Comments on: Spaghetti Squash, You FAKE! http://theworkingmom.net/2009/09/08/spaghetti-squash-you-fake/ Balancing health, home life and work as best I can Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:53:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jennifer http://theworkingmom.net/2009/09/08/spaghetti-squash-you-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Jennifer Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:24:09 +0000 http://theworkingmom.net/?p=444#comment-206 @Gillian Actually I found the best way to cook it was to poke it with a fork a few times and stick the whole thing in the microwave (uncut) for about 10mins. It's so much easier to cut in half then, and the pulp comes out easier and it also seems to cook better that way (when I've cut it and THEN put it in - it just doesn't seem to really cook and it's almost impossible to cut in half raw) Maybe that's just me :D I'll have to try it cooking it up with some salty stuff. Maybe that will help. Would be SO nice to have a dish that I like that is that low calorie! @Gillian
Actually I found the best way to cook it was to poke it with a fork a few times and stick the whole thing in the microwave (uncut) for about 10mins. It’s so much easier to cut in half then, and the pulp comes out easier and it also seems to cook better that way (when I’ve cut it and THEN put it in – it just doesn’t seem to really cook and it’s almost impossible to cut in half raw) Maybe that’s just me :D

I’ll have to try it cooking it up with some salty stuff. Maybe that will help. Would be SO nice to have a dish that I like that is that low calorie!

]]> By: Gillian http://theworkingmom.net/2009/09/08/spaghetti-squash-you-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Gillian Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:52:45 +0000 http://theworkingmom.net/?p=444#comment-205 Guilty as charged ha ha :-) When I am in the beginning stages of a diet working for me, I love, love, love spaghetti squash. Then... so.sick.of.it. to the point that if I have leftovers in the fridge it makes me gag. As for cooking, I find it palatable to cut in half, scoop out the seeds, (but nothing else), put facedown in deep microwave dish, (like a Pyrex or square brownie-type pan that is microwave safe). Cover with plastic wrap, (yeah, I know you shouldn't microwave that but...) and microwave for about 12-14 minutes. Take out of microwave, let sit, still covered, for another 15 minutes. Then, turn over the squash and use a fork to take out the strands. This can help cut down on the mushiness. I like to put in a saucepan: chopped onion, garlic, mostly drained can of diced tomatoes, basil, something salty (such as olives or thinly sliced turkey pepperoni) and mix together. It is good, but, I admit, not fantastic. Incredibly low calorie though... (and so is celery and packing peanuts!) Guilty as charged ha ha :-) When I am in the beginning stages of a diet working for me, I love, love, love spaghetti squash. Then… so.sick.of.it. to the point that if I have leftovers in the fridge it makes me gag.

As for cooking, I find it palatable to cut in half, scoop out the seeds, (but nothing else), put facedown in deep microwave dish, (like a Pyrex or square brownie-type pan that is microwave safe). Cover with plastic wrap, (yeah, I know you shouldn’t microwave that but…) and microwave for about 12-14 minutes. Take out of microwave, let sit, still covered, for another 15 minutes. Then, turn over the squash and use a fork to take out the strands. This can help cut down on the mushiness. I like to put in a saucepan: chopped onion, garlic, mostly drained can of diced tomatoes, basil, something salty (such as olives or thinly sliced turkey pepperoni) and mix together.

It is good, but, I admit, not fantastic. Incredibly low calorie though… (and so is celery and packing peanuts!)

]]> By: Jennifer http://theworkingmom.net/2009/09/08/spaghetti-squash-you-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Jennifer Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:24:39 +0000 http://theworkingmom.net/?p=444#comment-204 Yeah, I mean, the name is the killer. If they called it something like - stringy mushy squash, I don't think I'd hate it so much. It's all about setting expectations! Yeah, I mean, the name is the killer. If they called it something like – stringy mushy squash, I don’t think I’d hate it so much. It’s all about setting expectations!

]]> By: Jamie Dillier http://theworkingmom.net/2009/09/08/spaghetti-squash-you-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Jamie Dillier Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:14:04 +0000 http://theworkingmom.net/?p=444#comment-203 I could not agree more wholeheartedly with this post! I feel like I might almost like Spaghetti Squash if I wasn't expecting anything resembling spaghetti. I could not agree more wholeheartedly with this post! I feel like I might almost like Spaghetti Squash if I wasn’t expecting anything resembling spaghetti.

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