Butternut Squash

A Seared Butternut Squash Recipe that is Perfect for Cool Weather

February 12, 2024

In Provence, a sure sign of the changing seasons is the new varieties of produce in the grocery store. While it is not a wholesale change from one week to the next, regionally grown tomatoes are no longer prominent. Instead, apples, pears, green beans, mushrooms, carrots and colourful squash take ...

Dessert · Guest Post · Pastries · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Mesturets a Traditional but Elusive Dessert from the Tarn

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The Great Sugar Rush In the 17th century, Britain, France and other colonial powers established vast sugar plantations in the Americas. Sugar went from an expensive luxury to a commodity available to all in a couple of centuries. The dessert menu blossomed as chefs and cooks accidentally or deliberately created ...

Let’s Eat the World · Provencal Recipes · Side Dish · Taste

Squash Puree With Cumin a Cool Weather Side Dish

January 16, 2019

his recipe for squash puree can be prepared with butternut, potimarron or even acorn. Play with the cumin to suit your taste, but we like the slightly exotic flavour from the spice. Serve this side dish with slow-roasted roasted meat or poached fish.

Barbara Schuerenberg · Provencal Recipes · Soup · Taste

Butternut Squash Soup – Velouté de Butternut

October 8, 2018

This Butternut Squash Soup might become your "go-to" for cool fall days. It requires very little preparation and only four ingredients. The heat of your oven will keep you warm while you wait.

Provencal Recipes · Soup · Taste

Easy Fall Soups a Recipe for Butternut Squash Soup with Mushrooms and Hazelnuts

November 6, 2017

This recipe for Butternut Squash Soup comes from Gilles at Provence Gourmet. It is perfect for the cooler weather months and a dish you might make in one of his cooking classes in the Fall.

Gary and Jane Langton · Provencal Recipes · Soup · Taste

Fall Soup Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup with Roast Scallops

October 6, 2017

This is a lovely velvety soup garnished with sautéed scallops and crispy bacon lardons. Perfect as a starter for a winter dinner party, or a warming lunch with plenty of crusty French bread. If you can’t get scallops or don’t like them, replace with gently sautéed sliced mushrooms.

Martine Bertin-Peterson · Provencal Recipes · Soup · Taste

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup a Recipe for Fall Weather

September 15, 2017

Like many soups this one is easy to prepare. The butternut squash (or other variety) gives it a hearty flavour without being too filling. Roasting the squash adds a richer flavour.

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Butternut Squash

A Seared Butternut Squash Recipe that is Perfect for Cool Weather

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