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This post is in answer to the question about round squash that my Blogging Buddy, Charlotte ask me:
“…I’ve never grown round squash. How do you use them?”
I made a post last year with pictures of them on the vine and why I like them. They are so pretty and festive and give my garden an extra bit of cheerfulness.
Plus they keep longer than regular crookneck or zucchini, I’ve had some last a couple of months sitting on the counter.
Round Squash – My Favorite Garden Veggies to grow
As for how I use them, well pretty much most any way that you use regular squash, you can use the round squash: baking, microwaving, frying, in muffins, soups, stir-fry, raw, in salads, grilled, boiled, marinated and so on.
My favorite way is to hollow them out and microwave or bake them and then stuff them with something like rice, beans, stuffing, cubed squash and so on.
I also like baking squash sticks coated in a mix of crushed Ritz crackers & Parmesan cheese for a snack.
My husband’s favorite way to cook them is by slicing them in rounds, coated in corn meal with just a pinch of salt and then he fries them in olive oil. He loves the one ball yellow ones best they are as sweet as crookneck. They are delicious.
If you want the recipes, for any of these, just ask and I’ll post links for them. The recipes are scattered across both my blogs… but I plan to get them moved to my gardening blog some day in the future … I am such a lazy-bones… 
I can’t wait until the squash season is here. We also like to bake them. I love your food photos
Thanks Judy
I hope you have a great gardening season. Baked squash are a tasty treat.
Hi,
Wow, the food looks great, set out beautifully, so many wonderful ways to use the squash and they all look delicious.
Thanks Mags
Squash are really a versatile veggie. I call them the ‘Chicken of the Garden’
Looks yummy!
Thanks Patti
Thanks, E.C. The prepared dishes look wonderful. Maybe next year will be a better gardening season for us and I can try these, especially the squash sticks.
You’re Welcome Charlotte
I hope you have a bumper crop next year.
Here’s a link to my ‘Parmesan Squash Sticks’ recipe, you can use any kind of squash with it that you want too.
http://squashlady.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/parmesan-squash-sticks-dip/
Sending positive thoughts & prayers your way for nourishing rain. (((hugs)))
Hi EC all look scrumptious! Is that a savoury cake I spy?
Thanks Pip
That’s my own recipe for ‘Round-Ball Zucchini Muffins’
https://enjoyingcreating.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/round-ball-zucchini-muffins/
They’re quite tasty. You can use any kind of squash with them instead of round ball.
I didn’t know there was such a thing as round squash. They look like little pumpkins. How neat! And all of your dishes look divine. Wow.
Thanks Renee
Thankfully, they don’t taste like pumpkins. lol
These round squash make dinner time a bit more festive and special.
Just a note:
The little golden nugget winter squash tastes like a pumpkin,
http://squashlady.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/golden-nugget-squash/
You’re very creative with food, E.C.! It all looks great!
Thanks WS
Love the squash ideas. I stuff winter squash, but I never thought of getting round summer squash and stuffing it. I’m going to do it for sure now.
Hey CE
I bet you have a wonderful stuffed squash recipe. If you try the round squash, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.