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Uchiki Kuri Squash. A Japanese Squash?
A long, long, time ago……squash was cultivated by the peoples living in Oaxaca, Mexico. Like, really a long time ago. Ten-thousand years to be not quite exact but in the ball park, according to an article in Science. “Squash seeds, peduncles, and fruit rind fragments” were re-analyzed after being dug up in the sixties, placing [...]
Bitter Melon and Other Updates
“JUICE!!! ONLY JUICE THIS WEEK” said my husband on the way home from the airport after a fun family week in Michigan. His Mom’s sticky buns were impossible to resist. Not to mention an ill-advised cheese steak and bavarian cream and chocolate covered elephant ear at the Hastings Summerfest. Many years ago, I tried a juice cleanse [...]
Squash Blossom Hot Pockets?
You know the commercial for the microwave-friendly food called “Hot Pockets” and the “Hot Pockets” jingle? Click here if you need a reminder: http://www.hotpockets.com/. Remove the words, “Hot Pockets” and insert the words “Squash Blossoms.” Sing it with the same intonation as the commercial’s slogan. That’s what’s been playing in my head ever since I [...]
