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16800. alistairconnor - 9/29/2005 8:01:19 AM Well, yes, but that's like calling it "vegetable". Squash is a generic term, my dear, and covers a multitude of sins. I was expecting it to have an English name. Or at least, a Californian name, probably from Italian or Japanese. 16801. Magoseph - 9/29/2005 1:14:42 PM Here are some colorful names I found:
Acorn squash--Australian Blue squash--Buttercup squash--Butternut squash--Calabaza squash--Chayote squash--Cucuzza squash--Delicata squash--Golden Nugget-- Kachoba squash-- Green Hubbard squash--Mini Pumpkin squash--Red Kuri squash--Spaghetti squash-- Sweet meat squash--Table Queen squash--Turban squash.
I bet there are more.
16802. Magoseph - 9/29/2005 2:09:40 PM If you want to know how the weather is in India today, read Mr. Banks in Escapes:
Message # 3510 in thread 149 16803. thoughtful - 9/29/2005 2:17:31 PM Ms No....cute kid!
Squash is a multitude of different vegetables. zucchini and yellow and crook neck are also squashes, though not considered winter squash. Winter squash is the harder skinned kind like the hubbard, acorn and butternut that take longer to grow and don't ripen until the fall. Spaghetti squash is an entirely different thing as its guts come out in strings that look like, though hardly taste like, spaghetti.
Then there are all the other squashes called gourds that seem to come in an infinite variety of colors.
And don't forget the cute little patty pan squash
 16804. thoughtful - 9/29/2005 2:22:17 PM banks' carbonara sounds a lot more edible to me...I'll have to give it a try.
This recipe is similar to banks' with the addition of white wine and helps with the proportions.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 pound piece of Pancetta
4 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 large eggs
1/2 cup freshly grated Romano
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
A healthy grinding of coarse black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped Italian flat leafed parsley
1 pound cooked spaghetti or buccatini, drained and hot
Cut a 1/2 pound piece of pancetta. Crush and peel the garlic. Put the garlic in a small saute pan with the extra virgin olive
oil and saute until it turns deep gold. Remove the garlic from the pan and put in the strips of pancetta. Cook them until
they begin to crisp on the edges. Add the wine. Cook the wine down for 2 minutes.
Break the eggs into a pasta serving bowl. Beat them lightly with a fork. Then add the Romano, Parmigiano-Reggiano,
pepper and parsley. Mix thoroughly.
Add drained, hot pasta to the bowl and toss rapidly to coat the strands well. Add the Pancetta and wine. Toss again and
serve immediately.
Yield: 4 servings 16805. alistairconnor - 9/29/2005 3:01:30 PM 
The red kuri is a premium squash with a lovely chestnut flavor. It has smooth, savory flesh that gives exceptional taste and texture to soups, purees, and pies. Japanese growers developed red kuri from an old North American standby, Hubbard squash. It is a hard-skinned squash that stores very well in a cool, dry spot.
Potimarron. I knew there was a Japanese connection.
16806. marjoribanks - 9/29/2005 3:14:55 PM Jokes aside, AC, it's rather cool that you grow those things. They sound like immensely superior squash. 16807. alistairconnor - 9/29/2005 3:50:43 PM Hey, I volunteer to mail seeds to anyone who wants them.
Over your way, you would want to stand back quickly after planting them, they would be climbing up your legs within seconds. 16808. marjoribanks - 9/29/2005 4:25:27 PM Hm, interesting offer. I think I'll take you up on it before long.
We're on our way into "the big city" in a couple of months, but have a neat kitchen garden working quite nicely out here "in the country."
There's a bed of beautiful Italian basil, and a smaller one of Thai basil. There is mint, fenugreek, 'karipatta' (curry leaves), galangal, lemon grass and a small kaffir lime bush. Then, of course, there is the plantation of cashew, coconut, banana, papaya, lots of mango, pineapple, chickoo, pomegranate, tamarind, jakfruit and kokum.
Plus, we grow (and dry) our own pepper.
