Eat Like a Rabbit

One of my EMTs said this was his favorite squash. So, I purhased some on Friday. By Saturday, we were eating lunch at some friend's house and were served Spaghetti Squash. He answered all of my questions about preparation. And I excitedly created this fabulous dish on Sunday. With a salad, French bread, and pan-fried scallops, I was in heaven.

The squash I purchased at Publix had stickers on each one with microwave directions and serving suggestions. So, I microwaved the squash in a Corningware tart dish with saran wrap tightly wrapped around it. I turned on the microwave and came back 6 minutes later to find the humidity had created a balloon out of my saran wrap with a large and tight bubble over the tart dish. I nervously and quickly turned off the microwave and opened the door. I called for Paul and started giggling as the bubble deflated.

Meanwhile, I created my spinach pesto with walnuts, but left it a bit chunky. When the squash cooled a bit, I easily scraped the flesh out with a fork into another Corningware dish, added the pesto and reheated in the microwave just before serving. Next time, I think I will bake it a bit instead to dry it out because there was quite a bit of standing liquid either from the squash or from the pesto that made the dish a bit wetter than I was looking for. When Jack made it on Saturday, he said he baked it to help the butter and garlic settle in.

Just to keep opinions unbiased, I brought some leftovers to Alex, my EMT on Tuesday. He said it was really good. My head is now the size of the bubbled saran wrap in the microwave.

Thank you Jack and Alex for your cooking assistance.