The winter squash I mean. At the farm today, we got the first of many to come, I’m sure. These cool nights have arrived a little too soon for my taste. I like to be under the down comforter at night, don’t get me wrong, but we technically still have over a month of actual summer left. Let’s not be too hasty. At this rate, it’ll be snowing by the end of September and we’ll be totally fucked if we decide to do this year’s Eat Local Challenge in October. (October? Really? Thanks a lot, Jen Maiser.)
Anyway, speaking of fall and the elephant-sized pile of squash in the room, I have an article in the September/October issue of Yankee Magazine that’s out right now on butternut squash. My article starts on page 92, so even if you don’t want to splurge for the soup recipe I was moaning about six months ago, you can at least flip to that page at the supermarket and say to no one in particular, “Hey, I know that idiot!”
Maybe if I spent as much time sending out query letters as I do blogging, I’d have an actual freelance career.
Nah.
Lucky me I got a gift subscription last Christmas to Yankee Magazine from my mother in law! She figured a southern GA girl would need some extra help living "up here" in CT.
I'm not very experienced with using winter squash, but I may have a good starting place now! I just read the article and am proud to say "Hey, I know that idiot!!"
Posted by: April in CT | August 20, 2008 at 11:57 PM
hoorrraaayyy! I am so proud of you! Great! Yes start flooding them with letters! but go on blogging. Sell the children so that you can concentrate on your two careers
Posted by: ilva | August 21, 2008 at 03:09 AM
Ah, the joys of living in the Mid-Atlantic. Too early for giant squash, too late for lettuce, just right for piles and piles of heirloom tomatoes!
Posted by: Jess | August 21, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Yea - I've been waiting for that soup recipe! I'm kind of afraid to admit that I have 3, maybe 4 butternut squash still languishing in the bottom of my coat closet/squash storage/wine cellar (the wonders of living in a small house). Scary thing is, I think they are still good! How does a vegetable last that long? Must be those hardy Waltham genes.
Congratulations on the article - keep them coming!
Posted by: andrea | August 21, 2008 at 03:32 PM
Congratulations Tammy. I'm proud of ya!
Posted by: Sally | August 21, 2008 at 03:38 PM
Well even if it is early, I just adore butternut squash. And guess what, I've even read Yankee magazine a few times (but not out here in the wild west where I live, this was on a vacation in Rhode Island.)
Posted by: Kalyn | August 21, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Okay, I was jealous when you were getting summer stuff before me, but now I'm glad we're a but behind you... we're still getting corn and the tomatoes have just really kicjed in. No squash in sight yet.
Congrats on the article!
Posted by: Ann | August 22, 2008 at 07:35 AM
Congratulations on being published! And remember the blog is ESSENTIAL to your writing career. It keeps you writing, honing hour craft. You've got some killer material here.
Posted by: Family Nutritionist | August 22, 2008 at 10:15 AM
I've never read Yankee Magazine. Maybe I should start, just so that I can say that I (kind of) know one of the contributors.
Posted by: Adele | August 22, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Congratulations! I think the best part of your blog is that "Foolishness" is the largest category in the cloud. Rock on.
Posted by: Cornelia | August 22, 2008 at 01:51 PM
That's really cool, Tammy! Living the dream, you are!
I love butternut squash. It's great in tempura.
Posted by: Heather | August 23, 2008 at 01:04 AM
Oooh, I might have to go find the Yankee magazine in question. I love squash, but I'm always in the market for new and exciting recipes. And congrats on the article!!
Posted by: Tall Kate | August 24, 2008 at 07:00 PM
Tall Kate: Good to know you like squash. If you find a big pile of it in your driveway, don't ask questions.
Heather: Tempura! Of course. Why didn't I think of that?
Cornelia: And here I was thinking that would lose me some credibility!
Adele: It's a pretty good magazine, actually. You know, if you like New England.
Family Nutritionist: Thanks for the encouragement!
Ann: Yes, keep the corn and tomatoes coming.
Kalyn: I guess Rhode Island counts as Yankee, what with their johnnycakes and crazy coffee milk.
Sally: Thanks, Sally!
Andrea: I still have containers of pureed squash in the freezer from last year. That ain't good.
Jess: That is a joy!
Ilva: Some days that's very tempting.
April: You better watch out. You're well on your way to becoming a convert!
Posted by: Tammy | August 24, 2008 at 09:42 PM
I was maybe, kind of thinking about possibly, maybe doing the eat local challenge in October, just because i think it would be funny to fail so tremendously. But you would give me guidance, right? And inspiration?
Posted by: Flood | August 26, 2008 at 11:28 AM
The soup recipe is just in time to use the remainder of last winter's squash. Thanks. (And nice job.)
Posted by: Katrina | August 27, 2008 at 08:22 PM
Katrina: There's nothing like getting a head start on squash season!
Flood: Guidance? Sure. Inspiration? Remains to be seen. But join me anyway!
Posted by: Tammy | August 27, 2008 at 10:07 PM