CREAM OF WINTER SQUASH RECIPE. WINTER SQUASH CREAM DE LA CREAM RECIPE. SPICED CREAM OF SQUASH RECIPE



FOOD ART- SQUASH VARIETIES....image from Wikimedia Commons file photo

 A SPECIAL GUEST POST BY MEHJABEEN  ARIF

CREAM OF SQUASH RECIPE .
MEHJABEEN- San Francisco, California.
Holding a degree in clinical nutrition and dietetics, I can promise to give my readers a whole new dimension on healthy cooking :)


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YELLOW WINTER SQUASH... image from Wikimedia Commons file

I am finally here posting my First Guest Blog.. I should say it feels nice.. After a long hunt for a squash family member.. I finally settled for yellow squash.. and working with this for the first time.
Well, decided to make a guilt free soup with no oil or any kind of fat.. Lately I have been trying to discover oil free foods.. and this wonderful bowl definitely tops the charts.. Its a whole meal by itself.

To be honest, I was slightly surprised by the amazing creamy soupy consistency it had finally.

Ingredients :

Yellow Squash - 2 no. (small)
Masoor Dhal - 50 gm
Potato - 1 no. (medium)
Onion - 1 no. (small)
Garlic - 3 pods
Chilli Powder - 1tsp
Coriander Powder - 1tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Cilantro Leaves - for garnishing
Salt / Pepper - to taste

CREAM OF SQUASH

Preparation:
Dice the vegetables and add in the pressure cooker.Rinse the Dhal and add them to the vegetables..
1. Now add the spice powders.. and pressure cook for 2 whistles or until soft..
2. Let it cook and blend it to a puree.. garnish with freshly chopped cilantro leaves..
3. Adjust salt / pepper to your taste.

Tips & Tricks
1. It tends to easily get burnt when pressure cooking, U might want to be careful.
2. One can add cream for richer results..

Many thanks to  Mehjabeen for the special recipe- url banner at side bar

SPAGHETTI SQUASH RECIPE. ILLUSTRATIONS ON CHILDREN ART

SPAGHETTI SQUASH RECIPE AND CHILDREN ART ON TURBAN SQUASH.
SPECIAL GUEST POST BY CINDY PAUL

About Me

Cindy Paul


So happy to contribute in some small way to the cooking varieties blog. There are always interesting recipes and great food photos.


I am an illustrator specializing in children’s art. I like to use the computer as well as paint brushes and pencils to create my art. Please feel free to visit me at http://www.cindypaulblog.blogspot.com/.


My illustration highlights the turban squash which has a very unique appearance. It also looks like it will make a yummy soup.

IMAGE OF SPAGHETTI SQUASH

However, I have little experience with this squash so I am featuring the Spaghetti Squash.

Basically, you poke holes in it and then bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour or until the skin is soft. Remove and cut in half. Scoop out the softened insides and the magic begins. The squash starts to look like spaghetti. I put in all in a bowl, add butter and salt to taste. It is sweet on its own and is quite flavorful. Enjoy!

THE MAGIC BEGINS- THE SQUASH STARTS TO LOOK LIKE SPAGHETTI

The other is a sample of the kind of illustrations I enjoy creating.


You can also find me at Cindy Paul Art on Facebook. Thanks for reading and thank you for inviting me to be a part of this blog.

CANDY PUMPKIN RECIPE. OR PUMPKIN CANDY RECIPE. SPECIAL CANDY SQUASH RECIPE

WELCOME SPEEDY AND KLAT, MANY THANKS FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO DO GUEST POST FOR COOKING VARIETIES

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SKETCHES AND RECIPE FOR SQUASHY CANDY-
EXPORT VARIETY FROM SPEEDY

cooking-varieties thinks this is an image of 
SQUASH CANDY- EXPORT QUALITY GUARANTEED

SQUASH CANDY RECIPE

SQUASHY....

THINGS NEEDED (basic ingredients)

-Squash

-Water 

-Sugar


-Pot and ladle (cooking appliances)



PROCEDURE (THE EASY WAY TO DO IT)
Peel the skin off (squash)
Cut into pieces
Boil water in the pot (good enough to soften the squash)
Upon boiling, stir in the squash
Keep the water boiling until the squash is soft and can be smashed with a spoon or fork
When it is soft, smash it with the ladle (make sure less water left in the pot)
Stir in the sugar (according to taste) and mix until it gets sticky

cooking-varieties said:

1. THERE YOU ARE SPEEDY, 
    GOT YOUR EASY-SQUASHY CANDY READY
    YUMMY, YUMMY, EXPORT QUALITY

2. A HAA....A TIP FOR YOU GUYS!  PUT ENOUGH SUGAR 
                    TO ENSURE, 
                    THE SOFT SQUASH, STICK TOGETHER !

