I've eaten squash [spaghetti-butternut-zucchini] twice a day for a week straight.
Crazy... especially since up until 2 years ago I wouldn't TOUCH the stuff!
Now I crave it!
Now I crave it!
Is there a fruit or veggie you shunned forever, only to realize you now adore it?
yay! totally on the hunt for some spaghetti squash this weekend :)
ReplyDeleteI've never even seen spaghetti squash in our shops. I'm sooo missing out :(
ReplyDeleteI used to hate avocado with a vengeance, but after training myself to eat it, I now can't get enough of the stuff! We're so fickle aren't we?
Mushrooms! I used to despise them. Now, I love them!
ReplyDeleteI can't think of any veggies I don't like...lucky since I'm vegetarian!!
ReplyDeleteI've been seeing this around! Looks fun to do :) I do plan to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteThat's basically ALL veggies for me. I can't believe it, but I used to refused to eat any cooked veggies. Now I crave them!
ReplyDeleteYum, yum, yum. Have heard of this. Why I haven't tried it yet is beyond me. Thanks for the reminder that I need to expand my food palette. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh...and...I haven't forgotten you. I am busy....oh, so busy....I am busy, and witty and...(you know...sung to the famous tune.) Anyway...sorry I'm MIA in MIA. I barely have time to brush my teeth...and I think hubby likes it when I do that.
Tootles! (Does anyone still say that? Oh. ME!)
Love all squash, it's so earthy and satisfying :-) For me it was the brussel sprouts, I shunned them until a few years ago when I realized that they don't have to be soggy and boring. Now I can't get enough!
ReplyDeleteI've been like that with tomatoes lately. I've never liked them, but for the past month or so I've been having them in caprese salads at least five times a week...I cannot get enough! I've forgotten how much I like spaghetti squash! I like it sprinkled with parmesan...delish!
ReplyDeleteI loooove me some spag squash!! My mom introduced me to it a few years ago and Ive been obsessed with it since :) One veggie I never even TRIED until blogging was spinach. I had always heard it was gross, and then I tasted it. It totally doesnt even taste like anything! lol I love spinach in every form now, well except maybe frozen. The wateriness of it kinda grosses me out!
ReplyDeleteI am SOOOO jealous right now... BOO! I can't get those here and I so want some...
ReplyDeleteim going to pout now for the next 5 minutes.
xoxo from Trinidad
My 4 year old LOVES spaghetti squash and brussel sprouts. When I ask what she wants for dinner for the week she almost ALWAYS says, "Swash!"
ReplyDeleteI definitely didn't give sweet potatoes the love they deserved when I was a kid! Definitely making up for it now!
ReplyDeleteEggplant and mushrooms. My entire life I shunned them. Now, I eat them, many times a week. I still can't get my husband to enjoy spaghetti squash, but he finally likes eggplant, like, a lot!
ReplyDeletehaha P will eat any squash BUT spaghetti. (well he will eat it but he claims not to enjoy it b/c it looks like "brains") but eggplant is a good one to cross off the ew list! I always forget to cook with it -- gotta work on that! <3
ReplyDeleteI too am a BIG squash fan! Spaghetti squash is great but I often put the squash back in the oven once I've forked it out as I find that helps to dry it up a bit and stop it from getting too squelchy once the sauce goes on!
ReplyDeleteI too am a BIG squash fan! Spaghetti squash is great but I often put the squash back in the oven once I've forked it out as I find that helps to dry it up a bit and stop it from getting too squelchy once the sauce goes on!
ReplyDeleteMMMMmmmm, spaghetti squash is one of my favorites. We have it for dinner at LEAST once a week in meals that would usually call for noodles. So good!
ReplyDeleteFor me it's the sprouts...brussel sprouts that is. I always thought they were nasty mini cabbages, but now I roast them in honey mustard and they are seriously heaven on a plate :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna! Totally trying that next time! I undercook mine so it stays al-dente but I want to try your technique out next! <3
ReplyDeleteBell peppers! The red,orange and yellow have made a permanent spot in my diet. I'm still working on liking the green ones.
