Spaghetti Squash

OK, So I took a little break from blogging.

First, I've been busy and blogging takes time. 

And second, I don't really have a huge following and 

I didn't really think anyone would miss me:)

Also - my friend Chantel made my lentil stew and 

said it didn't turn out good.  So then I got scared 

and thought - what if other people are making 

my stuff and it's awful too!?!?!  Oh No!!!

But, then my loyal friend and faithful follower Renee

said she missed my blog.  So, here I am.

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So, I'm trying to eat a lot more vegetables.  

And try some new ones.

Last year, I discovered avocados and they're my 

favorite thing.  I probably eat 3 a week.

A few weeks ago, I made my first spaghetti squash.

It's good.  It's different.  It's kinda fun.

This is my spaghetti squash.

I put it in the oven for an hour at 400.

You should take the sticker off first.

I think I forgot to do that :)

I turned it a few times while it was in there.

I let it cool just a bit.  Then cut it in half.

It's got guts inside that look like a pumpkin.

You want to scoop all that out and throw it away.

This is the fun part.

Just lightly scrape the inside with a fork,

and these wonderful "spaghetti" like 

strands start to appear.

I scraped down to the skin.

And got a ton of meat out of it.

This is from just the first half.

Then I added all of these things.

Salt, pepper, parsley, parmesan, and a little olive oil.

I gently tossed it together and put a little

more parmesan on top.

 

Russell became a hunter a few months ago

and killed his first deer.

He made these venison steaks tonight and

was so proud of them he wanted me to take a picture.

They do look good.

But I have trouble eating deer meat.

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Here's how I made it:

Spaghetti Squash 

 1 medium spaghetti squash

1 tsp salt

pepper

1 tbsp parsley (I used dried)

olive oil

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Heat your oven to 400.  Pull your sticker off your squash :)  Place your squash on a baking pan and roast for about an hour.  Let it cool for a few minutes, then cut it in half.  Scoop out all the seeds and stuff in the middle.  Gently scrape the insides with a fork.  Add salt, pepper and parsley.  Drizzle on some olive oil.  Add most of the the parmesan.  Gently toss it all together.  Sprinkle the rest of the parmesan on top.