Apparently, turning 40 means that I am occasionally (!) absent-minded. I made this sometime last week and didn’t write down a single step. Thinking I’d remember it, the days passed by and with them the details. I can tell you that carnival squash is just this side of boring in flavor…or we picked up a bad batch. It just didn’t wow us with the natural sweetness you get from other squash. I’d like to try this again with acorn or butternut squash, or even make this recipe again…which would be perfect as a Thanksgiving side dish.
I still have one of these guys sitting in a bowl on the kitchen table and I would love to hear if any of you have had success with carnival squash.
So, here ya go. A recipe…without a recipe…perhaps it will inspire you to throw a bunch of stuff into a squash and hope for the best :)
Carnival Squash stuffed with wild rice, chantarelle and shitake mushrooms, pomegranate seeds that I had left over from making my birthday cake, fresh thyme….and some other stuff. Oye.
Cheers!
Gah, these are gorgeous. Sometimes mild flavor in a squash is good, especially if the filling is really bold :) And, PS I’d love a pair of forks like that. Simply stunning.
Thanks so much, Sasha! I completely agree, but sadly the squash wasn’t just mild…more…meh :(
Looks beautiful! The photos just scream fall.
Recipe or not, it looks wonderful. Sometimes the best dishes are the ones we just throw together.
PS: Love the photo of the mushrooms in the bowl!
Thanks, Bobbi!
Fantastic photos! I can’t wait until I can afford a really good camera! Don’t worry about the absent mindedness… I’m only 21 and I’m entirely absent of a mind.