Feed a cold

Cut a small butternut squash in half. Scrape out the seeds.

Drizzle with olive oil, bake  in the oven until soft.  (I find putting it on at 100 degrees then forgetting about it while watching ER for an hour and a half works well...)

If the squash isn't quite cooked, turn the oven up on high while you chop bacon and fry it.

That's better.  Carbon adds flavour.

Lob the squash into a saucepan and cover with stock, then puree in the pan if you have a hand-held blender as I do.  Transfer to serving bowl, add the bacon and serve.

Feel warmer.

* also good with roasted garlic pureed into it

Comments

[kirsty]

Ooh, yes. A particularly calorific addition is some coconut cream. Also very yummy.

[Jade]

Mmmm, that looks good (cold or no cold)! Hope you don't mind, I'll borrow it for our dinner tonight :-)

[Ali]

I need someone to come and whip up a batch of that for me. I'm feeling pathetic with a nasty cold.

[Julie]

Oh not you too - I thought cold germs couldn't spread via the internet but seems like everyone is coming down with lurgies. Looks like you have the perfect antidote though - gobble up and hope you feel better soon!

[Nonnie]

Mmmm, that sounds really delicious. I like the idea of roasting the squash in halves and then scooping it out when it's cooked. I always struggle with chopping them which puts me off using them. I'll definitely be trying this.

[aineliva]

Ah, ER and butternut squash soup with GARLIC. That gets my attention, yum.