For the month of October, the TK chefs explored all things squash. We learned about five varieties of winter squash, all with hard peels that sound like wood when you knock on them: acorn, butternut, red kabocha, koginut (a hybrid of kabocha and butternut), and sugar pie pumpkin.
In the classroom we sang a silly song about our harvest of the month (to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat):
Squash, squash, the colors of fall, Every shape and size. Acorn, butternut, kabocha, pumpkin: A party for our eyes!
In the kitchen we made a salad with the roasted squash, black lentils, and native-to-North-America ingredients such as cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and maple syrup. We are proud of all the students and hope everyone had the opportunity to try something new in class!
