Last night I decided to cook up this lovely Kabocha squash my sis got me:
I baked it in the oven at 350 for about an hour. The house smelled heavenly.
When it was finished and resting. I chopped up eggplant, zucchini, peppers, mushrooms and added cherry tomatoes, and sunflower seeds to a roasting dish.
Sprayed them with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper.
This is my new favorite kitchen device:
I broiled all of it for about 20 minutes.
Mixed the broiled veggies with cut up kabocha squash and brown rice, flax seed, avocado and eggplant hummus:
It was delicious along side this glass of vino:
Tonight I think we will have some pasta.
I am off to pack for the weekend!
Bill and I are headed out-of-town to visit his parents. His Dad is doing much better but we thought it would be fun to pay them a visit.
Do you have any fun plans for the weekend yet?
oh I’ve never had that kind of squash but your meal with it looks wonderful!
KABOCHA!!!! love it love it love it – you’re right, it does make the house smell heavenly!
I love love kabocha! It’s a nice change from my usual acorn and butternut squash!
I had a very similar dinner. I roasted the Kabocha with all my other veggies and threw some on top of my greens with some feta and a couple of shrimp cut up that I cooked for my son. Love it!
That Kabocha squash doesn’t start out pretty but becomes quite a nice entree when prepared.
Something I’ll have to try soon.
Oooh that looks awesome! You always make your veggies look so delicious!!
Are your flax seeds whole?? Did you know that unless you grind them they will pass thru your system and you wont get any of the wonderful benefits from them?? Apparently our bodies are not able to digest them enough to break thru the hard shell…
Have a wonderful weekend!!
xoxo
Berni,
Yes I do know about the flax seeds…..I guess I did not do the best job grinding them!
Oh well some will be digested and some won’t……
Have a good day too!
oh love kabocha but cutting it is hard for me and I cut myself too easily so I have not been buying it…but I do love it.
what is that Misto? never seen it before!
I have a lil one having a bday…it will be simple but fun !
have fun with your in laws! glad you enjoy them!!!!
Happy B-day to JJ!
I usually cut the squash after I cook it-it is MUCH easier…..
The Misto is a “thingy” you can put oil in and then pump it so it will spray a fine mist.
Have a good day!
ohhhhhhhhh, good idea on the cooking it first. never occurred to me to do that!
that is cool about the misto…should look for it.
Thanks for the bday wishes…we’re having fun
Looks like an absolutely delicious bowl of roasted veggies. The kabocha sounds great! I can’t believe I’ve never had it!
Have a wonderful time this weekend!
Mmmmm, love squash though I haven’t yet tried Kabocha. On the lookout for it now. I love food but am trying to eat better and be kinder to my body – it is the only one I’ll ever have, isn’t it?
I don’t kombocha, but everyone talks about it so maybe I should be. I have a similar thing to the misto and it really is the best thing ever.
Have a great weekend visiting Bill’s father. We’re headed to big wine expo and I can’t wait!
I have never heard of that squash. But your dinner looks great! Plans for the weekend: Concert tonight, friend’s bday tomorrow, and working out
Have a great weekend!
I’ve never tried a kabocha squash! The next time I see one at whole foods, I’m buying it.
YAY for the weekend! I’m planning on a coffee date with the sis, a fun workout and just *relaxing* after a busy week.
I can smell the squash roasting. That looks like a nutritionally powered feast. Love it. Although, I’m not sure you took in enough antioxidants by way of the red wine. Have more!
Best wishes to your father-in-law and enjoy your viist. TGIF! – no weekend plans yet.
No weekend plans other than…. extra exercise, house cleaning, and hopefully a nap or 2 thrown in
Enjoy your visit.
What does the Kabocha taste like….sweet, salty, mushy, etc?
it tastes a bit sweet and mushy…..
While your kaboocha looks great I can’t say that I have been too impressed with mine! I love your delicious looking combo.
Weekend plans, trying not to kill Maya or Ali, a birthday party, cleaning. Nothing too exciting! I hope you have a better weekend planned!
I’m a huge fan of kabocha! it’s one of my new favs. I like to stuff it with a quinoa mixture
yours looks really good. Have a nice weekend! I think I’m meeting up with a girlfriend and maybe a ride?
Your meal sounds good and so does the wine!
I just bought my first kabocha, but I haven’t cooked it yet … I wasn’t sure what to do with it … but now I have an idea!