Despite it being something like 38-9 degrees C today, I was determined to finish the acorn squash in my fridge. Right now, all that's in my fridge is about one serving of Colby-Jack cheese, a pound and a half of carrots, one tomato, cherry cough drops, and those disgusting candy sticks from a while ago. I need to clear out my fridge by the 28th so that it can defrost properly. I also have two cans of beans, a tube of polenta, and some amount of oat bran left.
I wanted to make acorn squash and chips but after not being able to slice the chunks thinly enough, I figured, eh, I'll just bake them. Bake them without oil or seasonings at 400 degrees F for some 15-or-something minutes.
I also toasted/baked the acorn squash seeds, and they smelled phenomenal! They smelled like... popcorn.
They tasted like... popcorn. Slightly. I loved it!
I actually also love baked acorn squash! It's deliciously sweet (but not too sweet) and has a potato-y texture! The acorn squash skin also smells and tastes like nori. What an interesting plant... popcorn, nori, and a delicious sweet interior...
The "baked" carrots, however, were still half raw when I ate them. They were a little sweeter than usual, but it wasn't too much to talk about.
Not really healthy, but it's really good if you half-fill half an acorn squash with maple syrup and bake it like that.
ReplyDeleteI'd imagine it'd be delicious...and it'd probably keep the squash moist, too. The squash I baked ended up a bit dry on the outside (which is why I figured if I waited long enough I'd get "chips"... but I was impatient).
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