Speed squash.Who doesn't love butternut butternut: see walnut. butternut Deciduous nut-producing tree (Juglans cinerea) of the walnut family, native to eastern North America. A mature tree has gray, deeply furrowed bark. squash? But who loves to peel, seed, chop, and cook it? That's why so many people just don't bother. Even though they're missing out on the squash's sweet, moist richness, five grams of fiber in every half cup, and pay load of vitamins A and C, it's just too much trouble. Make that was too much trouble. At Trader Joe's Trader Joe's is a privately held chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. As of September 2007, Trader Joe's has a total of 284 stores.[1] and a growing number of food stores, you can now buy Diced Butternut Squash that comes already peeled, cut, and ready to go ... into the oven, into a stir-fry, into a soup or risotto ri·sot·to n. pl. ri·sot·tos A dish of rice cooked in broth, usually with saffron, and served with grated cheese. [Italian, from riso, rice, from Old Italian; see rice. , into some cannelloni can·nel·lo·ni n. 1. Pasta in large-sized tubes. 2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat, vegetables, or cheese and baked in a tomato or cream sauce. [Italian, pl. or manicotti man·i·cot·ti n. 1. Pasta in large-sized tubes. 2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat or cheese, usually served hot with a tomato sauce. [Italian, pl. . To keep it simple, just slice open the bag, dump it into a pot of boiling water or a microwave-safe dish, and cook until tender. Then drain, mash, and season with maple syrup, cinnamon, and a touch of fat-free half and half if you want it creamy. What used to take an hour has turned into ten minutes, tops. You pay more for diced than you would for whole, and the bags do take up room in your fridge (where they can stay for up to a week). But it's well worth the shelf space. The same goes for bags of Trader Joe's Diced Harvest Medley (turnips, yams, and butternut squash) or other chains' cut-and-ready-to-cook vegetables. Most come with cooking instructions. It doesn't get much simpler. Trader Joe's: (800) 746-7857. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] About CSPI CSPI Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI Corporate Service Price Index CSPI Cumulative Schedule Performance Index , publisher of Nutrition Action Health letter The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), founded in 1971, is an independent nonprofit consumer health group. CSPI advocates honest food labeling and advertising, safer and more nntritious foods, and pro-health alcohol policies, CSPI's work is supported by Nutrition Action Healthletter subscribers and foundation grants. CSPI accepts no government or industry funding. Nutrition Action Healthletter, which has been published since 1974, accepts no advertising. |
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