Boil, don't bake your Spaghetti Squash

I have always boiled my spaghetti squash. The oven uses so much electricity and it heats up the kitchen much more than boiling something on the stove does.

I also find it quite difficult to cut a raw squash as opposed to the ease of cutting it after it is cooked tender.

Place the squash into a pot of water.
Bring to a boil. Depending on the size of your squash it will take from 35 to 50 minutes to cook through. After about 30 minutes check it by sliding a knife into the squash. You want it to boil until very tender and the knife easily punctures the skin and goes through.

Once tender, drain the water and remove the squash from the pot onto a cutting board. Allow to cool so you can easily handle it before trying to cut the ends off and then cutting it in half.

Now that your squash is cut in half, use a ice cream scoop to scoop out the seeds

Then it is just a matter of using a fork to pull the squash away from the skin. Discard the skin and you are left with wonderfully tender and nutritious spaghetti squash.

You can freeze the squash for later use. Or eat right now. Look on your favorite recipe site for recipes. I like to toss mine with garlic and butter. Yum!! Or, tonight I am in the mood for a nice tomato sauce and wine.

Gluten and Dairy Free Cauliflower Potato Soup Recipe

This is a great tasting soup. A nice consistency. Give it a chance and try it.

Chopped white onion
diced celery
diced carrot
one can white beans
chicken broth
garlic, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper
diced frozen or tender (boiled or baked) potatoes
tender (boiled or steamed)chopped cauliflower

Blend the canned beans including the liquid in a blender until Very smooth. Add a cup of chicken broth and blend again.

In a sauce pan, melt three tablespoons of margarine or butter substitute. Saute onion, carrot and celery. Add creamed beans from blender, cooked potatoes and cauliflower.
Stir. Add chicken broth until a bit thinner then the consistency you like. Add seasonings. Simmer for about 15 minutes. When stirring be sure to scrape the bottom renderings for thickening of the soup. If you can tolerate cheese add cheese for a cheesy soup.