Skip to main content

Roasted Delicata Squash (Serves 4)



With Halloween, the blogosphere has been full of delicious pumpkin recipes. On a similar theme, I chose to use delicata squash for this week’s recipe since we had a nice one on hand. Delicata squash is a little easier to prepare than pumpkin or butternut squash. The flesh is softer and it does not take as long to cook. Also, you can eat the skin so there’s no need to peel it.
This recipe is Henry-approved.
Ingredients
1 large delicata squash
1 Tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon curry powder
½ teaspoon sweet paprika
¼ teaspoon black pepper
A delicata squash sliced in half.
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Rinse the delicata squash. Cut squash in half cross-wise and then in half length-wise. Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and pulp. Slice squash into half moon shapes about ¼ inch thick.

Pour olive oil into a 9x13 baking dish, coating the bottom. Place squash in the baking dish. Sprinkle spices over the squash. Use your hands to coat the squash with the oil and spices. Then spread the squash out into a single layer in the pan.
Squash slices ready for the oven.
Bake for 15 minutes. Flip the squash slices over. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until golden brown and tender. The squash tastes best when it has just started to carmelize.
Roasted delicata squash served with baked turkey fingers, pan-fried Brussels sprouts and cinnamon apples.
How your kids can help

  • 1-year old: Sprinkling the spices on the squash.
  • 2-year old: Arranging the squash in a single layer in the baking dish.
  • 3-year old: Using their hands to coat the squash with the oil and spices.
  • 4-year old: Using a spoon to scoop out the squash seeds and pulp.
  • 5-year old: Using a pancake turner to flip over the squash halfway through cooking.


Labels:

Comments

  1. MeghanNovember 2, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    Omg I love delicata squash! I make almost this exact same recipe and we call them squash fries! Yum!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook

UPDATE (10/2/12): Unfortunately, I did not hear back from our original winner. Congratulations to our alternate winner for "The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook" -- Robin Pfefer. UPDATE (9/29/12): I am happy to announce that Kashia Clopper is the winner of "The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook". When I was first thinking about using the Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) model for Henry, I was unsure about whether it would really work. I was excited about BLW’s claims of less stressful meals that the whole family could share together. Plus, I was all for encouraging Henry to gain new skills by learning about the shapes, textures, colors, smells and flavors of food. This sounded ideal in theory, but would it work in practice? After some fun but ineffective attempts at letting Henry feed himself, I went in search of resources to learn more about BLW. I needed to learn how to prepare meals for our family in which Henry could participate. That’s when I found “ The Baby-Led
16 comments
Read more

Do Your Kids Eat Everything?

UPDATE (3/15/2013): Congratulations to Kia as the random drawing winner in this giveaway! Thank you to all those who entered this contest.  Before we began our food adventure with Henry, Daddy and I had many conversations about how to encourage Henry to become “a good eater.” After watching other parents constantly struggle with their toddlers, we wanted to know if there was anything we could do from the start to prevent picky eating. That’s when we read “ French Kids Eat Everything ” by Karen Le Billon . The book is an easy and enjoyable read about the year that Karen’s family spent in France and how it changed the way her family eats. The heart of the book explores the 10 French Food Rules for raising happy, healthy eaters. “French Kids Eat Everything” sparked numerous discussions at our dinner table about how our family eats. We have become more conscious of our assumptions about food and how that will influence Henry’s understanding of mealtimes. In addition, the
17 comments
Read more

Please Don't Feed My Toddler Cheetos

Our family has started a new chapter -- last week I rejoined the paid workforce! I am very excited about my new part-time job at a local history museum, coordinating field trips and special events. As part of this transition, Henry is now going to daycare three days per week.  Henry meets new friends and plays with new toys on his first day at daycare. Searching for quality childcare was a somewhat stressful experience. We visited 8 childcare facilities who had immediate space available for Henry to begin part-time care. I wanted to be confident that Henry would be cared for by experienced, nurturing staff in an environment that would challenge him to learn new skills and form friendships with other children. Of course, the added cost of childcare also had to fit within our family budget. While interviewing daycares, one aspect that I cared about was food. All eight of the facilities participate in the USDA food program , receiving reimbursement at a set rate for the meals they
5 comments
Read more