lb butternut squash and some potatoes in my veg box. I’ve not made this before and this recipe isn’t too bad. I think any gnocchi recipe is going to take some time and effort. Nothing was hard, it just takes a…

butternut squash, lentil, ginger soup with rice

I had a butternut squash in my veg box so I decided to use half for a spicy peanut stew and half for this gentle comforting soup, since my veg box also came with fresh ginger and onions. This soup is really easy, but like most soups, it is much better the next day, so…

butternut squash pie

Happy thanksgiving! Continuing on with my butternut squash adventures, I roasted and puréed some butternut squash to make pie for thanksgiving. I wasn’t sure how it would go, but I had enough squash so that if it were a disaster, I could try again. That is the joy of the giant butternut squash. About a…

ancho chipotle butternut squash soup

This soup isn’t a looker, I know. But the verdict was, from the thanksgiving social distancing hikers, it was tasty. This week I got a giant butternut squash in my veg box, so I will be on a series of butternut squash adventures. I figured like everyone with butternut squash, I’d make soup. This was…

meera sodha’s pumpkin & black eyed pea curry

I’ve had a butternut squash kicking around from a veg box past, and some veg box tomatoes that needed to be used, so I decided to make this curry because I love it. It makes a ton, and it is amazing. The original recipe calls for pumpkin, the link I’ve post uses slices of acorn…

roasted veg soup

My lovely veg box people gave me a tiny butternut squash which was perfect for soup for one. I love the veg box people. They also gave me a couple of parsnips and leeks, so I used one of each for some added fall flavour. Roasted all veg with some fall spices (ginger, cumin, cinnamon,…