But I grow and do exactly none of it myself, except walking out to ceremoniously grab a few leaves or something. There are people to tend to the plants, and I'm not yet at the point where I want to focus on horticulture. It'll happen, I'm sure, because there are a bunch of things I want to grow for the table (avocadoes!) but right now I find my eyes drawn upwards and outwards, not down. 16809. Magoseph - 9/30/2005 9:07:43 AM Butch was wild for the second time yesterday. This is why I am wide-awake the last three hours. During the day, an unleashed dog was in the front yard and then last night a cat, a miserable cat looking for food, raised his heckles.
We have a neighbor who persists in feeding wild cats. No one wants to demand a ban on cats; the woman is grieving and planning to leave in a few months once her affairs are in order.
Frankly, I shouldn’t complain. I mean, as soon as Butch calmed down, what did I do? Well, I went outside and called, “Kitty, kitty…”
16810. judithathome - 9/30/2005 11:21:10 PM We're going to eat Ukrainian food tomorrow night...our friend, the 34 year PhD, is making a Ukrainian meal for all of us and afterward, we're going to watch a Ukrainian movie. 16811. Jenerator - 9/30/2005 11:31:16 PM Well, my 9 pound 14 ounce baby is here and she is too cute! She eats constantly and makes funny noises and is a delight.
I can't seem to knock the infections, though. First the staples got infected (all 14 of them) and now it seems that I am fighting either some sort of bladder infection or mastitis. That's probably too much information, all I know is that my whole body hurts and it shouldn't.
Last night I was hovering at 104 degrees while trying to nurse. I thought I was going to die.
I am just glad she's here. She's a doll. 16812. judithathome - 10/1/2005 12:04:50 AM So happy to hear your baby is here and sorry about all the problems you're having. I'm sure the joy you feel at having a healthy baby cancels out the grief at your own discomfort, though.
16813. arkymalarky - 10/1/2005 1:13:57 AM CONGRATULATIONS, Jenerator!
I hope the fever and physical misery goes away soon. 16814. judithathome - 10/1/2005 1:15:15 AM Arky! We are in dire need of a trip to Arkadelphia! When is that that thing at New Washington? 16815. wabbit - 10/1/2005 1:22:02 AM Congratulations, Jenerator! I hope you feel better soon. 16816. arkymalarky - 10/1/2005 1:28:04 AM Oh please y'all come any time, Judith! It's usually the first weekend in November, but I haven't gotten any information at school on it yet, so I'm going to call them. 16817. wabbit - 10/1/2005 1:40:23 AM Mags,
Spunky and I lost a wonderful cat a couple years ago, and adopted two from the local humane society. One of them popped a screen out of the kitchen window and took off for the woods. She came back to the window regularly, so she knew she was supposed to be on the other side, but it was a few days before we managed to trap her. Meanwhile, we trapped the local tomcat and four female Spring kittens (+/- 5 months old) I had them all neutered and got them rabies shots before releasing them again (they were too feral to adopt out). We got two other neightbors involved as well, and they each captured two females with Autumn litters (4 and 5 kittens, all female). All were spayed and got rabies shots and were adopted (they were young enough to adapt). As of two months ago, the former tom and two of the four Spring kits were still in the area. There were feeding stations set up for them and shelters so they can get out of the winter weather. The moral of the story is that we probably prevented forty-odd kittens from being produced the following year.
btw, our escaped cat is healthy, happy and still with us. All it takes is patience. 16818. Jenerator - 10/1/2005 2:27:13 AM Thanks everyone.
Looking at my little girl does provide relief, but I do want to feel better so I can be more active. I have lost 15 pounds just since Monday, if that's any indication of how sick I have been.
Faith was/is a long baby at 22 inches. It's hard to believe that a week ago, she was in my abdomen!
Dylan has had a hard time adjusting. He misses me and has been acting out at daycare. Of course I am overwhelmed with emotions and so even the mundane can make me cry. Dylan's sadness breaks my heart. I just hope that he gets through it all. I have to tell myself that some jealousy is normal for him to feel. 16819. arkymalarky - 10/1/2005 3:08:33 AM I know it must be a challenge for him and it must be hard to see him feeling sad, but he'll adjust quickly and become a very loving and protective big brother very soon, I bet.
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