Re: Dumb Newbie Question/Spaghetti squash

[Guest guest]

Cut the spaghetti squash in half, bake face down in a small amount of water

in a glass pan.

Bake for about 40 minutes at 350.

Use a fork and scrape out the " noodles " . Looks like angel hair pasta.

Top with spaghetti sauce.

Kathy,mom to Abby-9, ASD, UC, SCD for 10 1/2 weeks

(thanks to Jody)

Dumb Newbie Question/Spaghetti squash

> We haven't official started the diet yet. I am trying recipes first

> to soften the transition.

>

> I bought spaghetti squash today. How do you cook the darn thing?

>

> I plan on making spaghetti Thursday and try it out on the kids!

>

> Any ideas would be helpful

>

> Jeneane

> Houston

> , PDD Nos age 6

> Beth, Aspergers age 4

> Nick, NT, age 8

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cut the spaghetti squash in half, bake face down in a small amount of water

in a glass pan.

Bake for about 40 minutes at 350.

Use a fork and scrape out the " noodles " . Looks like angel hair pasta.

Top with spaghetti sauce.

Kathy,mom to Abby-9, ASD, UC, SCD for 10 1/2 weeks

(thanks to Jody)

Dumb Newbie Question/Spaghetti squash

> We haven't official started the diet yet. I am trying recipes first

> to soften the transition.

>

> I bought spaghetti squash today. How do you cook the darn thing?

>

> I plan on making spaghetti Thursday and try it out on the kids!

>

> Any ideas would be helpful

>

> Jeneane

> Houston

> , PDD Nos age 6

> Beth, Aspergers age 4

> Nick, NT, age 8

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

> We haven't official started the diet yet. I am trying recipes first

> to soften the transition.

>

> I bought spaghetti squash today. How do you cook the darn thing?

>

> I plan on making spaghetti Thursday and try it out on the kids!

>

> Any ideas would be helpful

I'm not sure if you should use it early in the diet as it's fibrous and think

zucchini is a bit gentler, but here is a cooking suggestion.

Cut the squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds. Put about 1.2 inch of water

in a shallow baking dish or pie plate.

Place squash cut sides down and bake in 375-400 oven until tender. When you

scoop out the cooked squash it will be stringy like spaghetti. Combine with SCD

homemade tomato sauce and meat balls.

Carol F

Celiac, SCD 2 3/4 years

[Guest guest]

>

> I bought spaghetti squash today. How do you cook the darn thing?

>

I never bothered with the water. Just sliced in half, scraped out

seeds, placed open side down on cookie sheet with parchment paper and

baked it. After it cools a little, scoop it out with a fork. You

can have it with ghee (clarified butter) and later on, try it with

homemade pesto (withought the parm cheese). Yummmmmm!

Helen, mom to three kids, including (9, ASD, SCD 3 weeks)

[Guest guest]

I cook Spaghetti Squash in the microwave (I have a pretty good

recipe - Spaghetti Squash Straw and Hay - I think I could easily

adapt for SCD).

I place the whole squash in the microwave and cook on HIGH for about

10 minutes (if squash is small, cook for 5 minutes) - Then take it

out and cut it lenghtwise, then take the seeds and membrane out

(comes out much easier than when raw). Next step is cooking the

halves (cut side up) with about 1/3 cup of water, and covered with

vented plastic wrap for anoter 10-15 minutes on HIGH. Then let stand

for a couple of minutes in the microwave so that it completes

cooking. Be careful when you take it out, it will be very hot. Use a

fork to see if the strands pull off easy, as it is " done " when they

do. If you get the squash out carefully, you can use the shell as a

container to serve the spaghetti meal!!!!

Coral