Butternut Sqash

I was never a big squash eater, but we decided to try growing some butternut and acorn squash. The acorn squash didn't do too well. It was outside of the fenced-in garden area and the chickens and rabbits got to most of them before we did. The butternut squash however was inside the fence and is doing very well. So far we have tried it cut up into small pieces and baked, and as a soup base. Both ways have been delicious. I was surprised at how flavorful it was simply baked with olive oil and a little salt and pepper.

This week Ron baked some and then put it in the blender and used it for soup. He added some chicken broth, coconut  milk, curry paste and some kaffir lime leaves (from our own tree). It was so tasty! He even added some coconut milk at the end for presentation!