{"id":12064,"date":"2020-11-29T08:19:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=12064"},"modified":"2021-01-30T10:46:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T15:46:37","slug":"winter-squash-quashing-questions-golden-papaya-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=12064","title":{"rendered":"Winter Squash: Quashing Questions – Golden Papaya Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf73 Cooking in the Time of COVID \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf73<\/p>\n

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\nGolden papaya squash, reputedly named for its shape, was new to me. Its flesh was on the dry\/satiny-smooth side of the texture continuum which, I suspected, might fulfill an unspoken promise of sweetness, but this one needed some help in that department. (Remember: named for its shape, not its flavor.)<\/p>\n

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\nWhat you see here is my effort to rescue the situation with a glaze cobbled together from orange blossom water, brown sugar, melted butter and salt. Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n

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So there you have it. The final chapter in my thoroughly unscientific, absolutely non-exhaustive, utterly subjective treatise on diminutive winter squash.<\/p>\n

Of course, now I\u2019m facing a fridge full of leftover prepared squash, so I guess you know what I\u2019m having for dinner tomorrow, right?
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\nPizza!      Sushi!!      Nachos!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ANYTHING BUT WINTER SQUASH!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

 
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\n(For those who are just joining us, the saga begins here.<\/a>)<\/em>
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\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes. \u2764\ufe0f
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