squash

Kabocha, also known as Japanese pumpkin, is a versatile and delicious winter squash. The flavor is starchy and sweet, with a firm body that can handle being cooked many ways, from tempura-fried to roasted to steamed to sweet purees. The seeds are plump. The hard skin is edible.  The squash experience is complete.

Squashed I would have been OK with it if they were stealing our squash to feed their families, but it wasn’t the case. One of the thieves had a Buttercup squash and the other what looked like a Sunshine,  both of the $4 size.  With no time to hide the…

This grumpy farmer who lives in the foothills south of town brings the most amazing produce to market. I call him Mr. Sunshine. His blustery attitude practically dares marketgoers to buy his vegetables each Saturday.