Winter Squash 101

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Written By Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Fast and easy ways to serve winter squash everyone will love

Topping Ideas

Basic preparation for acorn squash or butternut squash:

  • Vent the squash by carefully poking holes with a small knife.
  • Steam the squash in the microwave for 2-5 minutes. Allow to cool.
  • Cut the squash in half and remove and discard the seeds.
  • Cut the squash into wedges.

Create your favorite topping as suggested below. Then bake the squash in the oven, covered until it is soft, about 45 minutes (or microwave covered for 10 minutes):

  • Hot and spicy: Top with a little chili powder, lime juice, and olive oil.
  • Maple sweet: Top with maple syrup or honey and apple pie spice or cinnamon
  • Just the butter: Top with a tiny sliver of butter or margarine
  • Italian: Top with Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan cheese

—- By Judy Doherty, BS, AOS, PC IIDownload as PDF handout:September-FAH-2017 2

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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