Food blogging, for once

[ellarien]

Whether for Halloween, or Thanksgiving, or just because they're in season, the grocery store on Saturday was full of colorful squash and corn -- some of it obviously meant for decoration rather than food, but not all of it. Feeling adventurous, I picked up the smallest squash on the display; fortunately it came with cooking suggestions.

	Dumpling squash, underside
	Dumpling squash, top
	Dumpling squash, ready to eat I cut it in half, scooped out the seeds and pith, filled the hollow with the contents of a small can of corned-beef hash, pricked the skin with a fork in several places, and nuked until it started to smell good -- seven minutes in my rather underpowered microwave -- at which point I determined that it was ready.

The flesh was mildly sweet, somewhere between fluffy and stringy in texture, and it made a pretty satisfying dinner.