Fall Flavors

I've never really been a fan of fall veggies. Sweet potatoes (was recently added a few years back to the good list), squash, eggplant, root veggies never really made my list of favorites. Walking in the farmers market though the colors just call to me and i thought this year i'm going to give it a try. I'll try something i don't usually like, try a recipe with stuff i enjoy and maybe, just maybe i can add a new vegetable to my like section and make my dislike section smaller.

A few weeks back i made an eggplant concoction (i followed someone's recipe...i haven't the slightest clue how to make something like that). I just don't like the texture, strange hard outside, mushy gross inside, seeds tasted bitter and yucky (i'm such a child). I made it twice thinking maybe i messed it up. nope i still don't like it. I think i'll have to skin it and cut out the seeds. hmmmm it's really too bad because eggplant is such a pretty color.

Next i thought i'd make something with butternut squash. I found this recipe on "www.allrecipes.com". I love that place! So i really have no idea how to make squash based products. I had NO idea that the seeds were in the bulbous part. I always thought they were throughout the entire squash. Hence my picture. I was so amazed (does anyone know about cooking the seeds? They looked like pumpkin seeds!!).




I decided on soup, to ease myself into the veggie. It was squash with corn, rice, ground sausage and other delicious things. It was so yum i know i'll make this again!! hearty, flavorful, delish!



I was so happy with the flavor i bought another one today. I also bought an acorn squash...my next tester!! Soon enough i'll add parsnip...they were so pretty today i should have just bought them.