YOU MAY DROP MORE TIPS IN THE COMMENT BOX. THANK YOU :)
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QUIBEBE CLASSICO RECIPE. QUIBEBE WINTER SQUASH RECIPE. SAVORY WINTER SQUASH WITH GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL RECIPE

I've  started this blog  to share the  good things people  create in  arts, science, leisure, ideas, no matter where or when.

A dash of humor, a drop of beauty and lots of  creativity.

Dignity is a word that follows me  not only at the blog but my life.

Thank you for the visit

Have a great weekend!

Ana Luiza  

Ana Luiza
Hella Heaven

http://www.hellaheaven-ana.blogspot.com/

I can't believe I'm sharing a recipe! I don't know how to cook and what I do is improvising so the kitchen for me is a kind of lab whose experiments can result in something eatable, but delicious and yummy! are words seldom heard.

If I try something new, I gave up, but occasionally I try, chances are that the thing comes up very strange as the day I tried to cook fried cauliflower according to a recipe that had flour as ingredient.

When I did put the prepared florets to fry to my surprised it started swelling and swelling and it took some time for it to stop when I heard from the living-room:


"Do you need any help?" "No! Just relax and wait." I got nervous and kept frying all the florets, garnished a plate with vegetables of different colors and arranged the thing I had just cooked.


Some food were already at the table and I entered the living room triumphantly holding the plate with the... "I hope you like it. It is a variation of fried breaded cauliflower."
When I asked another friend what went wrong she told me that I shouldn't have put flour and eggs were enough.

I did a search and found some recipes tho I don't cook with recipes because when I look at the list of ingredients I paralyze: "6 eggs? O My! This is too much!" and so on.


I love pumpkin in all different ways it is prepared but Quibebe reminds me of my grandmother who used to do it in a way I'll never have it.

Quibebe is a word that comes from Africa and means mash and puree. I found a recipe (there is a Brazilian at this blog) that is more similar to the way I do:

QUIBEBE CLASSICO WINTER SQUASH RECIPE

Quibebe clássico or Savory winter squash with garlic and olive oil

Ingredients:

olive oil

1 medium size pumpkin/winter squash, peeled,

seeds removed, cut into even size squares

3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp sugar
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Approx ¾ cup of water
Fresh cilantro to garnish

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a deep pan. Add garlic and sauté for about 1 minute or so. Add squash cubes, salt, pepper and sugar. Give it a good stir. Add ½ cup water then cover pan.


Cook squash on high temperature for about 10-12 minutes or until squash is soft and partially collapsed. Adjust seasoning. Remove from heat. Let cool approx. 5-10 minutes. Drizzle with remaining olive oil. Transfer to a serving platter and decorate with a couple of sprigs of cilantro.

QUIBEBE

Quibebe pumpkin: for  those who dont know how to cook


Usually, the version that puree the pumpkin in a food processor, is the most used, but you can choose each according to what you're going to serve at the meal.

You can do it my way: buy pumpkin that is already cut in squares, put  the squares to cook in water

-at a pan- fry garlic, onion or both if you like; mash the pumpkins with a fork and put it at the pan and add some spices like ginger; pepper; basil; curry... your favorite spice.


It is quick and simple.  Bon appetit.

Ana Luiza                      Hella Heaven


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Ana Luiza  

google search under the following
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POETRY ON TURBAN SQUASH. POETRY ON WINTER SQUASH BY BALQIS. A WINTER SQUASH POETRY TRANSLATED INTO AN IMAGE OF A WINTER SQUASH CUISINE

THIS DELICIOUS TURBAN  WINTER SQUASH CUISINE RECIPE



IS POETICALLY WRITTEN BY BALQIS 

zucca turbante turco

Patisonas from Wikimedia Commons TURBAN SQUASH 

Photo by: MIO Author: HUGO ARG

A SPECIAL GUEST POST FROM BALQIS FOR ALL OF US

TURBAN FRUIT


Turban is on the head,

But one goes into the pot,


Sweet and delicious it is,


Stunning colors, appease the taste,


Tickles taste buds, makes one drools,


Vitamins and minerals boost the health,


Nice to look at, sumptuous it is,


Feeds the body, brings out the beauty!

