This is easily the most adorable vegetable you could ever
have on your plate. They are teeny tiny
itty bitty butternut-looking squash!!!!
They are so cute!! We had never
seen them before and Trader Joe’s had a couple of pretty displays of them so we
grabbed one.
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I cut the squash in half and took all the seeds out. I put the halves in a glass baking dish and
prepared each half differently. For David’s I put olive oil over the whole thing,
salt, pepper, Kerrygold butter (
review here) and brown sugar. In my half I put olive oil all over, salt,
pepper, and a special little treat – Mike’s Hot Honey (
review here). I cooked them in the oven on 350 degrees for
50 – 55 minutes. Both halves turned out
really well.
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| The World's Most Petite Squash |
We both thought this vegetable was GREAT! David said, “It is sweet, luscious,
creamy… It’s soft inside. I have no complaints! With honey or butter inside it is fabulous!
What can I say??”
The hot honey half was fun – the heat of the honey had a
delayed reaction so you didn’t really notice it until you were almost finished
with the bite. I liked David’s brown
sugar half, too (thanks for sharing, friend).
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You can't see how adorable and tiny it is here... I served it with a side of pasta and homemade pesto
and eggplant parmesan David made the night before. Nice combination. |
These honeynut squash would be really great to serve at a Thanksgiving
meal or dinner party this autumn. Each
person gets half and it makes a perfect serving! They are pretty and look very seasonal. I liked it so much I kept the seeds and am
drying them to plant in our garden next spring.
David is trying to be a hipster right now because his
final review of these squash is “adorbs” J. I agree – they are ADORBS.
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This is a trick photo. Doesn't the squash look freakishly HUGE? In reality, it is standing by
the world's smallest jar of Tabasco. |
I am glad that we found this little squash! We actually have a tradition in our house of
buying a regular sized squash and then leaving it on the counter forever. We never think to cook it. We usually have a squash on display in some
stage of the decay process. But I think
these tiny ones are so cute we would remember to cook ‘em! A regular sized squash it is just too much
for two people. One HALF of a regular
sized squash is enough for two people.
So with these Honeynut Mini Cutie Patooties, cut one in half, cook, and in
a two person household everyone gets a perfect sized serving in its own little
nature made serving dish!
These are seasonal so get them NOW at Trader Joe’s because
they will not have them very long. Two
thumbs up!
Price – .99 (so only .50 cents per serving!!)
Rating - 5
