What do I make with these?
I stopped by a little organic produce stand on my way home from school today to see what they had, and I was able to grab some great stuff! Got a great price on a few pounds of green beans, some zucchini, and some late asparagus (!!). I also picked up two things that I've never bought before - acorn squash and arugula. They were cheap and I'm willing to try new things if I don't have to break the bank to do so.
So, can anyone give me some ideas for acorn squash and arugala? It doesn't have to be together, obviously. :P Also, what is the best way to store the squash - in the fridge, on the counter, etc?
Lastly, I was given two HUGE red peppers as well. And I'm very anti-pepper. I dislike the flavor of green peppers in anything, adn I can only guess that these taste the same as, well, they smell the same. :( The guy assured me that these were really sweet though and that I should try them, so since they were free, I figured I would take a chance on them too. He said that they are so mild and sweet I can just cut them and put them in a salad raw. o.0 I've never even had a pepper in my possession, so does this sound right? Any other ideas for these? They really are huge, like 8+ inches long, and as big around as a double fist.
I am very much a traditional meat, potatoes/starch, and veggie side kind of meal cooker, but I do branch out on occasion. lol
Thankies in advance!
ETA: One further inspection...maybe what I have isn't an acorn squash? o.o It's kind of figure 8 shaped (it has a "waist" and bigger top and bottom halves) and is a pale cream color. Maybe it's a butternut? Though looking up pictures of that, lots of them have a round bottom part and a kind of straight stick top, where mine definitely has two ball-shaped parts. Clearly I'm not a squash person. lol If I can't figure out what I have, the odds of cooking something tasty seems farfetched. :3 Maybe I should stay inside my clearly zucchini and yellow squash boundaries!
So, can anyone give me some ideas for acorn squash and arugala? It doesn't have to be together, obviously. :P Also, what is the best way to store the squash - in the fridge, on the counter, etc?
Lastly, I was given two HUGE red peppers as well. And I'm very anti-pepper. I dislike the flavor of green peppers in anything, adn I can only guess that these taste the same as, well, they smell the same. :( The guy assured me that these were really sweet though and that I should try them, so since they were free, I figured I would take a chance on them too. He said that they are so mild and sweet I can just cut them and put them in a salad raw. o.0 I've never even had a pepper in my possession, so does this sound right? Any other ideas for these? They really are huge, like 8+ inches long, and as big around as a double fist.
I am very much a traditional meat, potatoes/starch, and veggie side kind of meal cooker, but I do branch out on occasion. lol
Thankies in advance!
ETA: One further inspection...maybe what I have isn't an acorn squash? o.o It's kind of figure 8 shaped (it has a "waist" and bigger top and bottom halves) and is a pale cream color. Maybe it's a butternut? Though looking up pictures of that, lots of them have a round bottom part and a kind of straight stick top, where mine definitely has two ball-shaped parts. Clearly I'm not a squash person. lol If I can't figure out what I have, the odds of cooking something tasty seems farfetched. :3 Maybe I should stay inside my clearly zucchini and yellow squash boundaries!