With food for thought,

BALqis

Balqis - Latest post "In The Eyes Of THe Beholder" check this out at


http://lilstarrz09.blogspot.com/    Part And Parcel Of Life




FEEDS THE BODY, BRINGS OUT THE BEAUTY

COOKING VARIETIES TRANSLATED BALQISs POETRY INTO
AN IMAGE OF WINTER SQUASH CUISINE
FOOD FOR THOUGHT POETRY
FOOD FOR THOUGHT RECIPE

I am a simple person. . Love peace,

tranquility and nature

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As of 17th may 2011 –google listing on this post,as follows

Turban fruit- out of 1.43m results ..page 6 # 3  page 7 # 3
Turban squash cuisine-out of 150k results page 1 # 10 and page 2 # 3
Poetry on turban squash- 576k results..page 1 # 1 and  page 1 # 3 page 2 # 8

LIFE IN THE OIL PALM PLANTATIONS IN BORNEO. LIFE IN THE REMOTE OIL PALM AND COCOA PLANTATIONS IN GREEN BORNEO

KATRINA, THE AUTHOR OF WOMAN 724. IS MY GUEST WRITER ON
 " LIFE IN THE REMOTE OIL PALM AND COCOA PLANTATIONS, LOCATED IN THE DEEP JUNGLES OF BORNEO..."

A VIEW FROM MY BALCONY- SEE THE MOUNTAINOUS  BACKGROUND

JUNGLE CLEARING MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

My late husband was a planter, involved in jungle clearing works to open Oil Palm/Cocoa plantations deep in the jungles of Borneo

We had the very basic of facilities. Electricity driven by generators or oil lamps. Rain water from roof gutters, collected into deep wells for treatment, later pumped into our homes for daily consumption

Communications was bad. A twin otter plane serviced twice weekly, if weather permits. By land access was through Tabin Forest Reserve jungle tracks, hours of slippery, bumpy dirt roads. Upon heavy rains, these tracks may just get washed out and disappeared. Log bridges used can get washed away too, by the fast waters

We had to endure three similar river crossings (above) to get to the nearest town, if weather permits. If it rains, it was near impossible to get across the river due to the heavy traffic.

We may be cut off for weeks. So we had to turn to the rivers for our fresh fishes/prawns supplies. From the jungles, abundant supplies of fresh meat; deer, jungle buffaloes and  porcupines  are available and for Non Muslims, endless supplies of the wild boars.



Just down my kitchen steps, rows of asparagus plants.... fresh and delicious.

We grew our own fruits and vegetables including  pumpkins. We (barter) exchange of foodstuff; Our product harvests were distributed to everyone and likewise, the others did the same to us. Food was plentiful, fresh and free. 



Maids picking long beans.. Fresh, crunchy and yummy

We had fruit trees around the compound. This rambutan fruit tree was just beside my house. Fruits everywhere, even touching the ground. The kids can just sit, chit-chat as they plucked and ate the fruits around them. There are 2 varieties-  yellow and red

       

 Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, is one of the largest rehabilitation centre in the world for Orang Utan

I have one very best friend, actually both our hubbies were best of  friends when they were bachelors. They both died about the same age, within 5yrs of each other. That’s the picture of her daughter, Puteri Saerah, she's now a 3^rd year medical student in Jordan


....My gardener was a strange man. Kind of too attached to each tree/plants around the house compound. Few months I requested that he trimmed off the unnecessary branches, some even spreading on the ground. He silently refused, and just let them grow. The trees and plants around our bungalow were like his family, I suppose!

 I got some young boys from the estate to help him clear the area. Asked them to chop and clear off those branches, and the curry tree was huge (should have been just shrubs). The gardener was coining up all sorts of excuses; not this branch, not that, leave that one alone etc. When the boys finally chopped off these branches, he almost fainted!


A Danish guy who was working there before us and he was the former occupant of the bungalow which we stayed in. The estate started under a Company with it's headoffice in Copenhagen, Denmark. It has changed hands since then.

There are so many varieties of food preparation here, including those of the ethnic sabahan     communities, the malays, indonesian, chinese and indian  ways of cooking food.  We were so closely knit and very helpfull to each other, where most basic necessities are by way of barter   trade between us- in our own world. Sometimes i miss this kind of life very much                         


I plan to include an article on “Plantation Life” with many more pictures (from way back in the 1918’s) later in my blog @  http://www.woman724.blogspot.com/.



