Squash!

We received quite a few squashes the other week, and so Amy has decided that we need more squash in our lives.  Personally, I don't mind squash.  I think it can be quite delicious depending on how it's cooked.  One of my favorite was to consume the gourd is by marinading it, grilling it, and rolling it in Parmesan cheese.

So, needless to say, we have been eating lots of squash lately.  I'm going on three days in a row.  That's a lot for me.  We never ate it growing up.  I remember the first time I ever ate squash (knowingly). We were on vacation, and my Uncle Brian cooked up a bunch of green and yellow.  My brothers and I had never had it before.  (I think I was about seven.)  They tried it and immediately decided it was the most disgusting vegetable on the planet.  That doesn't say mush as the only vegetables they really ate were corn and cucumbers.

I, on the other hand, was tipped of by my cousins Pete and Jed that tons of butter made them palatable.  They were right.  And that's still the way I eat squash most of the time.  Since then I don't recall having squash at home until the past few years.  The kids ate it out of baby food jars, but we didn't.  It smelled too awful.  Plus, I didn't know how to cook it.  The only time I seemed to eat it was when we (occasionally) went out and it was served with the entree or when we went to a buffet.  Now (Amy and) I can serve it up many ways.

So today, I'm coming out to say publicly that I like squash. And if anyone has any awesome recipes for squash, I'm game.

P.S.  Lunch is a beef and squash (with peppers, onions, and tomatoes) casserole.  Mmmmmmmm!