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I just got a squash at the grocery store today that is supposed to be a delicata varietal. It's oblong like a delicata, but is orange with yellow specks on the skin. Does anyone know what it might be? Thanks!
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I think it was "The Bread Bible." The first recipe I made was the cheese bread that is baked in a coffee tin.
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In Season: Squash
Nevermind - I found out what that squash was that I got... it is an orangetti squash. Not actually a delicata varietal, as the woman at the grocery store told me. It's actually a more flavorful version of the spaghetti squash.
In Season: Squash
I just got a squash at the grocery store today that is supposed to be a delicata varietal. It's oblong like a delicata, but is orange with yellow specks on the skin. Does anyone know what it might be? Thanks!
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Flourless Chocolate cake at the now-closed White Dog Cafe in Richmond, VA.
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I think it was "The Bread Bible." The first recipe I made was the cheese bread that is baked in a coffee tin.
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Um, where did you find a picture of my high school cafeteria? Not even joking, that's Midlothian High School, in Midlothian, VA.
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Anything with fresh tomatoes from the farmer's market or from the garden. No tomatoes from the supermarket or from the hothouse can compare...
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My worst was when I was just starting to bake pies, and I ended up with a crust that wouldn't hold together, which I proceeded to just press into the pie plate, just to get something in there. Then I cooked the crust and it burnt a bit, and then I put the filling in (apples) and put the topping on the pie. When I took the pie out of the oven, the apples had released a ton of juice and there was about 3/4 inch of juice at the bottom of the pie, which meant that my slightly burnt crust was completely soggy.
It was not a deliciuos pie, whatsoever.
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Nevermind - I found out what that squash was that I got... it is an orangetti squash. Not actually a delicata varietal, as the woman at the grocery store told me. It's actually a more flavorful version of the spaghetti squash.