ReplyDeleteTaste buds do change and we can develop a love for something we couldn't stand. That is my relationship with brussel sprouts...we now like each other.
ReplyDeleteI used to be the same way with squash! Now I can't believe I turned my nose up at something so wonderful for so long ... but I'm making up for it, for sure :-D
ReplyDeleteyayyy!
ReplyDeleteyes! Brussels sprouts. I had it in my head that hated them for the longest time and I have no idea why. But it's one of my favorite foods now.
ReplyDeleteBrussel Sprouts...HATED Them...now I could sleep with them at night. I love them.
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i always thought i hated mushrooms until I met my husband, tried them again, and found I actually LOVE them!
ReplyDeletemushrooms and brussels sprouts. I used to literally HATE both. Now I can't get enough of either. It's so crazy how our tastes change!
ReplyDeleteI love spaghetti squash, it amazes me each time I fork all the "spaghetti" out. So cool. I feel like a child again: here the squash is coming out of the oven, here is the fork, and ... ta-da! magic has began! I don't know what I love more: this moment or squash itself... Oh well, I do love squash ... with a bonus!
ReplyDeleteI'm LITERALLY laughing right now! haha I feel the exact same way! Every time I take it out I wonder if it will work this time... if it really will turn to spaghetti... EUREKA! <3
ReplyDeleteI LOATHED broccoli until about 6 years ago. Now I could eat it every day and be happy.
ReplyDeleteTomatoes! I used to hate them, because my mom only gave me the big, pale, watery ones. But one day I got to taste a home-grown grape tomato, fresh from the vine. It totally blew my mind! And now I want to eat them every day.
ReplyDeletei absolutely LOVE spaghetti squash! my dad has been making it forever.. since he's always on the low-carb kick.. i could probably eat it every day.. i still haven't found the best way to cook it though, without almost cutting myself trying to cut it in half, that is.
ReplyDeleteYes!!!! I felt that way about them too! It took that one REAL life-changing tomato to set the tone for my relationship with them. I recently discovered a jarred heirloom tomato sauce that changed my mind about sauces as well... its perfection. I've never been happy with canned tomatoes so I avoided them in the fall/winter until they were in season again but the sauce... ohmygosh its brilliant for the cold months!
ReplyDeletebahahaha do not lose your fingers!
ReplyDelete1. microwave on high for a minute or so to soften, then slice lengthwise
OR
2. Cut lengthwise AND diagonally! I start at the stem, place the knife right above it, and then slant my slice downwards towards the other side with my hand on the top to stabilize. oh and i sharpen the knife with the sharpener thingie each time before digging in. chefs knife works best.
hope that helps a little? I was going through the same cutting drama initially! <3
I love all things squash! I hated brussels sprouts as a kid, but theu are at the top of my yummy list as an adult :)
ReplyDeleteI definitely shunned squash. Now I love winter squash...still wary of summer varieties though.
ReplyDeleteI would not eat tomatoes for YEARS when I was a kid because I choked on one in a restaurant, but once I was brave enough to try them again I loved them!!
ReplyDeleteLord, there are SO many fruits and veggies I've tried since getting into blogging! I used to HATE brussel sprouts and asparagus, but now I absolutely love them...especially roasted! I swear you could roast any veggie and it tastes about 3000% better!
ReplyDeleteI saw that they carry the Dave's Gourmet sauce at our new Publix and couldn't help but think of you! :)
did our parents know roasting made them better? b/c i so didnt know roasted veggies rocked until I made my own! hehe IN. LOVE.
ReplyDeletemiss you hooker!
awwwwwwwww so so so cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteomg gail you crack me up -- i was singing along even before you mentioned that it was sung to that tune -- right there with ya! =)
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