Cheers to all

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ALFANDI’S PHOTO RAMBLINGS, THE ART OF EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTSY DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The art of digital photography can produce artsy photographs of oil painting or water color painting effects  .
GUEST POST BY SYED ALFANDI PHOTOGRAPHY AND  RAMBLINGS

WINTER SQUASH IN ARTSY DIGITAL   PHOTOGRAPHY

Syed Alfandi says: Hi, i graduated in marketing but end up as a professional photographer cum artist. In this blog I believed I have successfully combined photography and digital art to produce amazing results, as you can see from some of my original pieces here. 

This blog focus mainly on Malaysian traditional and contemporary wedding ceremonies and other cultural fiestas, where Malaysia has plenty to offer. The events captured on camera are further explored in artsy digital photography works.

There’s a lot to capture at a traditional wedding, because this celebration usually lasts for a few days, at both the bride and groom’s place...with lots of changing of traditional attires for the camera.


I want to keep these traditions alive, of which some of them, are slowly being forgotten- here, in my blog, they are well archived for generations to come…save some in cyber !...


Regards,

 SYED ALFANdi  


Syed Alfandi

Blog url: http://www.samillenniumphotography.blogspot.com/

THE BRIDAL PROCESSION

This is called the “Bridal Procession”. Using traditional musical instruments and the chanting of folk songs and poetic verses. The procession normally accompanies the arrival of the bridegroom. This photograph was converted into the digital art of “oil painting”

THE HENNA COLORING IN DIGITAL WATER COLOR PAINTING

Traditionally, two nights before the wedding, her fingernails are being colored using natural fresh henna, wrapped around the fingers and left overnight to get the best shade of red. This photograph has been transformed into digital water color painting.

MY CHANTING OF POETIC VERSES

-"The art of event photography"- This guest post is listed by googles on Page 1 # 1 out of 33.9m search..In this blog I believed I have successfully combined photography and digital art to produce amazing results. my-chanting-of-poetic-versesalfandis.html
-"Photo Ramblings"-  Page 2 # 10  and Page 1 # 1
-"Artsy digital Photography"- Page 1 # 3 out of total search of 230k results
-"Chanting of Poetic verses" Page 1 # 1  out of 779k results- congrats !! (listed in poetry)
                                                           
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BUTTERNUT SQUASH STEW RECIPE- BY BUTTERNUT SHRUNK2. Also "NUT BUTTER- FOR BETTER” RECIPE

 BUTTERNUT SQUASH STEW RECIPE  and
"NUT BUTTER- FOR BETTER” RECIPE
BY BUTTERNUT SHRUNK2  from  SARDONIC SALAD
Butternut squash (cucurbita moschata) is a winter squash variety- can be roasted and toasted and also be puréed (to make a soup) or mashed into soups, stew, casseroles, breads, and muffins

The eggplant, also known as aubergine, melongene, brinjal, or guinea squash has numerous seeds and edible thin skins. Often deep fried, curried, roasted, grilled or stuffed with meat, rice or walnut paste and baked

Butternut and egg plant

CHAD SAYS: "Sardonic Salad is the product of a collaboration between writer Kit Lowrance, and artist Chad Isely. Based respectively out of Dallas Texas, and Omaha Nebraska, in the United States. The two first teamed up to make cartoons more than a decade ago, after meeting in college."
Our main URL is http://www.sardonicsalad.com/ but we also post cartoons at http://www.sardonicsalad.blogspot.com/ - either URL is fine to use, we have no preference.

Best wishes,

Chad
Sardonic Salad

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TO SARDONIC SALAD: HI CHAD AND KIT, Thank you so much for your positive and cooool response to do this Guest Post for me :) I know for certain your blog will be a hit- I really enjoyed reading them and watching the facial expression of your ever so cute Butternut Shrunk2… LOL and warmest regards always from cooking-varieties (wan)


TO ALL MY GREAT BLOGGER FRIENDS- Thanking you in advance for all your comments posted in this blog.

Please visit SARDONIC SALAD at the above URL and POST YOUR COMMENTS too. Thanks and always looking forward for more Guest posts- coming soon !……

To Chad and Kit: butternut in disguised??  no wonder I cant see it anywhere….sorry no recipe then- to me,  butternut stew is better than nut-butter lol  I have added your link- see my sidebar. Many thanks for being my guest blogger and will happily visit you always
..surprised ! this recipe got listed on Page 4 # 5  -LOL
   Recipe?   Chad, i just did a google search. Out of total search of 641k results....
 And on the nut butter post, it is listed on PAGE 1 # 3 from a total of 5.38m search .....very satisfied :) With the listings, all comments will show as well, for a few years to come