Friday, July 30, 2010

Butternut squash fries

I have to be honest, I totally buy local fruits and veggies and have NO idea what to do with them. Sure you can just roast them, puree them, or add them to a pot roast (which is always delicious) but my goal has been to get my 2.5 yr old to eat them! Hmmm, how do I do that! Well, I had my doubts but Carter loves french fries, so I sliced up (CAREFULLY, butternut squash is not easy to cut) fry-sized butternut squash (after peeling and cleaning seeds and pulp), tossed with some olive oil and salt, and baked at 425 for about 40 minutes and they turned out delicious! AND...he scarfed them up! Success! They did not crisp up like I had hoped...perhaps a little heavy on the olive oil, or perhaps just need deep fried to get crispy (but doesnt that defeat the purpose of veggies??) but they tasted great! I actually had to "encourage" Tom to share with Carter :-) Tomorrow is farmers' market day...I'm so excited. I still have no plans for what to actually make, but that's half the fun right?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That is a great idea, Faith!