And The Verdict?

For those of you who contributed on the Ideas? blog a few days ago, I thank you. I would have to agree with Lisa in that it was probably a Buttercup squash. According to a site that I found buttercup squash can be subsititued for sweet potatoes in many recipes, which got me thinking . . . I just found a recipe for sweet potato curry that I'd been wanting to try . . . I could use the squash in it since it's unlikely Rob will EVER eat any of it without it being involved in something delicious like a curry . . . So I bought some orange juice and broke in the crock pot we were given for our wedding--almost 17 months ago. :) This is what it looked like inside:

Looks perfectly respectable as a squash goes, right?

Here she is hollowed out. Still perfectly acceptable.

I decided to peel it with my potato-peeler instead of trying to shave the skin off with my santoku knife because the skin was quite tender. I was a bit surprised at how "squashy" it smelled. I was still a bit hesitant to try out a new recipe on it, so I sliced off a bit and nuked it for a few minutes. It tasted okay so I was ready to give it a shot.

The outcome was DELICIOUS! I did add in the one sweet potato we had in the house so I could see what that would be like, and it turned out great. Next time I make it I'll use only sweet potatoes, as they were sweeter than the squash; but what is the likelyhood I'll ever come upon a buttercup squash again, really?

So thanks for the votes people! I'm glad it wasn't a watermelon that ate another watermelon or anything having to do with a cucumber. Also, you should try out the recipe! I'm a curry LOVER and like it HOT, but this was really mild. Next time I'll be using more curry for sure!