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Had to take Wifey to the Bed Bath and Beyond store a couple of weeks ago. Much to my chagrin she's addicted to cooking shows. ( I absolutely hate cooking shows). Anyway the purpose of the visit was for this thing that looks like a hurdy gurdy that cuts different vegetables Into spirals etc.

So I picked a mess of straight neck yellow and zucchini squash this morning out of the garden. This evening I cut some fresh basil, oregano, and thyme out of the herb nook.

I took a whole onion chopped it. A tablespoon of minced garlic, about 6 slices of pancetta chopped all this up and added 1/2 pound of elk hamburger. Simmered for a while. Added a jar of spagetti sauce. When the sauce had stewed a while I added some spiral cut zucchini and straight necks and let it simmer in the cast iron stove top Dutch oven.

It was really delicious. Topped with the grated Parmesan. We ate the whole pot.

The little spiral cutter thing is pretty nice. It has a suction cup so you can attach it to a counter top for use. Beats me what brand it is. I think it was about $25. A really nice and convenient way to prep squash. Gonna try it next in an Alfredo sauce with sautéed shrimp!

Kdub, I was in Bed Bath & Beyond and saw one of those, too. Was wondering how well they worked. Looks like you just stick the squash or zucchini in the top and twist, no?

That's it! I thought it would be a POS but it seems to work just fine. I don't think it was designed for a lot of heavy duty use. But just around the usual household kitchen environs, should last a while.

Really a nice way to prep squash for something other that the usual casserole or boiled stuff! I don't eat a lot of salad, but it would probably work well for salad fixin's too! Like cucumbers

Nice!

KW- you ever try spaghetti squash? It's a favorite in our house.

Yes sir! Used to grow it a bunch when the kids were still at home. Kind of a staple here back in them days.